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NewsTrusts offered up to £4m to make last-ditch attempt on A&E target
NHS England has confirmed new financial incentives for trusts to deliver strong performance against the four-hour emergency target this month.
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NewsRevealed: Official data masking long waits for the sickest patients
Several trusts are failing to admit their sickest emergency patients in a timely fashion, despite performing well in official waiting time statistics, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrusts must hit new A&E target to access capital fund
Trusts ‘over-delivering’ on two emergency care targets this winter will be awarded a share of a new £150m capital fund, NHS England has announced.
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NewsRevealed: Best and worst trusts for cleanliness and food
The best and worst trusts for cleanliness and food have been revealed in a national assessment by patients and staff.
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NewsCQC names worst trusts for maternity care
The trusts with substantially worse experience of maternity care have been identified by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsTrusts appoint joint CEO
Two coastal trusts embarking on a new leadership model have appointed a joint chief executive.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2022: Safe Restoration of Elective Care Services Award
Partnered by WINNER Dorset County Hospital FT: A Service Evaluation of the Use of Using Offloading Knee Braces in the Treatment Pathway of Knee Osteoarthritis During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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News‘Outstanding’ trust to share CEO and chair
An “outstanding” mental health trust will share a joint chief executive and chair with an acute trust covering the same patch, it has been announced.
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NewsPatients fit for discharge stuck in hospital for up to nine months
Medically fit patients are waiting up to nine months to be discharged from some NHS hospitals as increasing numbers of working age people develop more complex conditions amid ongoing social care shortages.
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HSJ LocalTrust forced to ‘phone around’ to find cots for premature babies
Staff at a trust in the South West have had to spend hours “phoning around hospitals” to find suitable cots for premature babies, in the face of “increasing difficulty” in accessing appropriate care locally.
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NewsRevealed: NHS England’s list of trusts with worst elective and cancer problems
Almost a third of acute trusts have been identified by NHS England as being ‘at risk’ of missing key targets for electives and cancer recovery, with some facing ‘periodic calls between ministers and CEOs’, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalNew ICS chief: ‘I’m being managed in a straitjacket’
A new system leader has said she has felt like she is ‘in a straitjacket’ since being in the post, and asked for greater acknowledgement that ‘I might actually know what I’m doing’.
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NewsBuilding order of ‘new hospitals’ revealed as £550m consultancy deals announced
Projects in Dorset and Devon are set to be the first within the government’s New Hospital Programme to agree construction contracts.
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NewsNeonatal units face ‘redesignation’ under national shake-up
A major shake-up of neonatal care, aimed at reducing mortality and illness, could see dozens of units restricted to caring for less premature babies.
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CommentAs a CEO from an ethnic minority, staff expect me to make a difference to inequality
Patricia Miller, Dorset County Hospital CEO, shares her approach to building a culture of inclusion
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NewsThe trusts with the most patients waiting over 18 months
The trusts with the biggest share of their waiting list at more than 18 months and two years has been revealed for the first time.
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News‘Deeply disappointed’ minority ethnic leaders demand NHSE ensure diversity in top ICS roles
A group of senior leaders from minority ethnic backgrounds have expressed a ‘deep sense of disappointment’ at the lack of progress being made to address racial inequalities in the NHS.
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NewsRegion least hit by covid has biggest problem with year-plus waiters
The English region least hit by the covid-19 outbreak so far has the biggest share of its waiting list who have been there a year or longer, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsExclusive: National roll-out of ‘call before you walk’ A&Es set for winter
NHS England plans to introduce a “call before you walk” model for accident and emergency by winter, HSJ has been told.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read workforce stories of 2019
As 2019 winds down, HSJ is taking a moment to revisit its most read workforce stories of the year.