All EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE NHS TRUST articles – Page 4
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STP appoints third leader in two years
Tom Cahill, chief executive of Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust, has stepped down as leader of his regional STP after 15 months in the post.
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Trust fined £600,000 for late payments of supplier
A £412m turnover hospital trust has been fined more than £600,000 over the late payment of a supplier in the last three financial years.
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Exclusive: One in four hospital trusts routinely pay suppliers late
More than a quarter of hospital trusts are now routinely delaying payments to their suppliers because of cash flow problems, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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A&E survey: Best and worst performing trusts revealed
Five trusts have been identified as offering a poor overall experience to patients in their accident and emergency departments, based on a new Care Quality Commission patient survey.
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CCGs demand patients lose weight or face indefinite wait for surgery
People in Hertfordshire who smoke or are obese face indefinite waits for routine surgery unless they quit smoking or lose weight, commissioners have decided as they try to save £68m this financial year.
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Trust chiefs staying a little longer in post - but 'need more support'
Chief executives of NHS providers are staying in the post for longer than they were three years ago, analysis by HSJ indicates.
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Exclusive: One in five trusts did not make critical security updates before cyberattack
More than one in five trusts failed to properly apply security updates that would have protected them against the worst cyberattack in NHS history.
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HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017: Acute Service Redesign
Chelsea and Westminster Foundation Trust: Children & Young People Acute pathway (PAU)
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Operations and services disrupted as cyber attack fallout persists
Patients warned of further disruption and cancellations as group of large providers grapple with cyber attack fallout Jeremy Hunt says it is “encouraging” that there had not yet been a “second spike” of attacks Government’s COBRA committee meeting on Monday evening to discuss further action Several major ...
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Revealed: The seven hospitals struggling to recover from ransomware attack
Seven trusts receiving national support following cyber attack are named Security experts warn it is likely there will be more organisations affected at ‘significant scale’ Concerns focused on primary care The seven hospitals which are receiving special support from national organisations in the wake of the massive cyber-attack ...
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Updated: 48 trusts hit by ransomware attack
Multiple hospital trusts and other NHS organisations are suffering significant IT systems problems following a major ransomware attack.
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NHS trust replacing qualified nurses with nursing associates
East and North Hertfordshire Trust to replace 21 nurse posts with nursing associates Royal College of Nursing warns the move is worrying and will short change patients Nursing associate role is being developed by Health Education England The Royal College of Nursing has criticised plans by an NHS ...
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Exclusive: Trusts get £187m incentive payments despite plans slipping
Analysis shows 40 providers now forecast to breach their deficit target after receiving nearly £200m of incentive payments Sustainability and transformation fund was introduced to reward trusts that agree and meet their financial targets Some trusts have received more than two-thirds of their STF allocation, yet are forecast to ...
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NHS finances: The best and worst performing trusts in quarter three
HSJ analysis shows which trusts are performing best, and worst, against their financial plans in 2016-17.
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Trust set to miss financial target by £20m
The trust was set a financial control total of £8.6m deficit for 2016-17 £10m deterioration in December due to expected income from commissioners not being realised, as well as unexpected charges A major centralisation of acute services has reduced the number of beds at the trust, but failed to ...
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HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards shortlist revealed
The organisations in the running to win one of the HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017 at have been revealed.
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Leaked STP reveals region cannot meet control totals
Hertfordshire and west Essex STP reveals a £93m gap in meeting combined control totals for 2017-18 and 2019-20 £101m social care funding gap for the region is unresolved Two trusts require a minimum of £324m investment to remedy “extremely poor” infrastructure NHS organisations in Hertfordshire and Essex are ...
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NHS 'opt out' pension scheme deemed legal
Pensions Regulator rules East and North Hertfordshire Trust’s new opt-out pension scheme as legal Despite criticising a similar scheme earlier this year, NHS Pension Board says trust is “entitled to engage its staff” on “alternative employment” offers Trust says the scheme appears “successful” and is considering extending offer ...
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STP names trust chief executive as new lead
The Hertfordshire and West Essex sustainability and transformation plan has a new lead after the incumbent stepped down due to concerns over the time needed to carry out the role.
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Revealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust
Each trust placed in one of four categories based on the level of support they require from NHS Improvement Trusts will be formally categorised next month as part of the regulator’s new “single oversight framework” Thirty-five out of 238 trusts will have “maximum autonomy” See every rating in the ...