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NewsEight stillbirths may have been avoided at hospitals with longstanding maternity concerns
An independent review has found better care might have prevented eight stillbirths at a trust which was at the centre of a maternity scandal four years ago.
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NewsDoctor to chair trust after boardroom row
A clinical oncologist has been appointed to chair a trust whose previous chair quit after a draft investigation found she had “exceeded her authority” in suspending its chief executive.
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NewsTrust fails in bid to overturn CQC warning notice
One of the NHS’s most troubled trusts made an unsuccessful attempt to prevent the Care Quality Commission issuing it with a warning notice.
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News‘Nepotistic culture’ left poor behaviour unchecked, says review
Staff at a major acute trust described a “nepotistic culture” in which poor behaviour went unpunished, a review into how it handled staff concerns has found.
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NewsRevealed: Biggest climbers and fallers on diagnostic waits
Eleven trusts recorded swings of more than 20 percentage points on the headline waiting target for diagnostic tests over the past year.
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NewsNHS accused of using suppliers as ‘free overdraft’
Overdue payments by trusts running to tens of millions of pounds have sparked a fresh row with suppliers, who have warned the situation is “not sustainable”.
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NewsSix trusts exit NHSE recovery regime
Six trusts have been released from an NHS England’s regime for the most challenged providers, HSJ has learned.
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NewsSubstandard dialysis did not kill patients, says trust
A decision to provide substandard dialysis treatment due to “exceptional” capacity pressure was not responsible for high mortality discovered among the service’s patients, a trust has claimed.
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NewsTrust CEO quits despite being cleared of misconduct
A trust chief executive who was cleared of misconduct after being wrongly suspended by her chair has resigned.
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NewsTrust leadership gets red rating after boardroom row
A trust whose chair quit after a boardroom row has become the first to have its “capability” rating downgraded by NHS England.
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NewsNHSE intervenes at governance crisis trust
NHS England has formally intervened over governance failures at a trust whose chair resigned after “exceeding her authority” by suspending its chief executive.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: What happens when the chair/CEO relationship breaks down
On this week’s podcast, we talk about relationships between CEOs and chairs - and why the CEO of East Kent Hospitals has not been at work since mid-November.
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NewsTrust chair quits following dispute with CEO and directors
A trust chair who “exceeded her authority” in suspending the organisation’s chief executive has stood down.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Women’s health ambitions and mental health realities reveal an NHS under pressure
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsTwo directors resign amid trust leadership dispute
Two non-executive directors have resigned from a trust whose chief executive is suspended amid a dispute with the chair.
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NewsChair ‘exceeded authority’ when suspending trust chief, investigation finds
A trust chair “exceeded her authority” and “badly handled” the suspension of its chief executive, according to investigation findings seen by HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Deaths linked to ‘overwhelmed’ department
At least eight cancer patients were harmed – and in some cases potentially died – because of operational and admin failures in an “overwhelmed” hospital department, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRevealed: Urgent review ordered after deaths in fragile maternity services
NHS England has ordered trusts to “urgently” review their home birth services, it has emerged – as an HSJ investigation reveals widespread fragility and safety risks.
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NewsRevealed: Long waits for sickest patients at ‘above average’ A&Es
Trusts within reach of NHS England’s headline A&E performance target are often dealing with only a small fraction of their sickest patients in a timely fashion, new data has revealed.
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NewsTwo trusts seek ‘united voice’ under shared chair
A community trust and its mental health counterpart are to share a chair from next year as they seek to provide “more joined-up services” and “speak with a clear, united voice”.