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NewsTroubled trust’s chief executive to stand down
The chief executive of a trust with major care quality concerns, including a maternity scandal investigation, is to stand down.
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NewsFour ICSs and four trusts placed in new ‘special measures’ regime
Four health systems have been put into NHS England’s replacement for the special measures regime, as well as four more acute trusts.
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NewsTrust fined £733,000 in groundbreaking CQC prosecution
An acute trust has been fined £733,000 for failing to meet fundamental standards of care, in a groundbreaking case brought by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ PartnersBeating the backlog: why tech is key to supporting recovery in the NHS
New technologies that propel better patient care and streamline processes will be essential to bringing the NHS back on track, writes Tim Weil
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CommentFining NHS trusts is a pointless gesture
Peter Carter points out better ways need to be constructed than prosecuting NHS trusts and spending money on legal costs as means of improving standards and eliminating poor practice
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HSJ LocalHeavily criticised trust recognised for improvements on infection control
A trust which was heavily criticised for poor infection prevention and control last summer has been praised for making improvements.
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NewsTrust faces unlimited fine after pleading guilty to failing to provide safe care
An acute trust has pleaded guilty to failing to meet fundamental standards of care in a first-of-its-kind case.
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NewsTrust being investigated for safety failures saw over 100 neonatal deaths in eight years
Nearly 200 families have now reported experiences of poor maternity and neonatal care in East Kent, according to the family whose baby’s death sparked both an independent investigation and a court case against the trust.
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NewsTrust CEO quits after investigation uncovers ‘really concerning’ governance failings
The long-serving chief executive of a community and mental health trust has resigned, amid official reviews into allegations of multiple financial and governance failings, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust urgently upgrades A&E security after increased attendance by acutely ill mental health patients
A trust has had to enhance security after an increase in the number of acutely ill mental health patients — including children — attending its emergency departments.
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NewsMaternity scandal trust was warned over staffing six years ago, report reveals
A trust being investigated over maternity care failings was urged six years ago to strengthen its neonatal staffing, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsWatchdog forced to hand over NHS staff names in safety failure cases
A national safety watchdog has been forced to release almost 100 pieces of evidence, including from NHS staff, after being ordered to by courts.
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NewsEx-Confed chief to lead scandal-hit trust
The former chief executive of the NHS Confederation has been appointed chair of East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust.
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NewsLong-awaited A&E reconfiguration runs into covid troubles
A long-anticipated public consultation in the South East could be further delayed because of the covid pandemic.
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NewsTrust accidentally offered covid vaccine to all ‘frontline key workers’
The NHS in Kent is pleading for people outside priority groups not to book covid vaccinations, after it published information indicating they were available to all ‘frontline key workers’.
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NewsPandemic’s role blamed for trust’s 1,955 mixed-sex ward breaches
East Kent University Hospitals Foundation Trust reported 1,955 mixed sex accommodation breaches in November, the month before the new variant of the virus caused a huge increase in covid admissions across the county.
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CommentHow we cut waits for a bed by sharing covid test data
Efficient access to patient testing data upon admission is making a big difference, says Richard Ewins
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NewsExclusive: CQC to ramp up inspections of trusts’ infection control
Trusts’ infection control measures will be put under greater scrutiny by the Care Quality Commission, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ InteractiveCan digital technology help embed a strong patient safety culture?
The panel explored how digital solutions might help clinicians improve patient safety and what barriers there might be along the way
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NewsFour trusts cancel planned operations as covid pressures mount
All non-urgent elective operations are being postponed for at least two weeks in a health system still seeing significant and growing pressure from coronavirus.