East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust – Page 5
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NewsScandal trust leaders ‘engaged in ritual of denial’
Senior trust leaders “engaged in a repeated ritual of defence and denial” as they presided over one of the NHS’s largest ever care scandals, its chair admitted today.
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NewsNHSE’s ‘institutionalised’ firing of CEOs contributed to ‘major service failure’
An “institutionalised” and “counterproductive” system of hiring and firing trust leaders was a contributory factor to care failings which caused the death of at least 45 babies, an inquiry has concluded.
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NewsCEOs and chairs blamed for care failings which led to death of over 40 babies
A series of chairs and chief executives at an acute trust were ‘wrong’ to believe the organisation was providing acceptable care over an 11-year period and should be held accountable for one of NHS’s largest maternity care scandals, an inquiry concluded today.
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NewsEast Kent Hospitals accused of ‘cancer at the top of the organisation’ by governor
The former lead governor of East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust has resigned this morning, claiming there is “a cancer at the top of the organisation” and that its services won’t be safe until the government provides funding for critical estates work.
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NewsExclusive: Urgent safety measure took three years to implement
A key national policy change recommended by the inquest which led to the East Kent maternity inquiry will not be implemented until next February – more than three years after it was called for by a coroner.
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NewsUpdated: Staff warned of ‘harrowing’ care standards review
Trust staff have been warned that an independent investigation into maternity services will be ‘a harrowing read’ with a ‘profound and significant impact’.
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NewsServing NHSE director joins trust board
A senior NHS England figure has been appointed as a non-executive director at a struggling acute trust.
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NewsTrust fixes high-risk outdated electrics after warnings
A trust is facing a backlog of millions of pounds of work to mend critical pieces of infrastructure, despite having already taken measures to replace or repair parts which had been operating in excess of their capacity and beyond their life expectancy.
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NewsSummer crisis deepens as trolley waits hit new high
Performance figures deteriorated to record lows this month as the unprecedented summer NHS crisis deepens, with trolley waits reaching a new high point and the waiting list growing to more than 6.7 million people.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Outrageous’ long A&E waits for mental health patients increase 150pc
Mental health patients who arrive at emergency departments in crisis are increasingly facing ‘outrageous’ long waits for an inpatient bed, with some being forced to wait several days.
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NewsTrust’s improvement plan ‘limited in robustness’
A trust’s attempts to improve safeguarding – believed to have been prompted by a case where a patient with dementia was restrained and forcibly treated – have been criticised by an independent review.
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HSJ LocalReconfiguration greenlighted by Javid faces 12-month delay
A contentious reconfiguration of stroke services which has already suffered years of delays now faces a further setback, after commissioners declared another review of the scheme.
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News‘Outstanding’ trust appoints new chief executive
An ‘outstanding’ London trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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NewsExclusive: Sharp drop in quality of stroke care
The proportion of stroke units awarded the top ratings in a national audit has fallen significantly, HSJ analysis shows.
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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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HSJ LocalTrust appoints former Department of Health leader as CEO
A former Department of Health leader is set to take the helm at an East of England trust.
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NewsTrust admits staff shortages causing inappropriate discharges
A trust has admitted it is having to discharge patients inappropriately into care homes or community hospital beds because of a shortage of home care workers.
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NewsTrust unsure ‘whether and how’ its ‘mini Nightingale’ might be used
A trust has revealed its wide-ranging concerns about the Nightingale surge hub that has been built on its premises under national plans to cope with a future wave of covid admissions.
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NewsTrust seeks £30m for hot/cold split of orthopaedic services
An acute trust is seeking £30m in national funding to build a new elective care centre which it says would cut outsourcing costs and increase activity across its integrated care system.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: How are hospital bosses feeling? Surprisingly upbeat
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.