All East Midlands articles – Page 15
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Large acute declares ‘critical incident’ over A&E pressures
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has declared a “critical incident” due to pressures on its emergency services.
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Nurse sacked because of past whistleblowing activity
A large mental health provider unfairly dismissed a nurse with a record of whistleblowing because it feared he was seeking to highlight care failures, a tribunal has ruled.
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Half of trust’s BME staff report abuse from public
Almost half of all black and minority ethnic background staff at a Lincolnshire trust said they experienced abuse, bullying or harassment from patients and visitors last year.
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Bosses hope six-way merger can help with A&E pressure
The merger of six clinical commissioning groups in Nottinghamshire has been confirmed, following approval by NHS England.
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Power failure hits IT systems at major acute trust
A power failure at a major acute trust in the East Midlands has affected IT services and some clinical systems across its two hospital sites.
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Midlands teaching trust on ‘black alert’ again
Nottingham University Hospitals has been on black alert for multiple days after being faced with “very high” emergency attendances since last week.
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CQC drops prosecution of trust due to lack of evidence
The Care Quality Commission has dropped a prosecution against United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust for duty of candour breaches due to a lack of evidence.
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Trust mulls Supreme Court appeal over landmark rest case
The Supreme Court could hear a landmark case on trainee doctors’ rest breaks, which could have “huge implications” for NHS trusts.
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ICS medical director appointed executive lead
The Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System has appointed medical director Andy Haynes as its executive lead.
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Calls to expand flexible working options following year-long trial
Policymakers are being called on to expand nurses’ flexible working options after a year-long trial involving more than 200 nurses showed evidence it would improve work-life balance.
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Treatment centre caps patient stay length over safety concerns
A treatment centre which recently changed provider will only be taking on clinical work with “at most a one-night stay” for the next few months to ensure patient safety.
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Special measures trust to ban GMC concern medics
A rural trust is rowing back on hiring locum doctors with General Medical Council restrictions, after a non-executive director questioned the “high number” of such staff being employed.
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Hospital gets draft ‘inadequate’ rating
One of three high security mental health hospitals in England has received an “inadequate” rating in a draft report from the Care Quality Commission, HSJ can reveal.
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Revealed: Two regions dominate rankings for late cancer diagnosis
Just two regions account for nine of the 10 worst performing clinical commissioning groups for late detection of cancer, according to official data.
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ICS to lose managing director in the autumn
The managing director of a ‘first-wave’ integrated care system is to step down in the autumn, HSJ understands.
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Trusts turn to artificial intelligence to tackle staff shortage
Two East Midlands trusts are trialling the use of artificial intelligence tools to diagnose breast cancer in a bid to mitigate the national shortage of radiologists.
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‘Black alert’ declared at Midlands teaching trust
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has declared a black alert and is urging staff to prioritise patient discharges.
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Length of stay cut by 30 pc in GIRFT pilot
One of the country’s biggest rural trusts has cut patients’ length of stay in hospital and improved waiting times by separating elective orthopaedic work from trauma cases, according to the results of a pilot project.
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Digital GP service provider secures biggest ever deal with NHS
Nearly 2 million NHS patients are to be given access to video consultations with doctors employed by a digital healthcare supplier as a result of a series of deals signed with NHS commissioners.
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Trust warns university is unable to fill nursing places
A rural trust has warned university places to study nursing are not being filled despite a recent boost in national funding to expand clinical placements.