All East Midlands articles – Page 18
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HSJ LocalMajor trust in talks with private sector for cancer care
A major East Midlands acute trust could move cancer operations to the private sector as it prepares for a surge in coronavirus cases.
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NewsCoronavirus deaths mapped: 13 trusts see 50 per cent of fatalities
Seventy-two trusts had recorded at least one coronavirus death on Sunday, an increase of 15 on Friday.
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News‘We’ve normalised the unacceptable’, says embattled trust CEO
The chief executive of an embattled trust has told HSJ the organisation has sometimes been guilty of normalising the “unacceptable”, after regulators decided it should remain in special measures.
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NewsCEO apologises for ‘inadequate’ A&E care
A hospital trust chief in Lincolnshire has apologised to patients after two emergency departments were given the lowest rating by inspectors for the second time in a year.
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NewsUnit shut down after damning inspection report
Inspectors have highlighted a series of failings at an independent provider, including children being dragged across the floor.
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NewsKey NHS England ambition missed for seriously ill patients
A key ambition for the treatment of seriously ill mental health patients has been missed, with some parts of the country falling short by a large margin.
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NewsChildren feared ‘lost to the system’ by failing service
Parents fear their children have been “lost to the system” because of problems with staffing and assessment delays in a failing service.
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NewsPatients harmed by delays at special measures trust
Patients were harmed at a Lincolnshire trust because of delays in receiving outpatients and diagnostics appointments, the Care Quality Commission has warned.
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NewsLarge independent provider to sell hospital to FT
One of the largest independent providers of mental health inpatient care in England intends to sell a hospital site to its local NHS trust.
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HSJ LocalNearly 35,000 patients overdue follow-ups at single trust
Nearly 35,000 patients are overdue a follow-up appointment at North Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalNeighbouring FTs miss financial plan by £24m
Two acute trusts in Derbyshire have fallen £24m behind their financial “control totals” and admitted they will miss their year-end plans.
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HSJ LocalHospital’s staff shortages and poor culture persist, says CQC
Problems with culture, racism and staff shortages compromising safety have persisted at one of England’s three secure hospitals, the care regulator has warned.
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Junior doctors could lose travel expenses
A proposed national policy on travel expenses could leave some junior doctors more than £50 a week out of pocket, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England spends millions to send patients private over winter
NHS England and Improvement have allocated millions of pounds to outsource elective and diagnostic work to the independent sector, in an attempt to keep waiting lists down during the winter, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTrust’s ambulance crews lose 18 months waiting at hospitals
Ambulance crews in the East Midlands spent a cumulative total of almost 18 months waiting at hospitals in the region in December, despite a variety of actions to mitigate winter pressures.
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NewsClinical leaders appointed ahead of six-way CCG merger
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed clinical leaders ahead of the formal merger of six CCGs.
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NewsCoroner raps trust for not realising woman was in ‘imminent danger’
A coroner has criticised an ambulance trust after it took nearly four hours to reach a woman who had taken an overdose.
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HSJ LocalTwo acute trusts to appoint ‘group CEO’
Two acute trusts with a history of collaboration difficulties have announced plans to appoint a single “group chief executive” as part of a shared management structure.
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HSJ LocalToilet leaks force relocation of sterile unit
Repeated leaks from a toilet have forced an acute hospital to relocate a sterile unit used for the production of injectable medicines.
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NewsStaff allege ‘active deception of CQC’
Staff at a mental health provider complained about a “cover up culture” where allegations of poor care and abusive behaviour were concealed by falsifying records, a new report reveals.