All East Midlands articles – Page 25
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NewsTeaching trust pulls out of trouble-hit vanguard IT project
University Hospitals of Leicester Trust has pulled out of the £30m East Midlands Radiology consortium amid mounting concerns for patient safety and repeated system failures.
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NewsSTPs given targets for GP recruitment
Every sustainability and transformation partnership area has been set a target for the number of GPs it needs to recruit by 2020 by NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalBacklog of 30,000 reports after vanguard IT system failure
The rollout of a multimillion pound vanguard project imaging system to University Hospitals Leicester Trust led to a 30,000 backlog in image reports, HSJ has learned.
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Trust chief orders review into 'unfit' IT system
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is to commission an external review into an electronic patient notes system described by the trust chief executive as “not fit for purpose”.
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HSJ LocalChief officer leaves financially challenged CCG
North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group chief officer Liane Langdon is stepping down from the role.
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NewsFormer success regime and SHA boss to lead troubled STP
The former chair of the North Cumbria success regime has been appointed to chair an STP going through the national capped expenditure process, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalStruggling teaching hospital buddied with best performing A&E
University Hospitals of Leicester Trust has been buddied with Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Foundation Trust as it looks to “rapidly redesign” its emergency care service.
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NewsPatient images sent by taxi after £30m IT system breaks down
Doctors have been forced to send images from patient scans on DVDs in taxis to neighbouring hospitals after a £30m IT system failed across eight hospitals.
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NewsTrust declares 'never event' after clinician operates on wrong patient
A trust is conducting an urgent safety review after a clinician operated on the wrong patient.
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HSJ LocalChief executive admits trust will fail to fill hundreds of nurse vacancies
The chief executive of a major Midlands hospital trust has said it must use new roles such as nursing associates to tackle hundreds of nurse vacancies.
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HSJ LocalTrust director promises action after 'significant' IT disruption
The medical director of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has promised to act after the rollout of a digital record system caused widespread disruption.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Consultant backlash over patient record system 'disaster'
Outcry from dozens of senior consultants has forced one of the country’s largest teaching hospitals to review its £14m digital patient record system amid fears over patient safety.
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NewsNHS leaders chant 'we can do this' at A&E improvement summit
NHS chief executives were led in a chant of ‘we can do this’ at a nationally convened meeting about the need to improve emergency performance, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ LocalCCGs rule out merger as 'unwelcome distraction'
Three clinical commissioning groups in Leicestershire have ruled out merging as it would be “an unwelcome distraction”.
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NewsCouncil 'at breaking point' over NHS's push to accountable care system
Leicester City Council has threatened to raise formal concerns with Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland STP over proposals to evolve into an ACS, HSJ has learned.
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CommentNew care systems must be truly accountable
STPs and ACSs are doomed to fail if the NHS doesn’t engage others in its plans, says Leicestershire County Council chief John Sinnott
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HSJ LocalTrust leaders told reputation at risk if 'poor' A&E fails to improve
A trust with a new £48m emergency department has been ordered to urgently improve by NHS Improvement after recording some of the country’s worst A&E performance figures.
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HSJ LocalNHS funding concerns raised after patient's death
A coroner has raised concerns over the level of funding in mental health services following the death of a patient in the East Midlands.
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NewsSTP to consider ACS plans after regulators intervene
Leaders in Leicestershire will decide this month how to establish a new accountable care system after receiving a “clear message” in favour of the proposal from regulators.
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HSJ LocalTrust forced to pay £300k VAT over Virgin Care contract
A trust in Staffordshire has been forced to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in VAT charges due to a controversial “prime provider” contract commissioned by its CCG.