All East of England articles – Page 18
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HSJ LocalStaff will quit if not given ‘time to recover’, says NHSE director
An NHS England director and trust chief says he ‘fears [the NHS] will see increasing numbers of resignations’ unless more is done to ensure burnt-out staff are given sufficient leave to recover mentally and physically.
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HSJ LocalCCG opens ‘care hotel’ after critical incident
A hotel in the centre of Norwich is temporarily being converted into a care facility to help ease local bed pressures, as Norfolk becomes the latest area to pilot the model.
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HSJ LocalTrust launches investigation after staff member’s death
East of England Ambulance Service Trust has launched an ‘independent investigation into the circumstances’ surrounding the death of a staff member, the trust’s chief executive told a board meeting today.
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NewsFirst eight ‘new nightingales’ revealed
The location of first ‘covid surge hubs’ has been announced by the Department of Health and Social Care.
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HSJ Local‘Witch hunt’ trust chair stands down
The chair of the trust slammed in a scathing review for its ‘intimidating… flawed and not fit for purpose’ hunt for a whistleblower has stood down.
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NewsGrowth rate of covid admission stalls in London and NW, hospitalisation down elsewhere
Admissions of covid positive patients are falling across England, apart from in London and the North West.
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HSJ Local‘Witch hunt’ trust chief who quit in August to remain on full pay to September 2022
The former hospital chief executive who stood down shortly before a review slammed his organisation’s ‘flawed, intimidating’ hunt for a whistleblower will continue to be employed by the trust on an annual remuneration package worth £270,000 until September 2022, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalDamning review slams catalogue of failings at ‘witch hunt’ trust
West Suffolk Foundation Trust’s attempt to identify a whistleblower was ‘intimidating… flawed and not fit for purpose’, according to a damning review which is highly critical of the organisation’s leadership.
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HSJ LocalAcute boss moves to lead mental health trust
A mental health and community services provider has appointed an acute hospital boss as its new chief executive.
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NewsStaff flu vaccine uptake down on last year, despite winter fears
Early uptake of the flu vaccine by frontline NHS staff slumped this year, with only two in five having received it by the end of October, official figures show.
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HSJ LocalFrench firm sues 15 CCGs over £85m contract award
A medical gas supplier is suing commissioners in the East of England region over the award of an £85m contract.
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HSJ LocalRacism allegations levelled at major trust’s managers
A large acute trust has rolled out a series of training courses on ‘unconscious bias’ and other equality and diversity issues, after allegations of racism were made against managers.
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NewsNHS trouble-shooter appointed chair of trust where governors are resisting merger
One of England’s smallest trusts – which is in dispute with its governors over an impending merger – has appointed a new chair.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance trust’s comms system knocked out by system failure
An ambulance trust today suffered a system failure severing the communications link between control room and crews, raising fundamental concerns about staff and patient safety, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalLeaked recording of ‘scared’ CEO says major hospital ‘ceasing to function’
The chief executive of a major teaching trust has told an internal meeting he is ‘anxious and scared’ that its main acute site is under so much pressure it ‘is ceasing to function as a hospital’.
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NewsCovid admissions more than doubled in two regions during October
Hospital admissions of covid positive patients more than doubled in two regions last month as national bed occupancy reached levels not seen since early March.
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HSJ LocalTroubled trust given maximum fine for duty of candour breach
A troubled trust, where leaders are braced for a review into high-profile bullying allegations, was today fined for breaching duty of candour regulations in a separate case.
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NewsCovid admissions reach seven-month high
The number of patients being admitted to hospital with covid-19 has now surpassed this summer’s peak and is at the highest level in more than seven months.
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HSJ LocalNHSE regional boss to step down
NHS England and Improvement East of England regional director Ann Radmore is stepping down and plans to retire, it was announced today.
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NewsSpecial measures trust appoints police and fire chief as new chair
A mental health trust that was placed into NHS England’s new ‘recovery support programme’ this summer has appointed a new chair.