All East of England articles – Page 6
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NewsRegional director made a dame
An NHS England regional director has been made a dame in the King’s birthday honours.
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HSJ LocalVirtual wards saved trust £1.3m a year
Virtual ward beds are £450 cheaper per day than traditional hospital ones, researchers have found in a landmark study.
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HSJ LocalEx-brewery boss to succeed long-serving trust chair
An ex-brewery boss will be the new chair of one of the most challenged trusts in the country, replacing the incumbent who is retiring after 40 years as an NHS leader.
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NewsNHS App director reverses decision to join tech consultancy firm
The national director for NHS digital channels has reversed his decision to join a tech consultancy firm as an advisor after the initital announcement was greeted with widespread criticism.
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NewsTrusts ordered to help with ‘heartbreaking’ diagnostic delays
NHS England has told trusts they must help neighbours to cut the number of children waiting for hearing tests, even if it affects their own performance.
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HSJ LocalCost of inquiry ‘threatens trust’s financial resilience’, says CEO
An ongoing patient safety inquiry could threaten the financial resilience of a trust if a lack of funding continues, a chief executive has warned.
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NewsRevealed: The winners and losers of £750m estates repair fund
The government has revealed which trusts will benefit from a £750m investment fund targeted at addressing the safety risks posed by the NHS’s ageing estate.
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NewsNine systems get extra deficit funding
Nine integrated care systems have been allowed to set higher planned deficits than last year, new figures show.
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NewsNHSE tells ICBs to slow elective referrals
NHS England has told integrated care boards they need to slow down elective referrals dramatically – nearly eliminating year-on-year growth – with high-profile waiting list targets under threat.
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NewsTrust ‘selectively targeted’ by workplace regulator after rise in work stress
The national workplace regulator has told an ambulance trust to do more to tackle staff stress as part of a programme in which it is “selectively targeting” high-risk organisations.
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HSJ LocalCEO: TV show sparked ‘overwhelming’ regulator scrutiny
An “overwhelming” number of regulators were involved with a trust after an undercover documentary exposed care failings, its chief executive has said.
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HSJ LocalICB CEO takes charge of hospital trust
Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board’s CEO has been appointed interim managing director of a local acute trust, as part of a new hospital group board.
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HSJ LocalFirst ICBs to share CEO and chair
The first integrated care boards have announced they will share the same CEO and chair, an arrangement likely to spread to many others as part of a major restructure.
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NewsEx-council boss becomes ICB chair
An integrated care board has appointed a former council boss as its new chair.
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HSJ LocalSecond tranche of major job cuts revealed by trust
A large acute trust plans to cut more than 700 additional jobs and admits it will miss key performance targets this year due to its “unsustainable” deficit.
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HSJ LocalCEO tells staff ‘silence is complicity’ after record sexual misconduct reports
An ambulance trust has dismissed “multiple staff” for sexual misconduct offences this year following its “highest year ever for reported sexual safety incidents” in 2024, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrusts cut use of private ambulances despite performance woes
Two ambulance trusts with some of the worst performance on a key response time target are reducing the use of private ambulance firms.
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HSJ LocalICB points to lack of government support after teenager’s suicide
Long waits for autism diagnosis and treatment – implicated in the suicide of a 17-year-old – will continue unless addressing them is given greater priority by government, an integrated care board has said.
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News£5m spent on deaths inquiry still years from completion
An inquiry into deaths linked to a mental health trust is not expected to report for another two years and has already cost more than £5m, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalHospital group appoints first CEO
The newly-formed Norfolk and Waveney Hospitals Group has appointed its first chief executive.