All articles by Emily Townsend – Page 13
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News150 ‘sexual safety incidents’ reported at ‘inadequate’ service in six months
A mental health trust’s acute and intensive care wards have been downgraded to “inadequate”, following a series of incidents including sexual assaults, fire setting, and patients taking their own lives while on leave.
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NewsBullying culture trust seeks ‘fair and supportive’ CEO
A struggling trust has started recruitment for its new substantive chief executive, after a review found its leadership had become ‘overzealous and coercive’.
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NewsIntervention at major trust as junior doctors flag patient safety risks
Trainee medics in a troubled maternity department have flagged concerns with national regulators over the safety of patients, it has emerged.
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News‘Torch bearer for values’ made trust CEO
A specialist trust has appointed a new CEO after its previous leader left to become the national emergency care chief.
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HSJ LocalSocial media posts about Holocaust lead to director's resignation
A mental health trust’s non-executive director, who previously worked for NHS England, has stepped down following concerns about content he posted on social media.
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HSJ LocalStruggling trust hit with CQC warning notice
A scandal-hit trust has been issued a warning notice over staffing levels in medical care.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Crackdown on ICS priorities needed
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsFour hospital ‘CEOs’ set for troubled trust
The acting CEO of a major trust under scrutiny for its poor culture has unveiled plans to appoint four individual “chief executives” at each of its hospitals.
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NewsNew chair replaces leader who quit after complaints row
A new chair has been appointed at a mental health trust which lost its previous chair following complaints about their behaviour.
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NewsNew CEO for trust at centre of funding row
A trust which lost its former chief over a funding row with commissioners has appointed a new permanent chief executive.
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News‘Cover-up’ fears over trust’s toxic culture
An independent group overseeing the reviews into a toxic culture at University Hospitals Birmingham have raised concerns over a possible ‘cover up’ of key reports.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Watchdog slams ‘tick box’ approach to suicides
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsChildren must wait for ‘crisis’ before autism diagnosis, say overwhelmed systems
New restrictions are being introduced for autism assessments, with some areas now only accepting referrals for patients in crisis, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust leaders must admit ‘entrenched’ bullying culture or leave, says review author
The leaders of University Hospitals Birmingham must acknowledge and seek to tackle the organisation’s pervasive bullying culture, and those who cannot may need to leave, the lead author of its patient safety review has warned.
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NewsEx-CEO retires on day scathing report is published
Former University Hospitals Birmingham chief executive Professor David Rosser has decided to retire, it has been announced.
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NewsTrust’s leadership became ‘overzealous and coercive’, safety review finds
One of England’s largest acute trusts has been accused of “cronyism” in handling HR complaints, with medics raising repeated reports of “long-standing bullying” and “toxic” working environments.
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HSJ LocalSix new directors appointed at troubled trust
A troubled teaching trust has appointed six new directors to its top team, it has been announced.
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HSJ Local‘Insufficiently curious’ leaders ‘tolerated’ safety failures
Leaders at a mental health trust tolerated high levels of safety incidents and accepted verbal assurance with ‘insufficient professional curiosity’, a critical report has found.