All Foundation trusts articles – Page 9
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News
Exclusive: ‘Trusts with no future’ list on hold again
Plans to publish a list of NHS trusts unlikely to have a future as independent organisations have been put on hold, the NHS Trust Development Authority has indicated.
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HSJ Partners
The CQC's rating of Addenbrooke's is wrong and unfair
The ‘inadequate’ rating is not accurate
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News
Exclusive: Emergency savings drive and stretch targets fail to reduce provider deficit
The financial ‘stretch targets’ and emergency measures imposed by NHS regulators will fail to make significant inroads into the total provider sector deficit, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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Comment
A successful NHS merger is the exception, not the rule
They should not be a response to failure
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News
The NHS has 'too many trusts', says Hunt
Jeremy Hunt has said there are ‘too many trusts’ in the NHS and the health service needs to ‘up the pace’ of work on hospital chains and other provider reforms.
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News
Exclusive Hunt interview: CQC ratings have replaced FT status as ‘definition of success’
The mark of quality for an NHS provider is no longer foundation trust status, but the award of a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission, the health secretary has said.
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Comment
If the government really wants to help it must support NHS staff
Taking a cue from the Samaritans
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News
Updated: Sir Robert Naylor to leave UCLH
One of the most highly regarded chief executives in the NHS has announced he is stepping down.
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News
Roundup: FT finances by numbers
Over recent weeks, HSJ has been looking at the state of the foundation trust sector’s finances and highlighting key figures and trends. Here is a roundup of some the talking points from our series.
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News
Quarter of FTs face regulatory intervention
Nearly a quarter of all foundation trusts are in breach of their licence, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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News
FT finance: Biggest spenders on private healthcare
Foundation trusts spent more than £475m on sending patients to private and third sector providers in 2014-15 - a 43 per cent increase on the figure two years ago.
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HSJ Knowledge
Short and long term fixes for workforce pressures
In the face of rising pressures, we explore solutions including training rotations and a cap on agency staffing