All HSJ Local top news articles – Page 2
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HSJ LocalCEO filmed ‘inadvertently’ misleading staff issues apology
A hospital chief executive has apologised after being filmed telling staff his trust had already decided to outsource its facilities management services despite the organisation’s official position being that a decision had yet to be made.
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HSJ LocalTrust hired ‘untrained strike-breakers who put patients at risk’, union claims
A trust has been accused of putting patients at risk by bringing in “untrained strike-breakers” from hundreds of miles away and paying for their hotel accommodation to “disrupt” a week-long walkout by facilities management staff.
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HSJ LocalCEO expresses ‘extreme concern’ about trust performance
An acute trust chief executive has warned that his organisation will struggle to “provide high-quality, timely, and financially affordable care” over the winter.
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HSJ LocalFormer trust CEO reverses retirement after four months
An acute trust chief executive who retired in the spring has returned to the NHS in a senior interim role.
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HSJ LocalTrust too ‘compassionate’ to effectively run services in-house
A trust’s “compassionate environment” would prevent it effectively managing its facilities management department, an internal report recommending the outsourcing of the service has claimed.
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HSJ LocalCoroner says care integration failings contributed to death
Care integration failings across an acute and a mental health trust contributed to the death of a homeless man, according to a report published this week.
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HSJ LocalTroubled trust appoints first time CEO
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive, the troubled mental health provider has announced.
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HSJ LocalTrusts announce unprecedented merger plans
Two East of England trusts have today approved the first step of merger plans in what is understood would be the first tie-up between two standalone community service providers.
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HSJ LocalLegionella fear shuts ward and costs trust ‘at least’ £1m
A trust has been forced to shut a ward for months due to legionella risks – which has caused “significant pressure” and cost at least £1m so far.
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HSJ LocalTrust launches probe after cyber attack
One of the NHS’s least digitised teaching hospitals has been forced to carry out “a full forensic investigation” after a cyber attack last week, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalReview finds 418 ‘unnatural, unexpected deaths’ linked to troubled trust
A troubled mental health trust’s internal mortality review has concluded 418 of an estimated 12,503 patient deaths over a four-and-a-half year period were “unexpected and unnatural”.
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HSJ LocalTroubled ICS diverting 400 electives each week under new model
One of England’s most challenged systems is diverting around 400 patients a week, mostly long waiters, away from its largest trust towards private hospitals and neighbouring NHS providers, after setting up a new “coordination centre”.
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HSJ LocalTrust hit by strike over backpay dispute
Another trust faces strike action by healthcare assistants, as a dispute which began in the North West spreads to other parts of the country.
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NewsMajor hospital trust to share chair with neighbour
A major hospital trust will later this month become the latest to share a chair with a neighbouring provider.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Whittling down the provider numbers
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HSJ LocalDeputy CEO leaves trust amid criticism from tribunal judge
A trust deputy CEO has left his role just weeks after a judge criticised his conduct and the credibility of his evidence in an employment tribunal ruling.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Board nods through key decision with misleading data
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North by North West: ICB small print reveals raft of new treatment restrictions
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Running rings around the ICB
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HSJ LocalTrust scraps suicides review
A trust has announced it is scrapping a major suicides review, prompting concerns about the “devastating” impact the surprise move could have on some grieving families.