All HSJ Local top news articles – Page 20
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures hospital seeks ‘workforce academy’
A struggling district general hospital is in discussions with a local college to establish a “workforce academy” and school of nursing to address its workforce problems, its chief executive told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalHigh profile CEO to step down next year
Stuart Bell, chief executive of Oxford Health Foundation Trust, has announced he is due to retire next year.
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HSJ LocalFinancially-challenged CCG appoints new chief ahead of merger
Shropshire, and Telford and Wrekin clinical commissioning groups have appointed a joint accountable officer ahead of their upcoming merger in 2020.
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NewsTrust and agency investigating ‘false claims’ over patient death
A trust and the NHS’ staffing agency have launched an investigation after a coroner found two nurses and a healthcare assistant may have lied about carrying out patient observations.
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HSJ LocalLarge trust’s financial slide puts £26m funding in jeopardy
One of East Anglia’s largest acute providers could miss out on £26m of funding after its finances deteriorated in the first quarter of 2019-20, the trust’s finance bosses have warned.
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HSJ Local‘Temporary’ A&E overnight closure made permanent
The “temporary” overnight closure of one of England’s smallest accident and emergency departments is set to become permanent, following a unanimous vote by commissioners.
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NewsHancock gives controversial reconfiguration the green light
Matt Hancock has given a controversial A&E reconfiguration the green light following almost a decade of delays.
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NewsCommunity hospital to reopen after staff shortages forced it to shut
An Oxfordshire community hospital is to reopen after it was forced to shut at the beginning of the summer due to major nursing shortages.
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HSJ LocalCCGs seek single exec after letter from regional director
The five mid and south Essex clinical commissioning groups have set out plans for a single accountable officer and executive team by April 2020.
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HSJ LocalTrust’s CQC visit drawn out ‘as inspectors not available’
A London hospital trust has said its Care Quality Commission inspection has been drawn out “due to availability of inspectors” – though the regulator insists it is fully staffed.
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HSJ LocalLong-serving chief executive to retire
The chief executive officer of Royal United Hospitals Bath Foundation Trust is to retire.
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NewsNew workplace perks help FT halve £21m agency spend
A foundation trust has halved its multimillion-pound agency staff spend after introducing a series of workforce benefits.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust will need ‘mutual aid’ in no-deal Brexit scenario
South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has warned it will need “mutual aid” from other NHS providers and is highly likely to move to the highest emergency response category, REAP level 4, if there is a no-deal Brexit in October, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalVirgin Care and NHS partner win £85m contract
Virgin Care and an NHS provider have won an £85m joint community services project.
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NewsTroubled trust no longer rated ‘inadequate’
One of the NHS’ most troubled trusts has moved out of the “inadequate” Care Quality Commission rating.
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NewsTrust takes over specialist service after row
A mental health trust is to take over a contract for children’s autism services following a dispute between a private provider and local commissioners.
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HSJ LocalFifth standalone community trust rated ‘outstanding’
A fifth standalone community trust has been rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsU-turn on plans to strip trust of cancer scanning service
Specialist cancer scans will continue to be provided by a major teaching trust after NHS England backtracked on a decision to award the work solely to a private provider.
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NewsCQC demands trust act as patients wait up to eight days for a bed
A mental health trust has closed its patient waiting area due to a threat from the Care Quality Commission, which its chief has said will mean people waiting longer in A&E.
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NewsFormer finance watchdog to chair PM's local trust
The former head of the National Audit Office Sir Amyas Morse has been appointed chair of a hospital trust.