All HSJ Local articles – Page 115
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HSJ LocalA&E night closure sees two patients a night sent elsewhere
Early data from controversial move suggests average of just two patients a night needed transporting to alternative A&E, says trust Night closure of Grantham unit resulted in admissions being reduced from 14 to 12 per day, trust says Royal College of Emergency Medicine says trust took “appropriate measures” ...
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HSJ LocalCouncil chief appointed CCG director
A senior council officer has been appointed “interim recovery director” of a troubled clinical commissioning group in Merseyside.
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HSJ LocalCCG steps in to pay owed wages in patient transport debacle
CCG pays wages owed to former NHS patient transport service staff Commisioner says it intends to claw fees back from Coperforma, which disputes the issue Some improvement in performance in recent months A clinical commissioning group has paid the wages owed to the staff of a patient transport ...
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HSJ LocalSouth East trusts target April merger
Two Essex mental health trusts set out merger timetable Organisation will have new name: Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust Trusts will discuss final business case in November before regulators scrutinise deal Two Essex mental health trusts are aiming to merge by April under a new name, according to ...
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HSJ LocalNurses forced to clean wards after private company fails to improve
Nottingham trust says company has made “insufficient progress” Nurses are cleaning after Carillion staff to maintain standards, trust says Board will discuss future of £200m cleaning contract later this month Nurses at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust are having to clean wards after cleaners from a private company in ...
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HSJ LocalBoard upheaval at governance failure trust
Two non-executive directors stand down from Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust board Trust said it needed to “strengthen its financial governance arrangements” weeks after revealing large unplanned deficit Peter Lachecki appointed as next chair Two non-executive directors are departing from Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust just weeks after it revealed ...
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures CCG must 'think the unthinkable' to avoid £31m deficit
Shropshire CCG reports £12.2m deterioration from plan in first four months of the year Legacy debts and acute provider overspends are largest cost pressures CCG faces a year-end deficit of £31m if it fails to make sufficient savings Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group is facing a potential £31m deficit ...
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HSJ LocalTrust chief executive to retire next year
The chief executive of Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust, Colm Donaghy, has announced he will retire in March next year.
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HSJ LocalCSU director named as CCG chief officer
The managing director of the North of England Commissioning Support Unit has been appointed as chief executive for Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group, and will do both jobs.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Five CCGs consider joint chief across STP patch
Five CCGs consider move to single joint chief officer CCGs say they are reviewing “a number of ways” to collaborate North Central London STP is led by Royal Free chief executive David Sloman Five clinical commissioning groups are considering a move to a single chief officer across their ...
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive for hospital trust
A new chief executive for Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has been appointed.
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HSJ Local'Gap' in CCG assurance process for Care UK contract
Verita report identifies “gap” in CCG assurance process for urgent care contract Care UK staffing model for contract “took no account of predictable peaks in demand” CCG failed to seek assurances that contract was not adversely affecting staffing levels and care at north London centre There was a ...
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HSJ LocalAmbulance trust placed in special measures
An ambulance trust is to be placed in special measures after inspectors rated in inadequate and identified concerns related to its leadership, culture and ability to ensure patient safety.
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HSJ LocalJulie Moore intervenes over future of inadequate hospital
Dame Julie Moore criticises Worcestershire Acute Hospital’s plans for the Alexandra Hospital UHB chief executive says her trust could have provided an “exciting and innovative” proposal for the hospital UHB experiencing pressure from increase in patients from Worcester, Redditch and Bromsgrove One of the country’s most high profile ...
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HSJ Local
Updated: A&E concerns at North West trust
The Care Quality Commission has raised safety concerns about the urgent and emergency services at a teaching trust in Merseyside.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Struggling CCGs weigh up merger
Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire CCGs to appoint single accountable officer Correspondence between CCGs and NHS England reveals turnaround director will support the struggling groups NHS England director says “under-delivery” entrenched across the patch on a scale not seen elsewhere in the country Three clinical commissioning groups ...
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HSJ LocalHospital IT crash won't be resolved until end of the week
Leeds and Bradford trusts cancel 132 operations IT system may not be fully restored until the end of this week Other hospitals in Yorkshire now providing pathology services to Bradford hospital and Leeds GPs Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust has said it has now successfully cleared a backlog of ...
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HSJ LocalHospital cleaning company faces loss of £200m contract over poor standards
A privately provided cleaning contract worth £200m will be discussed by board members at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust this week amid “significant concerns” over standards, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalExternal review at top hospital over four maternal deaths
External review into four maternal deaths at King’s College Hospital Internal reviews “did not establish a link between the [four] cases” In one case coroner rules says failure to give mother a blood transfusion “amounted to neglect” An external review is being carried out into four maternal deaths ...
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HSJ LocalCQC closed unit after CQC warning notice
Mental health and community services trust given requires improvement rating Child and adolescent unit rated inadequate Concerns over lack of action to tackle ligature points North East London Foundation Trust has been given a ’requires improvement’ rating by the Care Quality Commission after inspectors issued a warning notice ...