All HSJ Local articles – Page 15
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HSJ LocalSystem must show ‘more courage’ to relocate hospital, says CEO
System leaders must show ‘more courage’ to address the patient safety risks attached to the only standalone women’s hospital in the NHS, its chief executive says.
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HSJ LocalRush to reduce elective backlog increasing ‘never events’, report finds
Moving less complex procedures out of operating theatres and into other care settings to free up capacity to support elective recovery has ‘inadvertently’ increased the risk of ‘never events’ at an acute trust, a report has warned.
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HSJ LocalWarning notice issued to trust which gave ‘assurances’ care was improving
An acute trust in the East Midlands has been issued with a warning notice and seen its maternity services downgraded from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission after ‘assurances’ that improvements had been made proved misleading.
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HSJ Local‘Regular flooding’ and ‘fire risks’ force part-closure of hospital
Inpatient services are set to be transferred out of a large community hospital due to regular flooding, fire safety risks and broken lifts.
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HSJ LocalTrust seeks compensation after IT crash hits cancer services
An acute trust is seeking compensation from a tech firm after its diagnostic IT suffered major technical problems following a system upgrade.
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HSJ LocalTwo ICBs appoint chief executives
Two integrated care boards in the Midlands have made their interim chief executives substantive.
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HSJ LocalTrust reviews leadership options as CEO leaves for scandal-hit neighbour
A scandal-hit acute trust has appointed the long-serving leader of a specialist provider as its substantive chief executive.
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HSJ LocalHeadcount rise of 4,000 ‘not readily explainable’ by troubled ICS
The hiring of several thousand staff in a financially troubled health system was found to be ‘not readily explainable’ and well beyond the increases reported by similar areas.
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HSJ LocalNew CEO appointed at struggling ICB
One of England’s most challenged integrated care systems has appointed a new chief executive.
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HSJ Local‘Controversial’ A&E policy 'showed we're all shouldering the pain', says CEO
A high-profile shift to admitting patients from A&E to wards irrespective of bed capacity has ‘turned the dial’ for an acute trust’s emergency care, its chief executive has told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalSystem ‘resisting change’ and lacking skills for financial recovery, says CEO
A chief executive has said his system’s financial recovery is being hampered by staff who are resistant to change, with too many people lacking the right skills and experience.
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HSJ LocalTop trust CEO quits for overseas job less than two years into role
A former HSJ top chief executive has announced he is leaving the NHS after accepting a job in Australia, less than two years into his current role.
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HSJ LocalInquiry into 2,000 deaths may expand scope due to ‘ongoing concerns’
A statutory inquiry into the deaths of around 2,000 mental health patients could be expanded because of ‘ongoing concerns’ about the safety of services, the inquiry’s new chair has said.
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HSJ LocalNHS England lead named CEO of challenged trust
A former trust chief who has been working for NHS England on elective recovery is leaving to become CEO of an acute provider in one of England’s most challenged systems.
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HSJ LocalSingle ‘group’ team will run seven hospitals
Two major trusts have announced they will move to a single executive team and board over the next 18 months, across the seven hospitals they operate.
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HSJ Local‘Incapable managers’ and ‘socialist NHS’ to blame for delay to £300m project, claims MP
A Conservative MP has attacked the management of his local trust and NHS bureaucracy for failing to deliver improvements to two hospitals in his constituency, despite the government allocating the schemes over £300m six years ago.
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HSJ LocalTrust names US firm as preferred bidder for new EPR
An East Anglian trust has reportedly chosen American company Epic as its new electronic patient record provider.
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HSJ LocalTrust pauses EPR go live amid roll out problems
A large teaching trust has delayed the launch of its new electronic patient record system, with no new date yet set.
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HSJ Local‘Outstanding’ trust leadership demoted to ‘requires improvement’
An acute trust’s leadership has been downgraded from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’ due to concerns over its culture, HR processes and a breakdown in some key relationships.
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HSJ LocalTrusts bring in joint CEO after NHSE intervention
A joint chief executive has been appointed to lead two neighbouring acute trusts following threats of regulatory action from NHS England.