All HSJ Local articles – Page 18
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HSJ LocalICBs hire same tech provider following court order to redo procurement
Two integrated care boards have hired the same tech supplier after a court order to re-procure due to a previous purchasing process being deemed unlawful.
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HSJ LocalCEO of care scandal trust quits
The chief executive of a mental health trust at the centre of a high-profile care scandal has announced his resignation.
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HSJ LocalEx-No10 adviser to chair trust
A former council chief executive and Downing Street adviser has been appointed chair of a small acute trust in Cheshire.
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HSJ LocalTrust chair agrees to stay for sixth term
A long-serving trust chair has reversed his decision to leave and will instead serve his fourth one-year term.
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HSJ LocalFurious trust rejects BMA’s claim it ‘abused’ strike deal
The trust accused of “abusing” strike agreements by the British Medical Association has told HSJ it rejects the allegation that it “misled” the union and NHS England.
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HSJ Local‘He tarnished my reputation’: whistleblower demands action against CQC accuser
A former adviser for the Care Quality Commission has called on the regulator to explain what action it has taken against the officials responsible for wrongly dismissing him after he raised whistleblowing concerns.
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HSJ Local‘Traffic control’ forecasts will give ICB ‘line of sight for every patient’
An integrated care system is hoping to be among the first to use predictive analytics to plan services, after hiring the firm credited with success of the NHS covid data store, as well as the 2016 Vote Leave campaign.
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HSJ LocalAnother CEO given national director role
Another chief executive of a local NHS organisation has been hired as a national director by NHS England.
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HSJ LocalAcute boss takes ‘semi retirement’
The chief executive of an acute trust in the East of England has announced she is stepping down to take “semi-retirement”.
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HSJ LocalSix new directors appointed at troubled trust
A troubled teaching trust has appointed six new directors to its top team, it has been announced.
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HSJ LocalNew CEO for trust where ‘bullying and harassment were normalised’
An ambulance trust grappling with major cultural problems has appointed a substantive chief executive, who most recently has been on extended leave from his role leading two acute providers.
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HSJ LocalStretched A&E staff ‘rarely saw exec team’, review finds
Trust executives and senior managers have been criticised by a former national director for their lack of support for an under-pressure A&E.
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HSJ LocalTwo ex-acute CEOs brought in to fix ICS’s elective problem
Two former acute trust CEOs have been brought in to help with the elective recovery in the integrated care system with the highest number of patients waiting a long time for treatment.
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HSJ LocalLack of private sector help putting elective target at risk, says trust
An acute trust and its integrated care system have said they risk missing the imminent waiting list target, after struggling to get as many patients treated in the independent sector as they hoped.
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HSJ Local‘Insufficiently curious’ leaders ‘tolerated’ safety failures
Leaders at a mental health trust tolerated high levels of safety incidents and accepted verbal assurance with ‘insufficient professional curiosity’, a critical report has found.
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HSJ Local‘Covert filming could get you prosecuted’, trust warns staff after undercover exposé
An ambulance trust that was the subject of a documentary involving covert filming by an employee has warned staff they could be subject to ‘disciplinary action and even prosecution’ if they take this type of action.
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HSJ LocalCall for investigation into funding of provider chaired by NHSE officer
The dentists union has called for an investigation into the funding of a new healthcare provider, which is chaired by NHS England’s chief dental officer for England.
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HSJ LocalEx-council boss appointed trust chair
Yorkshire Ambulance Service has appointed a new chair, who will join the organisation from an acute trust.
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HSJ Local‘Significant escalation’ in strike action, warns ambulance chief
Ambulance chiefs have warned of a ‘significant escalation’ in the strike action being planned by unions next week – saying the flexibilities that helped deal with previous walk-outs will no longer be available.
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HSJ LocalBMA ‘rate card’ wipes out elective recovery gains, claims trust
A struggling acute trust says its failure to hit its elective care targets is directly linked to doctors’ demanding overtime rates in line with the British Medical Association’s new rate cards, as national tensions around the issue intensify.