All HSJ Local articles – Page 2
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HSJ LocalTrust names ‘inspiration’ former receptionist as CEO
Homerton Healthcare Foundation Trust has promoted Bas Sadiq, who joined the NHS as an outpatient receptionist 20 years ago, to chief executive.
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HSJ Local‘Risk to intensive care’ at hospital where DHSC delayed rebuild
Hospital chiefs are warning of “significant risks” to patient services caused by obsolete infrastructure which needs modernising sooner than current government plans stipulate.
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HSJ LocalCEO in surprise departure after ‘positive impact’
The chief executive of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals has announced her retirement after two and a half years in the role.
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HSJ LocalTrust names first new chair in 10 years
An acute and community trust in one of the country’s most challenged systems has announced a replacement for its long-serving chair, who will leave the organisation in May.
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HSJ LocalTrust ‘long way off’ EPR benefits a year after launch
A trust is a “long way” from achieving the expected benefits of an electronic patient record system 15 months after launch, and it is still disrupting mortality data, its leaders have admitted.
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HSJ LocalStruggling provider fails to appoint CEO
A struggling mental health and community trust has appointed an interim chief executive after a recruitment process failed to secure a new substantive leader.
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HSJ LocalCEO leaves trust criticised over suicide review
The chief executive of a trust recently pressured into commissioning an external review of dozens of suicides is leaving after under two years in post.
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HSJ LocalICB chair steps down due to health reasons
An integrated care board chair has announced he will step down this spring after an extended period of ill health.
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HSJ LocalConsultants sent into troubled system after £140m deficit warning
NHS England has sent a consultancy firm into a troubled health system, after it said its financial plan would be missed by up to £140m.
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HSJ LocalTrusts fail to appoint group CEO
Two acute trusts in the Midlands have failed to fill their group CEO role despite 12 applicants being considered for the position, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalNational director leaves for exec role at teaching trust
NHS England’s director of urgent and emergency care is joining a major teaching trust as its chief operating officer.
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HSJ LocalTrust appoints new chair from ICB
An acute trust in the West Midlands has appointed a new chair from its neighbouring integrated care board.
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HSJ LocalICS row breaks out over patients being shunted to GPs
A row has broken out between senior leaders in Norfolk and Waveney over the volume of work being passed to GPs by the acute sector.
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HSJ LocalTrust bosses used racist language in interviews, says CQC
Trust bosses used racist language and created a closed culture, according to a Care Quality Commission report, which said the trust’s overall and leadership ratings had been downgraded following an inspection.
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HSJ LocalLeak reveals trust omitting two-year waits from reported figures
A hospital trust has been breaching national guidance by excluding some long waiters from its reported waiting list figures, in a move experts warned could put patient safety at serious risk.
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HSJ LocalTrust cuts board posts to make savings
An acute trust has made cuts to its board to save money and help reduce its deficit.
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HSJ LocalICS admits it will miss financial plan by £70m
An integrated care system has admitted it will miss its financial plan by more than £70m this year.
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HSJ LocalWidespread failings discovered in EPR launch linked to patient death
“Better upfront planning, training and testing” were needed in a tech launch which was tied to patient harm and service disruption, an NHS England review has found.
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HSJ Local£800m deal to transfer control of community services to acutes
An integrated care board is planning to hand over control of community services worth an annual £80m to two acute trusts for the next five to 10 years.
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HSJ LocalTrusts told to plan for 10% cuts on top of annual savings
Trusts in Lancashire have been told to plan for a 10 per cent cut in their contract values, on top of the annual efficiency savings they were already planning for next year.