All HSJ Local articles – Page 23
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HSJ LocalTrusts pause private plan for joint leadership
The three acute trusts in the Norfolk and Waveney integrated care system have admitted the existence of private plans to merge their leadership, but say the proposals are now on hold, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTrust’s pension fix refusal risks wave of doctor resignations
A ‘significant flurry’ of senior doctors will look to retire after a trust rejected a scheme designed to avoid higher taxes on their pensions, according to internal emails.
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HSJ LocalHospital CEO driven to A&E after fearing ambulance delays
An NHS hospital chief executive with a suspected stroke was driven to hospital by her husband because of fears over very long ambulance delays, she has revealed.
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HSJ LocalTrust CEO steps down after almost two decades
A trust chief executive who has been in post for 19 years has announced he is stepping down.
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HSJ Local‘Outstanding’ CEO moves to larger acute trust
The chief executive of an ‘outstanding’ specialist hospital has been appointed to lead a large general acute trust in the Midlands.
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HSJ LocalHospital group’s ‘collective brand’ may help DGHs recruit, say chiefs
Two district general hospitals are planning a major clinical reconfiguration and developing a “collective brand” which they hope could ease their staffing problems, their leaders have told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalGovernance scandal trust failing to manage complaints
A trust which is facing major governance issues is failing to respond to hundreds of complaints properly, with patients and families waiting more than twice as long as the NHS target for responses to their concerns, an external review has found.
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HSJ LocalFormer NHSE director confirmed as trust chief executive
A former NHS England director has been confirmed as permanent chief executive at an East of England trust.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance chief calls out acute trust over ‘lack of action’ on handover delays
An ambulance service has raised concerns over the record number of ‘hours lost’ to handover delays at an acute hospital on its patch, which it says is happening despite the number of arrivals being at its lowest level in seven years.
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HSJ LocalTrust appoints former Department of Health leader as CEO
A former Department of Health leader is set to take the helm at an East of England trust.
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HSJ LocalPatients asked to travel 200 miles in push to cut elective waits
Long waiting times at Devon’s acute hospitals have forced commissioners to offer patients treatment 200 miles away in London in a bid to reduce the elective backlog.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief appointed permanent ‘group CEO’ despite ‘poor behaviour’ finding
A trust chief executive who behaved “poorly and inappropriately” in his role as interim CEO of another acute provider has been appointed permanent boss of both organisations.
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HSJ Local‘Big personalities’ accused of bullying thought to be ‘bullet proof’, finds review
Doctors at an acute trust believe their clinical leaders have failed to tackle the ‘big personalities’ accused of being aggressive bullies, a review has found.
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HSJ LocalTrust chair dies unexpectedly
The chair of a major trust in the North West has died at the age of 72.
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HSJ LocalTrust leaders seek to combat ‘tough place to come’ to work reputation
Leaders of an acute trust have said they have had to battle a perception from doctors that it is ‘a tough place to come’ to, while also trying to negate the reputation of the town it operates in.
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HSJ LocalCQC downgrade leaves teaching trust CEO feeling ‘devastated’
A major teaching trust has been rated ‘inadequate’ for safety, after an unannounced inspection found senior leaders did not intervene quickly enough to address patient care issues.
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HSJ LocalA&E patients waiting more than two days for a bed, warns leaked letter
A clinical director and several senior managers have written to a trust CEO warning that patients are routinely waiting more than 60 hours to be admitted to a ward from accident and emergency, leaving staff “crying with frustration and anger”.
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HSJ LocalFormer hospital chief hired to lead ICS
A former hospital trust chief is set to be appointed chair of one of the largest integrated care boards.
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HSJ Local‘Political targets’ could make NHS ‘forget all the system stuff’, warns trust CEO
Pressure from politicians and regulators to hit emergency and elective targets will drive ‘unhelpful behaviours’ that undermine the integration of care services, a long-serving CEO has warned.
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HSJ LocalManager’s death to be investigated
An ambulance trust has appointed a former senior trust executive to lead an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the unexplained death of a staff member, HSJ has learned.