All HSJ Local articles – Page 3
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HSJ LocalCEO: TV show sparked ‘overwhelming’ regulator scrutiny
An “overwhelming” number of regulators were involved with a trust after an undercover documentary exposed care failings, its chief executive has said.
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HSJ LocalTrust admits it ‘cannot safely run’ maternity service
A trust is set to close one of its birthing units for at least six months after admitting it “cannot safely run” the service.
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HSJ LocalICB CEO takes charge of hospital trust
Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board’s CEO has been appointed interim managing director of a local acute trust, as part of a new hospital group board.
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HSJ LocalTrust’s surge space death sparks CQC concerns
Vulnerable patients at a struggling A&E died or needed intensive care after their needs “were not met” while being cared for in surge spaces and waiting areas, inspectors have warned after an unannounced inspection.
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HSJ LocalFirst ICBs to share CEO and chair
The first integrated care boards have announced they will share the same CEO and chair, an arrangement likely to spread to many others as part of a major restructure.
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HSJ LocalHospital criticised for ‘poor’ and ‘defensive’ investigations
A hospital trust has been criticised for its “poor” and “defensive” investigations into three deaths, which a coroner has linked to care by a single surgeon.
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HSJ LocalSecond tranche of major job cuts revealed by trust
A large acute trust plans to cut more than 700 additional jobs and admits it will miss key performance targets this year due to its “unsustainable” deficit.
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HSJ LocalCEO tells staff ‘silence is complicity’ after record sexual misconduct reports
An ambulance trust has dismissed “multiple staff” for sexual misconduct offences this year following its “highest year ever for reported sexual safety incidents” in 2024, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalICB points to lack of government support after teenager’s suicide
Long waits for autism diagnosis and treatment – implicated in the suicide of a 17-year-old – will continue unless addressing them is given greater priority by government, an integrated care board has said.
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HSJ LocalHospital group appoints first CEO
The newly-formed Norfolk and Waveney Hospitals Group has appointed its first chief executive.
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HSJ LocalTrust orders review into breast cancer services
A North East trust has begun a full review of its breast cancer services after finding unexplained variation in its surgical practices.
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HSJ LocalICB told to re-run tender after rule breaches
An integrated care board has been told to re-run part of a contract award after breaching procurement rules while choosing a new provider to manage earwax removal services.
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HSJ Local‘Hasty’ hospital closure plan criticised by ICB-commissioned report
A panel set up by an integrated care board to review its plans for closing a hospital has called the proposals “hasty” and “utterly inadequate”.
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HSJ LocalCancer patients missed chance for treatment due to 100-day waits, trust admits
Lung cancer patients at a major trust were on a waiting list for so long that their disease progressed to a stage where it was no longer treatable.
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HSJ LocalThree trusts to share chair
Three trusts are set to share a chair as part of their efforts to work more closely together under the Great North Healthcare Alliance.
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HSJ LocalCEO: Staff suffering ‘moral injury’ from poor estates
Staff are suffering “moral injury” as deteriorating estates disrupt their ability to provide care, a chief executive whose hospital rebuild has been delayed has warned.
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HSJ LocalFinance chief moves to take up trust CEO job
North East Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has appointed a finance director as its new CEO, it has announced.
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HSJ LocalTwo more directors exit trust where ‘poor behaviour was tolerated’
Two non-executive directors have left the board of a mental health trust just a few months after the early departure of its chair.
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HSJ LocalAt least £200m needed to ‘bridge gap’ to delayed new hospital
At least £200m will be needed to maintain a London hospital’s existing estate after plans for a new site were delayed by a further five years, early estimates by the provider suggest.
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HSJ LocalTrust sticks by overtime pay cut despite harm to elective recovery
Despite the decision to cut doctors’ overtime rates slowing elective recovery at one of the service’s most challenged trusts, HSJ has learned the provider does not plan to reverse the move.