All HSJ Local articles – Page 54
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HSJ LocalChief targets 2023 to open region's first children’s hospital
A region’s first specialist children’s hospital – combining physical and mental health services – may be opened in 2023 now the government has approved up to £100m for the long-planned project, the lead chief executive has told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures hospital buddied with turnaround trust
A foundation trust which has dramatically improved care quality in recent years has been buddied with a troubled organisation 80 miles away.
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HSJ LocalRegion's finance directors agree to join up trusts' procurement
More than a dozen NHS trusts in a devolution area have agreed to align their buying power for purchases costing more than £1m, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust chief steps down
The chief executive of a special measures trust has stepped down just weeks after its chair departed.
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HSJ LocalCollapsed OOH contracts transferred to new providers
Four clinical commissioning groups have appointed new organisations to run GP out of hours services after the collapse of multiple contracts held by Allied Healthcare and its subsidiaries.
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HSJ LocalWorkforce challenges blamed for trust’s falling cancer performance
A large acute trust’s cancer performance has plummeted over the summer, with only half of its patients treated within 62 days of an urgent screening referral.
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HSJ LocalMajor acute trust appoints new CEO
A major acute trust in the Midlands has appointed a new chief executive.
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HSJ LocalTroubled trust's leadership rated 'inadequate' by CQC
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has been rated “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission following months of concerns over the safety of the trust’s accident and emergency, and maternity services.
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust delays decision on cancer patients move
A trust in special measures has delayed a board discussion on plans to move cancer patients to a neighbouring hospital 40 miles away, amid patient safety concerns from senior clinicians.
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HSJ LocalTroubled commissioners reveal £34m financial hole
Commissioning leaders in northern Staffordshire have admitted they will miss their financial plans by more than £30m in 2018-19.
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HSJ LocalLeaked email: Manager warned overnight service was unsafe
A manager warned that a GP out of hours provider was “unsafe” after just two doctors were responsible for covering a population of over 1.4 million overnight, a leaked email has revealed.
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HSJ LocalA&E unit’s fate to be decided next year
The fate of one of the NHS’ smallest emergency departments will be decided “later next year”, commissioners announced this month.
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HSJ LocalStruggling trust faces £5m hit as CCG looks to private providers
A struggling acute trust faces fines of £5m in relation to its elective performance, with most of the cash expected to pay for capacity from private and specialist providers instead.
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HSJ Local'Unexplained' deficit FT exits special measures
A hospital trust has moved out of financial special measures, two years after it revealed a large, unexplained deficit.
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HSJ LocalTrust in £100,000 court battle over alleged trademark breach
A mental health trust has been taken to court after being accused of breaching a trademark over its name for a specialist service.
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HSJ Local'Dark force' heart surgery unit gets new clinical lead
A London teaching trust has appointed a consultant to run the heart surgery service that, in June, it faced losing altogether.
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HSJ LocalTrust accused of dropping estates deal after pressure from Corbyn
A London trust pulled out of a strategic partnership partly due to political pressure from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, an estates management firm has claimed.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Sir David Dalton to step down from CEO role
Sir David Dalton has announced he will retire as chief executive of Salford Royal Foundation Trust and Pennine Acute Hospital Trust.
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HSJ LocalNottinghamshire CCGs appoint accountable officer
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire clinical commissioning groups have appointed a single accountable officer, it has been announced.
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HSJ LocalNew chief appointed to mental health trust
Lancashire Care Foundation Trust has appointed a mental health chief from Staffordshire as its new leader.