All HSJ Local articles – Page 6
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HSJ LocalReview of maternal deaths at 'inadequate' unit
A trust has launched an external review into deaths at its “inadequate” maternity unit after concerns were raised about its mortality rate.
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HSJ LocalHewitt’s ICS using health inequality cash to ‘offset deficit’
An integrated care system whose chair said addressing health inequalities must be prioritised has admitted using dedicated funds to offset its financial deficit.
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HSJ LocalTrust holds CEO post to consider ‘integration’ with neighbour
A trust has decided not to advertise its vacant chief executive post after system leaders commissioned a review into “integration opportunities” with a neighbouring provider.
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HSJ LocalPrivate hospitals criticise ‘no sense’ ICS cuts plan
Private providers have criticised leaders in Greater Manchester for their plan to slash the use of independent sector capacity, saying it makes “no sense”.
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HSJ Local‘Culture of bullying and undermining’ uncovered in trust’s maternity service
Trainee midwives at a struggling trust have raised serious concerns about bullying and feeling afraid to speak up, an NHS England report has revealed.
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HSJ LocalNew hospital set to open with £40m running cost gap
A new hospital which has taken over a decade to deliver will open without all the funding needed to run it, the trust’s chief executive has warned.
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HSJ LocalMaternity-scandal trust to share chair with neighbour
A struggling acute trust has announced plans to share a chair with its neighbouring community provider.
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HSJ LocalTrust scraps ex-chair’s building tribute after ‘legacy reassessment’
Plans to name a new major trauma centre after a long-serving trust chair were scrapped after a reassessment of his legacy, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ Local‘Rolls-Royce’ EPR still being driven ‘like a Ford Focus’ admits trust CEO
The chief executive of an acute trust operating in one of the country’s most troubled healthcare economies has admitted his organisation is struggling to get the most from its top of the range electronic patient record system three years after rollout.
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HSJ LocalTrust appeals to NHSE chiefs over EPR funding fears
An acute trust’s digital chief has raised concerns the £3.4bn tech funding announced in this year’s Budget may not be available for a new system-wide electronic patient record.
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HSJ LocalMajor ICB plans to cut one in six posts
An integrated care board has proposed cutting more than 80 of its full-time equivalent posts, in a bid to reduce its operating costs by 40 per cent.
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HSJ LocalTrusts red-listed because of failure to connect to ‘critical’ safety system
Some of the country’s largest trusts could be left without an automated safety incident reporting system when NHS England removes the existing solution next month, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalNew acting CEO and chair for trust
An East Midlands trust has announced it has both a new acting chair and chief executive.
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HSJ Local‘Systematic’ cuts to private activity planned by stricken ICS
A health system with one of the largest elective backlogs in the country will implement a “systematic reduction” of its dependency on private hospitals, as part of a bid to cut costs.
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HSJ LocalICS’s ‘disgraceful’ racism report goes unpublished for over a year
A council leader has described the findings of a report into racism at an integrated care system – which board leaders sat on for over a year – as “nothing short of a disgrace”.
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HSJ LocalNo acute trust now rated ‘inadequate’ as CQC upgrades troubled provider
The last acute trust deemed “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission has had its rating improved to “requires improvement”, the regulator has announced today.
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HSJ LocalBoss of ICS that suffered dramatic financial collapse seconded to NHSE
The chief financial officer of a health system that missed its plan by £180m has moved to a secondment role at NHS England.
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HSJ LocalMore than 100 appointments cancelled due to faulty lifts at acute site
More than 100 appointments have been cancelled in a month due to problems with lifts at an acute hospital site, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTrust scraps suicides review
A trust has announced it is scrapping a major suicides review, prompting concerns about the “devastating” impact the surprise move could have on some grieving families.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief takes over ICB ‘in recovery’
A CEO who has stabilised a struggling ambulance trust is leaving to take over an integrated care board with major finance and performance problems.