All HSJ Local articles – Page 95
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HSJ LocalTrust chair steps in to lead STP
NHS England has appointed a community trust chair as interim leader for the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent sustainability and transformation partnership, following failure to recruit a permanent head since November.
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HSJ LocalCCG chief officer leaving to lead foundation trust
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG chief to head up mental health and community care trust Tracy Dowling replaces Aidan Thomas who is retiring in the summer Ms Dowling is also accountable officer of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough STP Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group chief officer Tracy Dowling is leaving ...
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HSJ Local'Outstanding' finance director joins teaching trust
A finance director who turned around the fortunes of a struggling foundation trust is to join a teaching trust with a turnover of more than £1bn.
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HSJ LocalCCG and council tender £620m alliance contract
Alliance contract worth between £620m and £650m for up to 10 years Contract jointly tendered by Lambeth council and CCG Contract value could drop by up to 15 per cent over 10 years as services become more efficient South London commissioners have tendered a new alliance contract for ...
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HSJ LocalTrust chief quits to run major health research centre
An acute hospital trust chief executive is leaving her post to become chief operating officer of a major health research institute.
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HSJ LocalHEE to review training at trust following complaints
Complaints made by a trainee has triggered a review by Health Education England of junior doctors’ training at a struggling West Midlands trust.
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HSJ LocalJeremy Hunt warned over deaths risk after scan results missed
Patient not told of aneurysm for four years before his death Trust had no protocol in place to flag up £potentially life threatening” radiological results Health secretary asked to consider a trust review of procedures A coroner has called on the health secretary to examine a trust’s systems ...
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HSJ LocalInquest prompts police probe into inpatient deaths
Police launch probe into patient deaths at acute adult inpatient unit The Essex Police probe is investigating whether there is a criminal case to answer over the deaths of patients at the Linden Centre, now run by Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust Seven patients have died at the unit ...
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HSJ LocalLeading 'ACS' to ask competition regulator to overturn restrictions
Business case being drawn up to challenge rules imposed after merger was blocked The work is overseen by new joint programme board County submits bid to NHS England for share of £325m fund for capital projects Two foundation trusts whose merger was blocked by competition regulators in a ...
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HSJ LocalPolice investigating 15 baby deaths at hospital
Police launch investigation into series of baby deaths at Cheshire hospital Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust alerted police after unexplained deaths The investigation is focused on the trust’s neonatal unit which will remain open Detectives are investigating a spate of baby deaths at a general hospital in ...
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust seeks bidders for outsourced elective work
A large teaching trust is seeking bidders for up to £25m worth of outsourced services including elective surgery as part of contingency plans to cope with increased demand.
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HSJ LocalProvider alliance plans expansion as budget triples
Plans to increase shared budget from £3.7m to £12.3m have been agreed Alliance is in talks with Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust Alliance wants to set up a centre of excellence for stroke at a cost of £1.8m A pioneering partnership which aims ...
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HSJ LocalTrust reveals 'extraordinary measures' after IR35 causes locum shortage
Locums slashed A&E hours from 295 a week to 52 Consultants stayed overnight in A&E departments to work as middle grades Trust says provision of emergency services remains “very fragile” Locum doctors slashed their hours from 295 per week to just 52 at a struggling hospital trust when ...
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HSJ LocalHospital director resigns amid 'irregular' payoff deal scrutiny
Roger Wilson, HR director at Warrington and Halton Hospitals Foundation Trust, has resigned He signed a deal with Morecambe Bay midwife which allowed her to avoid misconduct investigation Mr Wilson’s resignation comes ahead of trust investigation into “irregular” payoff deal A hospital director who is under scrutiny for ...
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Trust outsources payroll services to neighbour after 'dissatisfaction' with national provider
Salisbury Foundation Trust new provider of payroll and pensions services for University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust Service was carried out for 12 years by NHS Shared Business Services University Hospital Southampton FT in process of resolving “residual ongoing issues” with NHS Shared Business Services A major acute teaching ...
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HSJ LocalTrust admits patient harm after cancer appointments not followed up
Trust logs 22 serious incidents after cancer patients were ’lost to follow up’ Three of the 22 have either died or are receiving palliative care Audit of 3,500 cancer patients shows 91 more patients have been “potentially lost to follow-up” An acute trust has admitted that 22 of ...
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HSJ LocalAcute trust competing with neighbours for staff recruits 325 new nurses
Around 325 nurses join trust struggling with recruitment Trust spending millions less on agency staff compared to nearest neighbours Director of workforce says trust ‘forced to compete’with neighbouring organisations for staff An acute trust in an area hit by severe staff shortages claims it is stealing a ...
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Former chief to chair major teaching hospital trust
A former chief executive has been appointed as chairman of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ LocalCash starved trust warned outdated IT posed malware risk
Trust warned of vulnerability to computer virus or ransomware attack “End of life infrastructure” likely to fail with catastophic consequences, trust said Windows XP replacement project is not due to be finished until June A London trust that has been starved of capital investment reported earlier this month ...
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HSJ LocalFour CCGs share accountable officer after leadership reshuffle
Maggie MacIsaac takes up role as accountable officer across four Hampshire CCGs Departing CCG chief to remain in charge of the county’s STP Appointment is first move towards establishing single leadership team Four clinical commissioning groups have appointed a single accountable officer as part of a new partnership ...