Regulator bans trust from taking on new apprentices
An ambulance trust has been temporarily barred from training new apprentices after a critical report from the education regulator.
CEO: External help and can-do attitude got us out of special measures
A trust in the West Midlands has today been taken out of special measures.
CQC guilty of maladministration in £200k fit and proper person case
The Care Quality Commission has been found guilty of maladministration over its handling of a fit and proper person test complaint which led to a £200,000 investigation by an NHS trust.
Revealed: The trusts failing to meet national efficiency targets
NHS trusts continue to miss targets aimed at helping hospitals spend millions of pounds more effectively, HSJ can reveal.
Exclusive: NHS trusts dismiss Brexit impact on staff retention
NHS trusts are not expecting disruption to services caused by EU staff leaving because of Brexit, according to analysis by HSJ.
Staff survey analysis: Best and worst hospitals in each area for staff recommending care
Below is a breakdown by area of acute and combined trusts performance on the NHS staff survey, according to the share of employees who would recommend their organisation for work or care.
Thousands of NHS staff use speak up guardians
More than 7,000 NHS staff raised concerns with a local freedom to speak up guardian according to the latest data.
Revealed: The slowest invoice payers in the NHS
A third of acute trusts routinely break the law by paying their suppliers late, HSJ can reveal.
CQC backtracks on ‘normal’ births
The Care Quality Commission has admitted that it was mistaken in promoting the “normality agenda” in maternity services.
CQC upgrades 'inadequate' maternity unit
A West Midlands trust has managed to improve its CQC rating for maternity services from “inadequate” to “requires improvement”.
Charity accuses royal college of 'dangerous' advice on 'normal births'
A charity has criticised a royal college for what it said was “immensely dangerous” support of a trust’s “normal birth” campaign.
Exclusive: Staff report 'dictatorial' culture in maternity department
An independent review of a trust’s maternity department has highlighted staff concerns about a “strong dictatorial culture”.
HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018: Clinical Governance and Risk Management in Patient Safety
Winner Walsall Healthcare Trust: An integrated approach of changing cultures in clinical governance/patient safety
Trust can 'do no more' as new Carillion hospital faces further delay
An NHS trust badly affected by Carillion’s liquidation can “do no more” to get construction work restarted on its already delayed new £350m hospital, its chief executive has admitted.
STP leader steps down
The sustainability and transformation partnership leader for the Black Country and west Birmingham is stepping down.
In full: Pathology network proposals
HSJ approached the 29 pathology networks proposed by NHS Improvement to ask if local trusts had signed up. In most cases the proposed “hub” trust was able to answer on behalf of its network.
NHSI pathology proposals agreed by less than half of trusts
Less than half of areas have so far fully agreed to NHS Improvement’s plans to set up a regional pathology network, HSJ analysis has revealed.
Trusts' pathology merger could reduce staff by a third
Four trusts pursing a major pathology services merger in the West Midlands may reduce the number of staff working across them by more than a third, HSJ has learned.
Former NHSI director to be chief executive of struggling trust
A former director for NHS Improvement has been appointed as chief executive of a trust in special measures.