All articles by James Illman – Page 23
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HSJ LocalSTP plans to axe all trauma services at DGH
Cambridgeshire leaders have set out plans to remove all trauma work from a struggling district general hospital as part of a major clinical reconfiguration.
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HSJ LocalFormer NHSE finance lead chosen as trust CEO
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive following Mark Davies announcing he would stand down earlier this year.
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NewsSteep rise in summer A&E admissions amid record attendances
Admissions at major NHS emergency departments have risen six per cent in 12 months as total attendances hit 2.27m last month - the highest level since records began in 2010.
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NewsCCG axes IVF despite minister branding decision “not acceptable”
A heavily indebted CCG is to end funding for almost all IVF treatment, despite being told by a government minister that the move was “not acceptable”.
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HSJ LocalCapital squeeze will compromise patient safety, warns teaching hospital
Keeping patients safe at a major trauma centre will become “increasingly untenable” because the trust is being denied capital funding, its chief executive has warned.
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HSJ LocalHospital appoints new chief executive
James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust has promoted deputy chief Anna Hills to the chief executive role on a permanent basis.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: NHS local leaders’ views on four-hour target revealed
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsExclusive: Trust bosses back threatened four-hour target
More than seven in 10 hospital trust board members want to retain the four-hour accident and emergency target, despite NHS England proposals suggesting it could be ditched next year, an exclusive HSJ survey has found.
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HSJ LocalTrust stays in special measures after ‘extremely concerning’ lack of improvement
Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust will remain in special measures after Care Quality Commission inspectors said they found an “extremely concerning” lack of improvement.
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NewsExclusive: Fresh A&E data fiddle concerns revealed
Several hospitals are trying to artificially boost their emergency waiting times performance data by exploiting a loophole opened up by the introduction of new emergency day care units, multiple sources have told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalStruggling CCG forced to reduce services cuts programme
One of the NHS’ largest commissioning groups has radically reduced a package of community service cuts following pushback from providers and clinicians.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Seen in sixty minutes
Performance Watch is HSJ’s fortnightly expert briefing on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalCCG raises concerns over controversial patient records system
Commissioners have raised concerns about a hospital trust which has failed to report basic waiting time data for almost two years after it went live with a controversial government-subsidised patient records system.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Lessons from the trial of new A&E targets
Performance Watch is HSJ’s fortnightly expert briefing on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsPlans to trial sepsis target could be dropped
Plans to trial a new standalone one-hour sepsis target for emergency departments as part of the NHS standards review pilot could be dropped, HSJ understands.
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HSJ LocalUPDATED: CCG backtracks over major cuts plan after DHSC intervention
A large clinical commissioning group has pushed back its discussion of controversial proposals to axe NHS funded IVF, just hours after HSJ reported the recommendations were on the table.
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HSJ LocalCCG facing £75m deficit sets out huge cuts package
A financially-troubled clinical commissioning group forecasting a £75m deficit has recommended a multimillion pound package of cuts, including permanently axing IVF for its population.
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HSJ LocalTwo execs step down as mega-merger trusts rebrand
Two members of the board overseeing the merger of three are stepping down from their leadership positions.
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NewsExclusive: NHS money at risk as firm winds up subsidiary and changes name
NHS hospitals, GP practices and commissioners could lose £4m after a firm providing NHS dermatology services was put into liquidation, according to documents obtained by HSJ.
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NewsStevens: Government must re-boot ‘no-deal’ Brexit plan ‘within weeks’
Ministers must act “very, very soon” to re-boot contingency plans for a no deal Brexit if the NHS and suppliers are to be ready for the UK to crash out of the EU on 31 October, NHS England’s chief executive has warned.