All articles by James Illman – Page 27
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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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NewsPlans to change four hour target based on ‘myth’
Potential plans to ditch the four hour target for minor ailments are based on the “utter myth” that a large number of patients should be seen elsewhere, a senior emergency chief has told HSJ.
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NewsDalton condemns ‘blame culture’ after CQC’s ‘prosecution’ comments
The NHS Improvement chief executive has told local leaders he is against a “blame culture” and “fear of punishment”, in response to the Care Quality Commission’s new boss saying it will prosecute more providers.
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Expert BriefingPerformance watch: NHS has 'addressed' its A&E data problems, concludes watchdog
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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NewsNHSI: Restoring performance may take until 2023
It could take up to five years to get NHS performance back on track, NHS Improvement has warned.
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News'Inadequate' trust faces calls to be put into failure regime
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust is facing calls to be put into the NHS failure regime after being kept in special measures and rated “inadequate” again following a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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NewsSir Andrew: One CCG per ICS is ‘logical way forward’
Each integrated care system should have just one clinical commissioning group, according to one of the NHS’s most influential figures.
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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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NewsExclusive: Top physician flags concerns over race to cut length of stay
NHS England’s drive to cut length of stay this winter could have damaging patient safety consequences without appropriate checks and balances, one of the country’s leading geriatricians has warned.
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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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Expert BriefingPerformance watch: ‘We have lost this winter already’
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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HSJ LocalRural area faces 'major problem' this winter
Regional chiefs have identified Norfolk as a trouble spot this winter, with local ambulance handover delays described as a “major problem”, according to leaked meeting minutes obtained by HSJ.
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HSJ LocalNHSE chief’s concerns over struggling trust laid bare in leaked minutes
A senior system leader’s concerns about the “significant problems” facing a struggling ambulance trust are laid bare in meeting minutes obtained by HSJ.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Exclusive figures lay bare hospitals' capacity challenge
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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HSJ LocalChallenged trust lines up interim chief
East of England Ambulance Service Trust has lined up an interim chief executive following the resignation of Robert Morton last month, HSJ understands.
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HSJ LocalTrust chair departs and says leadership change is ‘right thing’
The chair of a trust recently put back into special measures has announced his resignation, adding “a change in board leadership” was needed to address the “significant cultural change” required for a turnaround.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Blanket elective ban ruled out this winter
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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NewsA&Es miss national objective with record low performance
The NHS missed its planning guidance target for 90 per cent of patients to be seen within four hours by September and recorded its worst second quarter performance against the standard since records began, official data reveals.
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NewsBig chunk of 'sustainability' funding diverted into A&E tariff
A significant chunk, potentially over £1bn, of the £2.45bn provider sustainability fund will be diverted into the tariff in 2019-20 as a part of a radical shake up of NHS funding, Ian Dalton announced today.
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NewsStevens calls for legislation to 'accelerate' long term plan
Simon Stevens has called for “pragmatic” legislative changes to help the NHS deliver its new long term plan over the next decade in a speech to health service managers today.