All Kent and Medway ICB articles – Page 4
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NewsRevealed: the ICSs that refused to set breakeven plans
More than half the integrated care systems in the north of England have refused to agree a balanced financial plan, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust’s two maternity units rated ‘inadequate’
Standards of care at a trust at the centre of a baby deaths scandal have declined further, with both maternity units now being rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsICB sends trust five safety warnings in six weeks
An integrated care board has sent multiple warnings to a local trust, highlighting ‘serious issues’ with the safety and quality of care provided.
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NewsRevealed: the tenfold regional difference in access to GP records
Fewer than one in 10 GP practices offers patients access to their records in several areas of England, with significant variation across England, six months ahead of a new deadline.
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NewsFormer number one CEO called in by NHSE to help struggling trust
A former trust chief executive who led his organisation to two consecutive ‘outstanding’ ratings has been drafted in to help a trust hit by a maternity scandal and performance issues.
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NewsRevealed: the 14 ICSs admitting they will end the year in deficit
At least 14 integrated care systems have now officially admitted they will end the year with a budget deficit, after just five areas said this at the start of the year.
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NewsICSs which ‘play the game’ offered extra funding
NHS England is offering extra revenue funding to systems that commit to hold their financial positions for 2022-23 at an agreed level, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRegion gets first top-tier acute trust
A Kent general acute trust has become the first in its region to be rated in the top tier of NHS England’s oversight framework, and only the seventh nationally.
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NewsA&E promoted from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’
The Care Quality Commission has improved the rating of a long-struggling A&E from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’, as part of a system-wide inspection of urgent and emergency services
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HSJ LocalReconfiguration greenlighted by Javid faces 12-month delay
A contentious reconfiguration of stroke services which has already suffered years of delays now faces a further setback, after commissioners declared another review of the scheme.
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NewsMortuary abuse inquiry suggests contractors’ criminal checks could be shared with trusts
Contractors could be required to provide trusts with the findings of criminal records checks on their employees, an update from Michael inquiry into mortuary security has suggested.
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NewsMortuary assaults trust struggled to carry out regular criminal records checks
The HR department at a trust where a maintenance man molested bodies in the hospital’s mortuary has struggled to carry out regular criminal records checks on staff, according to a paper discussed by the trust’s board.
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NewsRevealed: the underserved areas losing more GPs
Several areas that already had low numbers of GPs in the middle of the last decade have seen some of the largest declines over the past six years, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts told to ‘urgently’ review mortuary security
NHS England has written to all trusts and told them to ‘urgently’ review the security of their mortuaries, including ensuring all doors are swipe-card controlled and that the units have comprehensive CCTV coverage.
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NewsMurder suspect sexually abused corpses in hospital mortuaries for extended period
Police who searched the home of a hospital worker arrested over the killings of two women found videos and photographs showing him sexually abusing female corpses in two hospital mortuaries, a court was told.
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NewsTwo acute trusts to share a chair after NHSE appointment
Two acute trusts in north London will share a chair following an appointment by NHS England.
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News‘Patients at risk’ as ministers take two years to decide on reconfiguration
A Tory councillor has criticised successive health secretaries for risking patients’ outcomes by taking two years to decide on a regional centralisation of critical health services.
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NewsMaternity scandal trust was warned over staffing six years ago, report reveals
A trust being investigated over maternity care failings was urged six years ago to strengthen its neonatal staffing, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRevealed: the nine hospital trusts where covid patients fill at least half the beds
Nine English NHS trusts now have at least half their adult acute beds occupied by covid-positive patients, with admissions still growing in every case.
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NewsEvery NHS region sees April levels of covid inpatients as deaths start to rise again
All seven NHS England regions are now struggling under covid inpatient demand not seen since the peak of the pandemic in April.