All LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST articles – Page 5
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HSJ InteractiveHarnessing teledermatology to improve cancer care in Leeds
Underpinned by a cross sector collaboration, a teledermatology service for patients with suspicious skin lesions is already showing demonstrable benefits for the wider system, writes Claire Read
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NewsWorst waiting list trust looks to outsourcing
The trust with the worst elective waiting times performance is outsourcing work to other NHS trusts and a private provider, and restricting out-of-area referrals.
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NewsNational radiotherapy plan 'impossible to realise' without more funding
Consolidation of radiotherapy services “will be impossible” without more money, a royal college has warned.
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NewsRegulators hire two chief execs to top national roles
Two NHS chief executives have taken up national director roles at NHS Improvement and NHS England, it has been announced.
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CommentThe NHS as an anchor – taking forward the long term plan
There are huge opportunities to build on the aims set in the long-term plan to help maximise the role of the NHS as an anchor in its local communities by leveraging on it as an employer, procurer, purchaser and also a mode of social change. By Sarah Reed and Dominique ...
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NewsExclusive: Tens of thousands of junior doctors working beyond contract
Junior doctors have worked beyond their contracted terms and conditions more than 63,000 times since 2015, resulting in fines worth more than £250,000, HSJ can reveal today.
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HSJ PartnersRight product, right place, right patient, every time
This is paid-for content from our commercial partners. Find out more Working with Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust to deliver success and further innovation as part of Scan4Safety
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NewsBest of 2018: HSJ's top mental health stories
As the year draws to an end, we look back on the 10 most-read stories from the mental health sector. These include the announcement of two trust chiefs stepping down and a merger to create the biggest mental health and community trust in the country being delayed
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NewsLeaked report: Killing of two hospital patients was ‘preventable’
An independent investigation into the attack and killing of two people on a hospital ward by another patient has concluded the attack was “probably preventable”, a leak of its report reveals.
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NewsTrusts' costs triple amid clinical waste crisis
Nearly 20 NHS trusts are paying three times as much for clinical waste services after their contracts were moved from the company at the centre of the stockpiling row, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2018: Staff Engagement
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust – LTHT People Sponsored by Historically, employee engagement has been a challenge at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. In the 2014 national staff survey, the trust was below average on 18 key measures of engagement. The leadership team recognised that colleagues did not feel their ...
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Matt Hancock tells chief execs: Get a CIO on your board
The health secretary has said NHS chief executives should “be asking serious questions” of themselves if their board does not include a chief information officer.
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NewsExclusive: Genomic trusts named but 18 months from full operation
Seven hub trusts and 27 partners have been selected to be part of a high profile new genomic test network, but will not be fully operational for a further 18 months.
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NewsGovernment hits back in clinical waste row
The government has hit back at claims that there is not enough incineration capacity to burn waste from NHS hospitals - accusing the company at the centre of a stockpiling scandal of refusing to pay disposal costs.
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NewsTrusts move clinical waste contracts to new provider after stockpiling scandal
Fifteen NHS trusts have transferred their clinical waste management contracts to another provider, after it emerged a key supplier to the NHS was stockpiling human body parts and other dangerous waste.
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NewsContract delays reported in genetic testing overhaul
A flagship project to commission new contracts for seven genetic testing hubs appears to have been delayed.
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CommentWhy the tide needs to turn on Carillion-style NHS wholly own subsidiaries
Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe outlines how NHS trusts use wholly owned subsidiaries to gain tax exemptions at the cost of employees who are left in the lurch
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HSJ InteractiveEmbedding apprenticeships into recruitment and training processes
To meet the growing workforce shortage, new apprenticeship standards are being designed to ensure the NHS gets the skills it needs, says Karen Woodward
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018: Maternity and Midwifery Services
Winner HM Prison Low Newton, Durham: The development of perinatal and maternity care pathways for women in the judicial system