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Child spent 44 days in A&E waiting for care placement

2024-09-11T11:56:00+01:00

A child spent more than a month ‘stuck in a room with the lights on’ in an accident and emergency department, a trust has revealed.

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Hospital trusts ditch shared chair role

2024-08-23T11:09:00+01:00

Two large hospital trusts have dropped their shared chair arrangement. 

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London Eye: Getting past the ‘bitter animosity’

2024-07-24T10:09:00+01:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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IT outage still disrupting services after region declared ‘critical incident’

2024-07-19T16:26:00+01:00

Disruption to GP services is expected to continue this week, while London had to declare a “critical incident” over the Microsoft outage.

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Chair of £3bn trusts stands down

2024-07-08T10:00:00+01:00

The chair of two large hospital trusts has stepped down after taking up a ministerial job with the new Labour government.

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Suicide risks found in nearly half A&E and mental health wards

2024-06-05T04:00:00+01:00

Nearly half of hospital inspections for emergency departments and mental health wards have raised concerns over ligature risks for vulnerable patients, HSJ analysis has found.

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‘Most improved’ trust exits NHSE intensive support

2024-05-24T05:15:00+01:00

A trust that has spent most of the past decade in regulatory “special measures” has left NHS England’s “recovery support programme”.

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A&E problem trusts targeted for tech investment

2024-04-22T11:42:00+01:00

Some of the worst-performing trusts for emergency care performance are set to get funding from NHS England to help manage patient flow through hospital.

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Abusive patients told ‘we have the right not to treat you’

2024-04-15T14:55:00+01:00

A trust’s CEO has warned patients they could be refused treatment and asked to leave if they become abusive towards hospital staff.

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IT system which sparked safety alert dropped by 13 trusts

2024-04-12T04:30:00+01:00

More than a dozen trusts have changed their maternity IT system – or are in the process of doing so – following a national patient safety alert.

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Mental Health Matters: 12-hour A&E waits rise again

2024-02-15T10:25:00+00:00

HSJ’s briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by senior correspondent Annabelle Collins — contact me in confidence.

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London Eye: A troubling narrative

2024-02-07T12:58:00+00:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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HSJ Podcast: The reality behind NHSE’s flagship outpatient programme

2024-01-26T05:00:00+00:00

This week for the first time a study has revealed the number of patients on PIFU pathways has not translated into a significant reduction in follow-up appointments.

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London Eye: It’s that can again

2024-01-24T11:55:00+00:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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Trusts ‘pause’ merger of exec teams

2024-01-22T12:58:00+00:00

Two hospital trusts with a combined turnover of nearly £3bn have “paused” plans to merge their executive director teams.

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Letby CEO praised by former trust

2024-01-17T05:00:00+00:00

A review has described the former chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital as “a visible and dedicated leader” in a subsequent leadership job.

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London Eye: Patient harm? ‘Definitely’

2024-01-10T12:33:00+00:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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Former national director to chair two ICBs

2024-01-09T12:38:00+00:00

A long-serving hospital leader and former NHS Improvement director will become the first to chair two neighbouring integrated care boards.

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HSJ’s 10 most-read quality and performance stories of 2023

2023-12-29T08:00:00+00:00

2024 has arrived, but there’s still time to have a look over the most-read quality and performance stories for the year just gone.