Child spent 44 days in A&E waiting for care placement
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.
Hospital trusts ditch shared chair role
Two large hospital trusts have dropped their shared chair arrangement.
London Eye: Getting past the ‘bitter animosity’
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
IT outage still disrupting services after region declared ‘critical incident’
Disruption to GP services is expected to continue this week, while London had to declare a “critical incident” over the Microsoft outage.
Chair of £3bn trusts stands down
The chair of two large hospital trusts has stepped down after taking up a ministerial job with the new Labour government.
Suicide risks found in nearly half A&E and mental health wards
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.
‘Most improved’ trust exits NHSE intensive support
A trust that has spent most of the past decade in regulatory “special measures” has left NHS England’s “recovery support programme”.
A&E problem trusts targeted for tech investment
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.
Abusive patients told ‘we have the right not to treat you’
A trust’s CEO has warned patients they could be refused treatment and asked to leave if they become abusive towards hospital staff.
IT system which sparked safety alert dropped by 13 trusts
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.
Mental Health Matters: 12-hour A&E waits rise again
HSJ’s briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by senior correspondent Annabelle Collins — contact me in confidence.
London Eye: A troubling narrative
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
HSJ Podcast: The reality behind NHSE’s flagship outpatient programme
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.
London Eye: It’s that can again
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
Trusts ‘pause’ merger of exec teams
Two hospital trusts with a combined turnover of nearly £3bn have “paused” plans to merge their executive director teams.
Letby CEO praised by former trust
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.
London Eye: Patient harm? ‘Definitely’
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
Former national director to chair two ICBs
A long-serving hospital leader and former NHS Improvement director will become the first to chair two neighbouring integrated care boards.
HSJ’s 10 most-read quality and performance stories of 2023
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.