HSJ Podcast: What happens when the chair/CEO relationship breaks down
On this week’s podcast, we talk about relationships between CEOs and chairs - and why the CEO of East Kent Hospitals has not been at work since mid-November.
Trust chair quits following dispute with CEO and directors
A trust chair who “exceeded her authority” in suspending the organisation’s chief executive has stood down.
Patient Safety Watch: Women’s health ambitions and mental health realities reveal an NHS under pressure
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
Two directors resign amid trust leadership dispute
Two non-executive directors have resigned from a trust whose chief executive is suspended amid a dispute with the chair.
Chair ‘exceeded authority’ when suspending trust chief, investigation finds
A trust chair “exceeded her authority” and “badly handled” the suspension of its chief executive, according to investigation findings seen by HSJ.
Exclusive: Deaths linked to ‘overwhelmed’ department
At least eight cancer patients were harmed – and in some cases potentially died – because of operational and admin failures in an “overwhelmed” hospital department, HSJ has learned.
Revealed: Urgent review ordered after deaths in fragile maternity services
NHS England has ordered trusts to “urgently” review their home birth services, it has emerged – as an HSJ investigation reveals widespread fragility and safety risks.
Revealed: Long waits for sickest patients at ‘above average’ A&Es
Trusts within reach of NHS England’s headline A&E performance target are often dealing with only a small fraction of their sickest patients in a timely fashion, new data has revealed.
Two trusts seek ‘united voice’ under shared chair
A community trust and its mental health counterpart are to share a chair from next year as they seek to provide “more joined-up services” and “speak with a clear, united voice”.
Patient Safety Watch: Maternity services need change now, not in 2030
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
Racism and marginalisation led to ‘tragic outcomes’
“Racism and marginalisation” at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust meant families “felt pushed out” and resulted in “tragic outcomes”, according to the chair of the inquiry into its maternity services.
Fourteen maternity investigation trusts named
Fourteen trusts are to be subject to a government-commissioned investigation into maternity service quality, it was announced today.
Trust faces five-year backpay bill
A trust fears it has underpaid some of its resident doctors for nearly five years, HSJ has learned.
Exclusive: The best and worst hospitals for A&E performance
Performance against the headline A&E waiting time target got worse at 69 hospitals last year amid NHS England warnings of persisting regional variation, unpublished stats have revealed.
Patient Safety Watch: For safer maternity care, we need action, not words
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
Trusts penalised for exaggerating safety standards
Dozens of trusts have been hit with financial penalties after regulators questioned their claims to be compliant with maternity safety standards.
Revealed: The winners and losers of £750m estates repair fund
The government has revealed which trusts will benefit from a £750m investment fund targeted at addressing the safety risks posed by the NHS’s ageing estate.
Streeting 'pushing for stronger action' on maternity failings
Wes Streeting has apologised to families harmed by poor maternity care for taking six months to get back to them, and claimed he is pressing NHS England for a “more comprehensive and stronger set of actions” to improve safety.
Trust secures ‘good’ ratings after years of safety failures
The trust at the heart of long-running maternity care failures has had both its units upgraded to “good” from “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission.
Children waiting more than two years for tooth extractions
Children needing a general anaesthetic for tooth extraction are waiting nearly three years in a hidden crisis that is not recorded on national waiting lists.