New CEO joins hospital group
A new chief executive has become CEO of two hospitals within a group trust seeking to recover after years of performance problems and leadership churn.
Midwives call women in labour ‘Asian princesses’ amid ‘hostile’ environment fears
The NHS Race and Health Observatory has raised fundamental concerns about racism towards maternity patients after several cases have come to light in recent months, including midwives branding patients “Asian princesses”.
Ex-M&S boss to chair new £2.4bn hospital group
A newly formed “hospital group” has appointed a former Marks and Spencer director as its chair.
Concerns over ‘essential’ newborn breathing equipment at one in five hospitals
One in five recent inspections of maternity services have raised concerns over “essential” breathing equipment for newborn babies, HSJ has found.
Trusts delay pay cut after doctors’ protest
A hospital group has agreed to delay cutting some locum rates for junior doctors by nearly a third after doctors cancelled shifts in protest this week.
Pay cut sparks mass cancellation of medical shifts
Around 100 doctors have cancelled shifts after trusts cut locum rates by 30 per cent, according to the British Medical Association.
More trusts discover their buildings have faulty concrete
Thirteen more NHS hospitals have identified a potentially unsafe form of concrete in their buildings, causing closures and disruption to wards.
Thirty trusts report more 12-hour waits, despite national improvement
Long A&E waits have got worse at more than one in five acute trusts, despite an improving trend nationally.
Trusts ‘unlock radical ambitions’ with move to same EPR
More than half of the acute trusts in a single region are set to move to the same electronic patient record system, a shift one of their CIOs described as a “serendipitous” opportunity for sharing staff and other resources.
Hospital chief on long-term absence after ‘group’ move
The hospital chief executive which last month moved to shared leadership with a neighouring trust is on long-term absence, and may not be returning to the role, HSJ understands.
HSJ Podcast: The rise and rise of the hospital group
As an increasing number of hospitals appoint shared CEOs and chairs – and more large “groups” are created – we discuss the benefits and drawbacks to this new(ish) way of running things.
Joint CEO for trusts with £2bn turnover
A joint chief executive has been appointed across three acute trusts in the East Midlands in the next stage of their “formal collaboration”.
Warning notice over children’s safety sent to trust
A hospital trust has been served a warning notice over safety issues while its children’s and young people’s services have been rated “inadequate”.
New chair will ‘reset group model’ across three trusts
Three Midlands hospital trusts with a combined turnover of more than £2bn are moving to share a single chair, who wants to drive further collaboration and partnership between them, HSJ can reveal.
New CEO for trust where ‘bullying and harassment were normalised’
An ambulance trust grappling with major cultural problems has appointed a substantive chief executive, who most recently has been on extended leave from his role leading two acute providers.
Trusts’ chair to leave amid CEO instability
The joint chair of two hospital trusts is to step down, just weeks after the “group” named its third CEO in four months.
Trust names third CEO in four months
A hospital group has appointed its second interim chief executive since October, after the substantive CEO went on leave for health reasons.
NHS leaders fear ambulance strike ‘calm’ will not last
The first NHS ambulance strike for 32 years appears not to have had any major impact so far.
NHS leaders ‘filled with dread’ ahead of ambulance strike
National, system and trust leaders have told HSJ they fear for the safety of patients and the wellbeing of staff as the NHS experiences its first ambulance strike for 32 years.
Waiting times got worse at trusts that dropped A&E target
Trusts trialling NHS England’s new A&E metrics reported worse average waiting times for admitted patients than those which stayed on the four-hour target, an HSJ analysis suggests.