Private providers costing ICB ‘three times more’ than NHS equivalent
NHS-funded access to private autism and ADHD services is “unsustainable” and “up to three times more expensive than our local provision”, according to an integrated care board’s review.
Seven trusts still to set maximum ambulance handover times
Seven trusts among the poorest performers for ambulance handovers have yet to to implement the flagship NHS England policy designed to tackle the problem.
County’s ambulance waits plunge to worst in England
Waits for serious ambulance calls in Northamptonshire now rank the worst in the country, after a surge put down to winter pressures and lengthy handover delays.
The 16 trusts still providing free staff parking revealed
At least five of the 21 remaining acute trusts with free staff parking are planning to reintroduce charges or have already done so, HSJ has learned.
‘No solution’ after firm’s closure leaves children waiting for diagnosis
A trust has paused autism assessments of primary school-aged children after being unable to find a “cost effective” provider.
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.
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.
40% of funding targeted at improving emergency care goes unspent
Fourty per cent of the £150m capital funding pot NHS England made available to incentivise urgent and emergency care improvements was not distributed, data shown to HSJ reveals.
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.
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”.
Recovery Watch: The trusts slipping the most on PM’s pledge
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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.
Trusts lose interim CEO three months into role
The interim chief executive of a hospital ‘group’ in the Midlands is moving to a neighbouring trust, leaving the leadership of his current organisation uncertain.