Stiffer stroke target introduced – despite failure to meet old standard
The failure of trusts to offer stroke patients the level of rehab required by standards introduced 10 years ago has not prevented the publication of new guidance which demands even higher performance.
Sloman takes job with ex-minister’s firm
NHS England’s former chief operating officer Sir David Sloman has taken another private sector position, after stepping down in September.
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Hospitals close areas after discovering RAAC planks
More hospitals have closed parts of their site after discovering potentially unsafe concrete had been used in the building structures, HSJ has learned.
Trust appoints group chief executive
Royal Free London Foundation Trust has confirmed Peter Landstrom as its substantive group chief executive.
More trusts find RAAC concrete on estates
At least seven more trusts have confirmed lightweight concrete on their estates following NHS England-ordered reviews and widespread safety concerns, HSJ has found.
Revealed: 60pc of trusts have a ‘first-time’ CEO
Nearly two-thirds of trusts have a ‘first-time’ chief executive, while one-third of the sector’s CEOs have been in their current post for 18 months or less, following a period of remarkable turnover since the covid crisis.
Strike exemption requests not approved despite staffing concerns
Updated: Several trusts’ requests for exemptions from junior doctors’ strike actions — citing difficulties securing enough shifts to safely staff services — were not approved, and in one case withdrawn by the British Medical Association.
Exclusive: Trusts accused of underpaying junior doctors for three years
Thousands of junior doctors could have been underpaid for up to three and a half years, potentially leaving trusts facing seven figure pay outs.
Two trusts added to NHSE list of providers at ‘high risk’
Two trusts have been added to NHS England’s list of those identified as needing the most support meeting cancer and elective targets.
London gives way on consultant strike cover pay
London trusts have been told they can pay almost triple the usual rate for consultant cover during this week’s junior doctors’ strike.
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NHSE finally appoints regional director after months of sign-off delay
London has a new regional director after months of delays from national bodies.
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Exclusive: the trusts offering thousands of staff inferior pensions
Trusts are regularly denying staff employed by their wholly owned subsidiary companies access to the NHS pension and providing them with schemes which are significantly less generous.
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Four in five trusts yet to reach digitisation target
Only one in five trusts has reached the level of digitisation required by 2025 – more than three years after the target was set, tech chiefs have revealed.
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