Trust reports two ‘never events’ in area already under review for errors
A teaching trust has reported six ‘never events’ in less than two months, including incidents in a specialty already under review for errors.
High profile director hired by trust to lead recovery from scandal
A trust which has been at the centre of a series of scandals over the last year has appointed a former regional director as its group chief medical officer.
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.
Third of largest trusts do not know their carbon footprint
More than a third of the largest NHS trusts are still unable to state the size of their full carbon footprint, despite it being three years since the national plan for ‘net zero’ was established.
Major blow to NHSE recovery plan as 65-week waits rise
The number of elective care waits over 65 weeks rose by nearly 13,000 between July and August – the biggest monthly increase in over two years, according to official data published today.
Seven trusts relegated to NHSE’s poorest performers group
Seven trusts have been added to NHS England’s list of providers with the worst elective and cancer problems, putting the number of organisations in the ‘tier 1’ group back into double figures – and five leaving it, HSJ has learned.
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.
Trust staff ‘disrespected’ and ‘pushed beyond their capacity’, review concludes
A review which captured the views of thousands of staff at one of the largest NHS trusts has found many feel ‘unsupported, disrespected and pushed beyond their capacity’.
Exec clear-out at teaching trust revealed
A major teaching trust confirmed an overhaul of its executive team today, including the sudden announcement that its chief medical officer is leaving.
Shelford trusts now paying consultants up to £269 an hour to cover strike night shifts
Seven of the 10 largest teaching trusts are understood to have acquiesced to demands by the British Medical Association to pay consultants higher overtime rates for covering August’s junior doctors’ strike.
A&E handover delays ‘still getting worse at some hospitals’
Ambulance chiefs say handover delays have got worse at some trusts in recent months, despite the picture improving nationally since last winter.
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.
‘Insecure’ junior medics ‘crying every day’ in ‘chaotic’ department
Delays in patient care and a lack of consultant support have left junior medics fearing for their mental health, an NHS England investigation has discovered.
Revealed: The trusts offering ‘BMA rates’ to doctors covering strikes
Around a quarter of acute trusts paid consultants premium rates to provide strike cover during the first two junior doctors’ walkouts, broadly matching the pay levels demanded by the British Medical Association’s ‘rate card’, HSJ research has found.
Challenged trust fails to complete ‘hospital CEOs’ recruitment
A struggling teaching trust has appointed three new executives, but failed to recruit two hospital-level CEOs as planned, HSJ has learned.
CQC names worst trusts for experience in A&E
The Care Quality Commission has named the trusts which have performed ‘worse than expected’ on patient experience in urgent and emergency care.
Under-fire trust’s former COO appointed group chief executive
The former chief operating officer of a struggling teaching trust has been appointed as its new group chief executive.
‘Misogyny’ and ‘medical patriarchy’ widespread at major trust, reports find
A major teaching trust is dominated by a ‘medical patriarchy’, while ‘misogynistic behaviour’ is a regular occurrence, two investigations have discovered.
Fresh review into ‘doctors being bullied with regulatory referrals’
Investigators have begun a further review of how a major trust handles disciplinary and professional standards cases, including allegations leaders had targeted some doctors with referrals to the medical regulator, HSJ has learned.
Trust cuts a fifth of exec team amid leadership concerns
One of the NHS’s biggest trusts is cutting 20 per cent of its executive board roles, HSJ has learned.