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Henry Anderson 2023

Following the Money: Deficit plans should not be a ‘comfort zone’ for trusts

2024-07-16T13:20:00+01:00

HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.

North by North West: ICB small print reveals raft of new treatment restrictions

2024-06-03T12:10:00+01:00

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‘Decomposing bodies’ discovered at multiple hospitals

2024-05-16T04:26:00+01:00

Bodies are being left to deteriorate and in some cases decompose in hospital mortuaries, often because of a lack of freezer space, HSJ  has found.

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IT system which sparked safety alert dropped by 13 trusts

2024-04-12T04:30:00+01:00

More than a dozen trusts have changed their maternity IT system – or are in the process of doing so – following a national patient safety alert.

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More trusts discover their buildings have faulty concrete

2024-02-29T19:01:00+00:00

Thirteen more NHS hospitals have identified a potentially unsafe form of concrete in their buildings, causing closures and disruption to wards.

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CQC names best and worst for maternity experience

2024-02-12T05:44:00+00:00

The trusts where maternity care has deteriorated the most according to patient surveys have been identified by the Care Quality Commission.

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NHSE warns widely used EPR could pose ‘serious risks to patient safety’

2023-12-08T11:09:00+00:00

NHS England has issued a national alert to all trusts providing maternity services after faults were discovered in IT software that could pose “potential serious risks to patient safety”.

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Headcount rise of 4,000 ‘not readily explainable’ by troubled ICS

2023-11-15T12:26:00+00:00

The hiring of several thousand staff in a financially troubled health system was found to be ‘not readily explainable’ and well beyond the increases reported by similar areas.

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‘Outstanding’ trust leadership demoted to ‘requires improvement’

2023-10-18T04:46:00+01:00

An acute trust’s leadership has been downgraded from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’ due to concerns over its culture, HR processes and a breakdown in some key relationships.

Lawrence Dunhill 2023

North by North West: Grit in the CoG

2023-08-14T08:24:00+01:00

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Lawrence Dunhill 2023

North by North West: Keeping the consultancies busy

2023-06-12T12:00:00+01:00

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Lawrence Dunhill 2023

North by North West: The good, the bad, and the overlooked

2023-05-30T11:24:00+01:00

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Exclusive: Trust execs accused of creating a ‘cult of the individual’

2023-05-22T04:28:00+01:00

Regulators are probing a series of whistleblowing claims about the leadership culture of a trust which is rated ‘outstanding’ for its management, HSJ has learned.

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North by North West: Manchester must get a grip on electives

2023-04-17T12:57:00+01:00

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HSJ Podcast: Is it time to scrap foundation trusts?

2023-03-03T04:48:00+00:00

Could foundation trusts be hindering the success of integrated care systems – and is it time to do away with them? One foundation trust chair thinks so and we discuss the merits of the idea on the show this week.

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The changing roles of NHS trust chairs

2023-02-27T05:53:00+00:00

Donna Hall gives a glimpse into the lives of the leaders of trusts and elaborates the complexity of working in partnership with social care, housing, the community and voluntary sector, and other local providers

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‘Territorial’ foundation trusts must be scrapped, says Hewitt review member

2023-02-27T04:56:00+00:00

Foundation trusts must be scrapped to truly change the culture and behaviours within local systems, says an FT chair who is working on a government-commissioned review of integrated care systems.

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North by North West: Flory tasked with getting a grip

2023-02-20T12:25:00+00:00

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‘Overheating’ incidents nearly double across NHS estates

2023-02-16T05:02:00+00:00

The number of overheating incidents in clinical areas reported by NHS trusts has almost doubled over the last five years, with directors saying ageing estates make them vulnerable to extreme weather events.

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Exclusive: ‘Outrageous’ long A&E waits for mental health patients increase 150pc

2022-07-19T03:24:00+01:00

Mental health patients who arrive at emergency departments in crisis are increasingly facing ‘outrageous’ long waits for an inpatient bed, with some being forced to wait several days.