Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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CEO’s bullying claims are ‘outright lies’, says chair

2024-12-04T15:06:00+00:00

An acute trust chair has claimed its former chief executive – who is accusing him of bullying and harassment – put on “an act” of being distressed by his actions.

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Letby trust CEO ‘was fit and proper’, claims chair

2024-12-02T18:16:00+00:00

The former chair of the Countess of Chester Hospital said its then chief executive did not meet the threshold for failing a “fit and proper person” test, despite criticism of his treatment of paediatricians and their concerns about Lucy Letby.

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Letby trust director regrets not telling police sooner

2024-11-29T12:00:00+00:00

A medical director at the trust where Lucy Letby worked has admitted “we got things wrong” and regrets not informing the police sooner, an inquiry has been told.

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Chair’s ‘insidious’ bullying ‘drove out trust CEO’

2024-11-28T18:33:00+00:00

An acute trust’s former chief executive was driven out by “manipulative and insidious” bullying by its current chair, she has told a tribunal.

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‘I acted in good faith’ says Letby trust CEO

2024-11-27T20:39:00+00:00

A former trust chief executive at the centre of the Lucy Letby scandal has defended his actions, stating both he and other executives were “acting in good faith”.

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Regional director told to ‘rehabilitate’ Letby trust CEO

2024-11-21T16:16:00+00:00

The senior manager in charge of finding a new role for the chief executive of the trust where Lucy Letby worked has said she was “disappointed” not to be told of the full reasons behind the move.

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Nurse leader ‘pressed execs to call police over Letby’

2024-11-06T20:22:00+00:00

A nursing leader called on Countess of Chester executives to inform the police over concerns about Lucy Letby earlier than they did, she told the public inquiry into the events.

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Emergency performance dips as winter nears

2024-10-10T11:00:00+01:00

Ambulance response times rose dramatically last month with urgent care performance also worsening as winter appeared to strike early.

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London Eye: Inequity in the capital

2024-10-02T12:42:00+01:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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Revealed: The trusts struggling most with delayed discharge ‘interface’ problems

2024-10-02T05:00:00+01:00

The trusts struggling most on the number of delayed discharges caused by so-called “interface issues” between acute and other care services – mostly negotiations over care packages – are revealed by a new dataset.

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‘Aggressive’ ministers legitimising bullying in trusts, Letby inquiry told

2024-09-27T05:04:00+01:00

Bullying, aggressive behaviour, and other forms of inappropriate pressure from ministers and the leaders of central bodies can significantly contribute to the development of an unhealthy workplace culture in local NHS organisations, an expert witness has warned the inquiry into Lucy Letby’s crimes.

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London Eye: Lessons from the Thirlwall inquiry

2024-09-18T09:02:00+01:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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Letby managers: We weren’t slow to act

2024-09-18T05:00:00+01:00

Former senior managers at the Countess of Chester Hospital have told the public inquiry into murders of babies that “given the information with which we were provided, we acted appropriately at the time”.

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Revealed: The trusts with the longest discharge delays

2024-07-11T11:00:00+01:00

Patients are waiting over two weeks in hospital after their “ready for discharge” date at some trusts – more than double the average delay, according to new NHS England data.

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Suicide risks found in nearly half A&E and mental health wards

2024-06-05T04:00:00+01:00

Nearly half of hospital inspections for emergency departments and mental health wards have raised concerns over ligature risks for vulnerable patients, HSJ analysis has found.

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Trust CEO ‘must apologise’ over covid work demands

2024-04-29T10:00:00+01:00

An employment tribunal has said a hospital chief executive should apologise to a surgeon whose mental health was affected by the way it handled his shielding during covid.

North by North West: Same culprits on handover delays

2024-04-08T12:06:00+01:00

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North by North West: Skin in the game

2024-03-25T13:23:00+00:00

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Revealed: Best trusts for raising concerns and being inclusive

2024-03-19T12:30:00+00:00

The share of a trust’s staff who say it respects differences, and how much confidence they have to speak up, are two of the most strongly linked answers in the NHS Staff Survey, HSJ  analysis has found. Our chart reveals the strongest and weakest organisations on those measures.

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Thirty trusts report more 12-hour waits, despite national improvement

2024-02-27T12:43:00+00:00

Long A&E waits have got worse at more than one in five acute trusts, despite an improving trend nationally.