Mental Health Matters: Trouble in the Black Country
HSJ’s briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by senior correspondent Annabelle Collins — contact me in confidence.
NHSE director joins trust as ‘chief officer’
An NHS England national director has been hired to lead a major hospital grappling with severe financial problems.
ICB boss takes charge of acute trust
The deputy CEO of an integrated care board has been given interim charge of one of its acute providers, HSJ has learned.
Thirty trusts report more 12-hour waits, despite national improvement
Long A&E waits have got worse at more than one in five acute trusts, despite an improving trend nationally.
CEO named for new trust
A chief executive has been named for a new community and mental health trust in the south of England ahead of its planned formation next year.
Around 20 trusts ‘still without electric vehicle charging points’
Around 20 trusts have not yet installed any electric vehicle charging points on their sites, HSJ analysis shows.
ICB and seven trusts put in ‘recovery’ after refusing to submit balanced financial plan
An integrated care board and all seven of its member trusts have been placed into the ‘recovery support programmes’ – formerly known as special measures – by NHS England, after declaring a deficit plan for 2023-24.
Sunak’s local acute becomes first to be upgraded to ‘good’ since covid
The Care Quality Commission has upgraded a major hospital trust to a ‘good’ rating for what is believed to be the first time since the start of the pandemic.
Trusts to share joint chief ahead of breakup
Two trusts in the south of England have named a joint chief executive as part of a major reorganisation.
The Download: NHSE makes aeroplane tech a key priority
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by correspondent Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
The Download: Intervention on the waiting list
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact me in confidence here.
Trusts with the biggest drop in staff satisfaction since 2018
HSJ has analysed the rise and fall in staff saying they would recommend their organisation as a place to work over the past five staff surveys – the results are shown on the animated graphs below.
The Download: Another ‘inadequate’ rating for tech
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact me in confidence here.
The Download: The priorities for scarce funding
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact me in confidence here.
Two trusts to appoint single chief executive
Two trusts are set to appoint a single chief executive and executive team as they move towards a joined-up leadership model.
The Download: The Epic conundrum
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact me in confidence here.
Pioneering NHS trusts are digitising paper prescribing at pace. So, what’s their secret?
Guy Lucchi, managing director of healthcare at System C, explains how trusts are rolling out their electronic prescribing systems in record time with immediate benefits to patient care
The Download: Tech chiefs pin hopes on NHS App
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by correspondent Joe Talora. Contact me in confidence here.
CQC names worst trusts for maternity care
The trusts with substantially worse experience of maternity care have been identified by the Care Quality Commission.
The Download: A turning point for tech?
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact me in confidence here.