Isle Of Wight NHS Trust

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‘Project Fusion’ trust merger to go ahead after delays

2024-09-13T12:11:00+01:00

The boards of two community and mental health trusts in the south have approved a merger and formation of a ‘new’ trust following months of delays.

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‘Ludicrous’ expectation pushes trusts to plan savings of up to 9%

2024-07-03T11:45:00+01:00

NHS trusts are signing up to deliver efficiency savings of up to 9 per cent of costs, HSJ  has found.

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Trust merger delayed for second time

2024-06-13T04:55:00+01:00

The creation of a new community and mental health trust has been delayed for a second time, HSJ understands.

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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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Mental Health Matters: Trouble in the Black Country

2024-03-14T09:54:00+00:00

HSJ’s briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by senior correspondent Annabelle Collins — contact me in confidence.

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NHSE director joins trust as ‘chief officer’

2024-03-06T11:43:00+00:00

An NHS England national director has been hired to lead a major hospital grappling with severe financial problems.

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ICB boss takes charge of acute trust

2024-03-04T04:34:00+00:00

The deputy CEO of an integrated care board has been given interim charge of one of its acute providers, HSJ has learned.

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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.

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CEO named for new trust

2023-07-20T12:02:00+01:00

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.

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Around 20 trusts ‘still without electric vehicle charging points’

2023-06-28T11:41:00+01:00

Around 20 trusts have not yet installed any electric vehicle charging points on their sites, HSJ analysis shows.

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ICB and seven trusts put in ‘recovery’ after refusing to submit balanced financial plan

2023-06-12T05:02:00+01:00

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.

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Sunak’s local acute becomes first to be upgraded to ‘good’ since covid

2023-05-24T05:04:00+01:00

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.

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Trusts to share joint chief ahead of breakup

2023-05-11T05:15:00+01:00

Two trusts in the south of England have named a joint chief executive as part of a major reorganisation.

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The Download: NHSE makes aeroplane tech a key priority

2023-03-28T12:44:00+01:00

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.

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The Download: Intervention on the waiting list

2023-03-15T12:55:00+00:00

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.

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Trusts with the biggest drop in staff satisfaction since 2018

2023-03-13T12:20:00+00:00

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.

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The Download: Another ‘inadequate’ rating for tech

2023-02-28T13:36:00+00:00

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.

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The Download: The priorities for scarce funding

2023-02-14T13:14:00+00:00

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.

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Two trusts to appoint single chief executive

2023-02-02T12:50:00+00:00

Two trusts are set to appoint a single chief executive and executive team as they move towards a joined-up leadership model.

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The Download: The Epic conundrum

2023-01-31T13:36:00+00:00

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.