‘Advanced FT’ benefits unclear, national director admits
It is “hard to see” how the NHS can provide real benefits for providers with “advanced foundation trust” status, NHS England’s interim chief financial officer has admitted.
First ‘new FT’ and IHO candidates revealed
Eight trusts are being lined up to take on a new “advanced foundation trust” status, and potentially become integrated health organisations.
Trusts face £100m tax bill after losing legal battle
Providers may face a £100m tax bill after a trust lost its bid to reclaim VAT on car parking.
Best and worst for hospital experience named by CQC
More patients reported a “good” experience of inpatient care in 2024, even though most trusts have still not caught up with pre-pandemic performance, a Care Quality Commission survey has revealed.
Six hospitals face strike despite trust’s claim it has met staff demands
Hundreds of healthcare assistants working across six hospitals in the north east are set to go on strike in a dispute which has been successfully resolved at dozens of other trusts.
Mackey: Multiple ACO-style providers to be ‘created next year’
Sir Jim Mackey expects several of the NHS’s first “integrated health organisations” to be created next year.
Regional director made a dame
An NHS England regional director has been made a dame in the King’s birthday honours.
£2.8bn trusts name shared chair for ‘new era’
Three hospital trusts with a combined turnover of £2.8bn have recruited their first joint chair, which they say will improve joint working.
Three trusts to share chair
Three trusts are set to share a chair as part of their efforts to work more closely together under the Great North Healthcare Alliance.
Worst trusts for food, cleanliness and privacy revealed
The best and worst trusts for food, cleanliness and privacy – as judged by patients and staff – have been revealed.
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Trust-owned GP provider doubles in size despite ‘NHS rulebook’
A foundation trust’s GP provider has grown rapidly in the past year to become one of the largest in England, its team has told HSJ.
Top trust stalls expansion of its pioneering social care service
A trust which had planned a major expansion of its pioneering domiciliary adult social care service has seen progress stall due to recruitment challenges.
Major hospital trust to share chair with neighbour
A major hospital trust will later this month become the latest to share a chair with a neighbouring provider.
40% of funding targeted at improving emergency care goes unspent
Fourty per cent of the £150m capital funding pot NHS England made available to incentivise urgent and emergency care improvements was not distributed, data shown to HSJ reveals.
Trusts offered up to £4m to make last-ditch attempt on A&E target
NHS England has confirmed new financial incentives for trusts to deliver strong performance against the four-hour emergency target this month.
NHS wins car parking battle with HMRC
The NHS has won a court case which means it will no longer have to charge VAT on its car parking fees.
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.
Five trust CEOs were paid more than £300,000 last year
Several trust chief executives were paid more than £300,000 in 2022-23, including adjustments for previous underpayments, pay in lieu of pension contributions, and redundancy packages.
Trust overhauls leadership ahead of critical CQC report
A major hospital trust has overhauled its executive team ahead of a Care Quality Commission report which is expected to criticise its leadership.