The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

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Revealed: Staff must now pay to park at five in six hospitals

2024-09-19T04:00:00+01:00

Only around 15 per cent of England’s 140 acute and specialist trusts are still offering free car parking for staff, HSJ analysis has found.

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Another of government’s ‘40 new hospitals’ admits it will miss 2030 target

2024-05-08T11:42:00+01:00

A second trust in the government’s flagship NHS building programme has publicly admitted it does not expect its new hospital to be built by ministers’ 2030 target.

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Seven more avoidable sepsis deaths spark coroner warnings

2024-04-17T11:00:00+01:00

Preventable deaths of seven people from sepsis – including four children – have prompted coroners to flag major concerns about NHS services’ management of the condition.

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New CEO for FT embarking on hospital build

2024-03-26T09:34:00+00:00

A new chief executive has been appointed to a foundation trust seeking to embark on a major new build as part of the “new hospitals programme”.

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£500m outsourcing deal finalised after confidential settlement

2024-03-20T12:54:00+00:00

System leaders in Hertfordshire have settled a lawsuit brought by two companies part owned by an NHS trust in a neighbouring area, allowing a £500m pathology contract to be awarded to their preferred supplier.

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ICB sued by trust over £500m deal

2023-12-19T05:31:00+00:00

A company part-run by an NHS trust has launched a legal challenge against a neighbouring integrated care board over a £500m pathology contract.

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‘Excess deaths’ due to A&E delays rise by nearly a third in one year

2023-11-07T12:44:00+00:00

Long waits in A&E departments may have caused around 30,000 ‘excess deaths’ last year, according to new estimates.

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Labour ward staffing shortages restrict use of beneficial drug

2023-09-01T12:01:00+01:00

Staffing shortages are likely to restrict the use of a beneficial painkiller in birthing suites, even once its use has been recommended by national guidance.

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Revealed: The trusts offering ‘BMA rates’ to doctors covering strikes

2023-07-31T04:15:00+01:00

Around a quarter of acute trusts paid consultants premium rates to provide strike cover during the first two junior doctors’ walkouts, broadly matching the pay levels demanded by the British Medical Association’s ‘rate card’, HSJ research has found.

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CQC names worst trusts for experience in A&E

2023-07-26T04:47:00+01:00

The Care Quality Commission has named the trusts which have performed ‘worse than expected’ on patient experience in urgent and emergency care.

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Trust gives in on consultant overtime rates

2023-06-07T16:32:00+01:00

The third biggest trust in the NHS has agreed to increase consultant overtime rates ahead of next week’s junior doctors strike, despite a regional attempt to hold the line, citing patient safety and the need to treat cancer patients, HSJ can reveal.

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London Eye: Trusts wobble on consultant pay demand

2023-06-07T10:46:00+01:00

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

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Exclusive: 800 consultants refuse to cover juniors strike without extra pay

2023-06-07T09:09:00+01:00

More than 800 consultants in London have signed a letter saying they will not cover the junior doctors’ strike next week unless their trusts agree to pay a higher overtime rate set by the British Medical Association.

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Trust’s A&E ‘effectively running primary care service’, says chair

2023-05-15T09:33:00+01:00

An acute trust chair has said its emergency department is effectively operating as a primary care service.

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Leadership Interview: Hattie Llewelyn-Davies, chair of The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust

2023-05-12T12:00:00+01:00

This is the latest in a series of interviews with senior healthcare leaders, which are available exclusively to HSJ Insight subscribers.

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Cost of new hospital now triple funding allocation says CEO

2023-02-24T12:15:00+00:00

The chief executive of a trust waiting for a new hospital said the cost of the project is now likely to be triple the allocation that was announced by the government.

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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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HSJ Podcast: Crunch time for 40 ‘new hospitals’

2022-11-04T06:02:00+00:00

The fate of the “40 new hospitals” hangs in the balance, with trusts hoping for a decision on funding by the end of the year.

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Hospital with 600 estate ‘incidents’ demands ‘urgent’ government decision

2022-11-01T05:00:00+00:00

A trust has called for ministers to make an ‘urgent’ decision on funding for a new hospital, as a raft of maintenance problems such as leaking roofs and overflowing sewage pipes are hampering efforts to tackle waiting list backlogs.

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Fears of delay to flagship ‘new hospitals’ after funding cut

2022-05-17T05:03:00+01:00

Several of the ‘40 new hospitals’ promised by government face further delay and disruption because the trusts are receiving less cash than needed for crucial planning work this year, HSJ can reveal.