Performance dips after trusts earn bonus cash
Most trusts that earned capital funding for improved A&E waiting times in March saw their performance deteriorate in the months after, HSJ can reveal.
Behaviour concerns ‘swept under carpet’ at struggling trust
One of the NHS’s worst-performing trusts was beset by poor behaviour “at all levels”, according to an external review obtained by HSJ.
Bereaved families raise alarm about trust’s leadership churn
Bereaved parents have raised concerns about the departure of a major trust’s medical director, just as an independent inquiry into its maternity services is getting started.
Trusts begin EPR rollouts after NHSE-imposed delays
Three trusts have begun rolling out their electronic patient record systems months later than planned after NHS England forced them to delay.
GP upgrades ‘stuck in layers of approval’
A string of bureaucratic barriers are still holding up development of buildings for primary and community care, multiple NHS and industry organisations have warned.
Trust signs £53m contract after legal challenge
A hospital trust has awarded a 10-year contract worth £53m to a UK tech supplier after a legal battle.
Exclusive: NHSE halts EPR deployment at third trust
Another trust has had to delay the rollout of its electronic patient record following a last-minute intervention from NHS England, HSJ has learned.
Mackey delays two more EPR launches
NHS England has intervened to delay the roll-out of electronic patient record systems at two trusts, due to major concerns over the operational impact.
Trust calls in KPMG as £30m gap opens
A trust with major financial and performance problems has called in a large accountancy and consultancy firm to carry out a wide-ranging review.
Revealed: The 16 trusts forced to retest thousands of patients
The full list of 16 trusts which are retesting tens of thousands of patients who may have been wrongly diagnosed with diabetes can be revealed by HSJ.
Acute trust CEO to lead GP-owned provider
A retiring acute trust chief executive has been appointed the CEO of a community provider seen as a frontrunner to pioneer the government’s vision of a neighbourhood health service.
Troubled trust sees CEO and deputy announce departure within two weeks
One of the NHS’s largest teaching trusts has announced its deputy chief executive is moving on, just two weeks after its CEO revealed he was retiring.
Hospital denied large ‘refund’ because staff missed training
A trust was denied a payment worth hundreds of thousands of pounds because staff missed training sessions during high operational pressures, it says.
Exclusive: The best and worst hospitals for A&E performance
Performance against the headline A&E waiting time target got worse at 69 hospitals last year amid NHS England warnings of persisting regional variation, unpublished stats have revealed.
CEO retires after 25 years
A chief executive is to retire after six years leading a Yorkshire acute trust.
ICB chair announces sudden departure
The chair of the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has resigned suddenly, HSJ has learned.
Top trusts failed mortuary security checks
Some of England’s most prestigious trusts have been caught with inadequate security for their mortuaries – despite recent high-profile breaches, HSJ can reveal.
Trusts sign £30m deal for British EPR
Two neighbouring Yorkshire acute trusts have announced they will procure a British-made electronic patient record in a joint deal worth more than £30m over 10 years.
1,500 patients may need retest over potential results error
Hundreds of patients are being contacted over potentially incorrect results at a second NHS trust, as more laboratories report concerns over diabetes tests, HSJ understands.
Carbon Copy: Take two
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman.