Matt Discombe
Matt covers performance --- especially urgent and emergency services --- as well as the North East and Yorkshire regions. During the pandemic, he has been writing about infection control in hospitals and surge capacity for the second wave.
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- 020 760 89032
- Email:
- matt.discombe@wilmingtonhealthcare.com
NewsTrust names former social care director as CEO
A community trust has appointed a director with a background in social care and the third sector to be its new chief executive.
NewsNHSE director lined up for trust with worst A&E problems
An NHS England director is set to be appointed to the board of a trust with some of the worst A&E problems in recent years, including the most hours lost to ambulance handover delays last year.
NewsA&E target missed despite tough line from NHSE
The headline A&E target was missed in March, despite NHS England’s controversial last-ditch attempts to deliver it.
NewsTrust is waging ‘witch hunt’ against own director, alleges MP
An MP has accused the leadership of her local trust of orchestrating a “witch hunt” against one of its own directors and manipulating a recruitment process to ensure the CEO’s “preferred” candidate was shortlisted for an executive position.
NewsNHSE regional director to retire
The longest-serving NHS England regional director is retiring after four decades in the health service.
NewsTrusts face threat of legal action due to new quality standards
Trusts could be exposed to increased negligence claims as a result of new NHS England guidance for a rare spinal condition, a royal college has claimed.
NewsNHS England agrees new A&E target
Trusts will be told to hit the four-hour A&E target in 78 per cent of cases by next year after NHS England finally made an agreement with government, HSJ understands.
NewsSix ICBs require staff to work from office at least one day per week
Six integrated care boards have policies which require hybrid working staff to be in the office either one or two days per week.
NewsTwo more directors accuse trust leaders of ‘Islamophobia’
Two more non-executive directors have criticised the leaders of Bradford Teaching Hospitals, accusing them of using “Islamophobic tropes” and retaliating against “dissenting opinion”.
NewsNHSE recovery target in doubt as 18-month elective waits continue to rise
The number of 78-week breaches on the NHS waiting list has risen for the sixth consecutive month, despite a fall in 65-week waiters and the overall list size, according to official data published today.
NewsTrust chiefs criticise ‘divisive’ capital ‘prizes’ for A&E performance
Trust CEOs and other health leaders have criticised NHS England’s move to offer trusts up to £4m capital in a last-ditch effort to meet the four hour emergency care target in March.
NewsTrusts 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.
NewsTrust’s treatment of Muslims heavily criticised by board director
A board director has publicly criticised his trust for its treatment of Muslim staff and patients.
NewsTrust ‘not guilty’ after CQC prosecution
A mental health trust has been found not guilty of care failings relating to an inpatient’s death following a trial which concluded today, over charges brought by the Care Quality Commission.
HSJ LocalTrust appoints deputy as permanent CEO
A leader who began her career as an admin clerk has been given the top job at an acute trust.
NewsLack of collaboration a factor in failed bids for new hospital, says CEO
The lack of collaboration with a neighbour was a factor in a trust being overlooked for capital investment to rebuild an acute hospital, its chief executive has suggested.
NewsThirty 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.
NewsNewly installed EPR contributed to A&E death, warns coroner
A newly installed electronic patient record contributed to the “preventable” death of a 31-year-old woman in an emergency department, a trust has been warned.
NewsLong-serving CEO leaves trust fighting huge A&E problems
The long-serving chief executive of a trust which is one of the worst performers nationally on emergency care has announced she is resigning.
News‘Degrading’ long A&E waits reach new peak
Long waits in accident and emergency departments rose to one of the worst levels on record last month as emergency care experienced its busiest ever January.