All articles by Matt Discombe – Page 4
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NewsRevealed: the impact of the North Bristol model across 40 trusts
Trusts which have adopted controversial “North Bristol-style” continuous flow models have seen mixed results, with the approach contributing to worsening performance in some places, research by HSJ suggests.
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NewsRevealed: the trusts with the worst summer A&E handover delays
Patients stuck in ambulances queuing outside A&Es have waited an average of over two hours at two trusts this summer, data published for the first time reveals.
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HSJ LocalInterim CEO to stay on after ‘driving improvements’ at challenged trust
The interim chief executive of one of England’s most challenged trusts has agreed to stay on for at least a year longer than originally planned.
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NewsTop 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.
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HSJ Local‘Hierarchical cultures’ reported at trust after doctor jailed
A trust has been told to improve its culture of speaking up and sexual safety by a review of its handling of a doctor who was later convicted of downloading child abuse images.
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HSJ LocalFire concerns at PFI hospital sees key services move
A hospital built under the private finance initiative has been forced to move key services due to “severe” fire safety defects found by investigators.
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NewsOne in five ambulance trips could be avoided, trust finds
One in five ambulance trips could be avoided if community services were more readily available, according to a trust which has been a national outlier for long ambulance handovers.
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NewsNHS needs ‘financial reset’, says leading CEO
A leading system CEO has called for a “financial reset” for the NHS and a move away from using 2019-20 as the baseline against which elective recovery is measured.
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NewsCEO appointed for £2bn hospital group
Two city acute trusts have announced a joint chief executive.
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NewsRepairs backlog leaps 60% at trust rejected for rebuild
A trust’s maintenance backlog has risen by 60 per cent in a single year – more than four times the typical annual increase – after its bid for national funding to rebuild its main hospital was turned down.
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NewsLong waiters increase raises fresh questions over key NHSE target
The number of 65-week elective waits has increased for consecutive months with the figure rising by more than ten per cent to around 56,000 in May, NHS England’s latest statistics show.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts with the longest discharge delays
Patients are waiting over two weeks in hospital after their “ready for discharge” date at some trusts – more than double the average delay, according to new NHS England data.
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NewsMajor 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.
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NewsTrust ‘exited’ 170 staff in three years due to poor behaviour
An ambulance chief has said his trust “exited” more than 170 staff due to culture and behavioural problems in the last three years.
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CEO InterviewCEO interview: Suzanne Rankin, chief executive, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
This is the latest in a series of interviews with chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Insight subscribers.
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NewsNew hospitals’ design ‘unlikely’ to deliver patient benefits, says £1bn project
Government plans to standardise designs of new hospitals will be “unlikely” to deliver any benefits to patients at one of its biggest projects, according to the teaching trust overseeing the scheme.
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NewsLabour warned against ‘disruptive’ move to ‘bypass ICSs’
The NHS Confederation chief executive has warned Labour against “bypassing” integrated care systems in pursuit of elective care targets, if the party forms the next government.
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NewsICS drops alternative payment system in favour of ‘payment by results’
A health system that trialled an innovative funding mechanism that deviated significantly from “payment by results” has dropped the scheme after just one year.
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Expert BriefingA&E boss: 40% of patients at major A&Es don’t need to be there
Recovering services from the covid crisis is a big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ senior correspondent Matt Discombe
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NewsUse your ‘operational muscle’ to improve performance urges NHSE director
Commissioners and providers must get back their “operational process muscle” and use it to drive improvements to care, NHS England’s emergency care lead has told HSJ.