Medway NHS Foundation Trust
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NewsICB plan says trust must cut staff by 15%
An acute trust would have to cut its workforce by almost 15 per cent and its costs by 26 per cent under a draft five-year plan set by its integrated care board.
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NewsTrusts failed to act on 9,000 lost patients for five years
Clinicians and managers knew of problems with an ear, nose, and throat waiting list five years before a backlog of nearly 9,000 patients came to light, an NHS England review has found.
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News‘Nothing to see attitude’ to safety incidents uncovered at hospital
A troubled trust has revealed a backlog of more than 100 incidents requiring “high-level” safety investigations, as an external report warned of a “nothing to see” attitude towards governance.
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NewsFirst CEO role for former parliamentary candidate
A doctor who has previously run as a Labour parliamentary candidate has been appointed chief executive of Dartford and Gravesham Trust.
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NewsNew chief for troubled hospital
The deputy chief executive of two south coast trusts has been appointed to one of the toughest jobs in the NHS.
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NewsFourteen trusts rated red for ‘capability’
NHS England has rated 14 trusts “red” for “capability” – meaning their management has been unable to “grip” long-running problems.
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NewsNHS ‘a cat’s whisker’ from hitting headline targets
The NHS was within touching distance of its headline urgent and emergency care targets in March – falling just short of the key asks in A&E and ambulance wait times.
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NewsCEO steps down after stint at second trust
A chief executive who has been leading two trusts for a year has announced he will step down from both roles.
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NewsExclusive: Nine trusts put in NHSE turnaround regime
Nine trusts have been placed in NHS England’s new turnaround regime for the country’s most challenged trusts, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRevealed: Seven systems now forecasting £400m overspend
Seven integrated care systems are now forecasting a combined overspend of £400m, according to an HSJ analysis of the latest official data.
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NewsTrusts pause shared CEO plan
A recently formed hospital group has decided to retain separate chief executives for its two trusts.
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NewsICB declares ‘very serious’ £200m deficit
An integrated care board has revised the year-end financial forecast for its system from breakeven to a £198m deficit, with two months to go.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts with the highest savings targets
A dozen trusts have set efficiency plans worth 8 per cent of their allocations this year as the average savings target rose compared to 2024-25, HSJ research reveals.
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NewsStruggling trusts form group
Two small and struggling trusts have announced they are forming a group, with a shared chair and chief executive.
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NewsTwo trusts seek ‘united voice’ under shared chair
A community trust and its mental health counterpart are to share a chair from next year as they seek to provide “more joined-up services” and “speak with a clear, united voice”.
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NewsDirector who raised alarm about racism receives apology
A Black chief nursing officer has returned to work after her employer admitted it failed to address her concerns about race discrimination and equity.
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HSJ Local650 patients reviewed for harm after dropping off waiting list
A trust is reviewing potential harm to 650 patients who were lost from its waiting lists, some of whom have waited more than 15 months.
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NewsBest 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.
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News‘Growing cultural tension’ could turn hospital’s staff against leaders
A hospital has uncovered concerns about “toxic behaviours” and racism, and been warned that “growing cultural tension” could turn “staff against each other or against leadership”.
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News‘Unexpected’ budget hole puts trust under NHSE intervention
A trust that made an “unexpected” loss of more than £20m last year is facing tough new controls from NHS England amid concern over its financial governance.