News – Page 122
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NewsTeaching trust names medic as new chief executive
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust has named Phil Wood as its new chief executive.
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NewsRecord waits for endoscopy as referrals soar
The waiting list for endoscopies has broken the record set during the height of the covid pandemic, as referrals for suspected colorectal cancer surged, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsTrust spends £3m on B&B rooms for patients stuck in hospital
A mental health trust has spent millions this year on places in ‘bed and breakfast’ accommodation in order to discharge inpatients, HSJ has learned.
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NewsGovernment launches national safety review after scandals
The mental health minister has ordered a rapid review into patient safety in mental health inpatient settings across England following several recent safety scandals.
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NewsTrust must pay £200k to whistleblower it subjected to ‘campaign of harassment’
A trust that sacked a whistleblower who had warned them about potential patient harm from a new procedure has been told to pay her more than £200,000.
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NewsA&E patients being discharged before they are admitted, warns senior medic
A growing number of patients deemed to require a hospital admission are waiting so long in A&E that they end up being discharged before being admitted to a ward, HSJ has been told.
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NewsNHSE’s redundancy scheme ‘unfit for purpose,’ says managers union
NHS England’s voluntary redundancy scheme is “unfit for purpose”, the Managers in Partnership union has claimed, warning its members to “consider their circumstances carefully” before applying.
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NewsTen senior health and council leaders drafted in to boost Hewitt ICS review
Leaders from trusts, integrated care systems and local authorities are to take charge of five workstreams within Patricia Hewitt’s review of ICS autonomy and accountability.
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NewsNHSE ‘mistaken’ in prioritising ‘headline funding’, says ex-Treasury mandarin
A trust chair and former senior Treasury official says NHS England has repeatedly made the ‘mistake’ of pushing for maximum headline increases in their main revenue budget – which has meant less funding being allocated for transformative investments.
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NewsNigel Edwards to stand down as Nuffield Trust CEO
Nigel Edwards, one of the most influential voices on UK healthcare policy in the 21st century, is to leave his role as chief executive of the Nuffield Trust think tank later this year.
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NewsSix further ambulance strike dates announced
The union Unite has announced six days of strike action among its ambulance service staff, some of which coincide with action by GMB at the same trusts.
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News‘Landmark’ integrated trust faces axe
Health leaders in the Midlands are considering winding down or merging an NHS trust that was supposed to hold a ‘landmark’ integrated care contract worth £360m, according to trust papers.
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News‘Insufficient leadership’ as maternity unit drops two ratings to ‘inadequate’
A maternity service has been served a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission and downgraded from “good” to “inadequate”.
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NewsNHSE hires hospital chief as digital director
NHS England has hired a hospital chief executive to work part time as its national director for digital channels.
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HSJ LocalTrust merger ‘bedevilled with problems’, says key proponent
One of the key proponents of a major trust merger has told HSJ its implementation has been “bedevilled with problems”, and that leaders have so far failed to deliver its benefits.
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HSJ LocalPlanned deficit more than doubles at financially challenged ICS
One of England’s most financially challenged integrated care systems will increase its expected deficit this year by £30m.
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HSJ LocalTrust names third CEO in four months
A hospital group has appointed its second interim chief executive since October, after the substantive CEO went on leave for health reasons.
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NewsSenior managers among targets in NHSE redundancy drive
NHS England has published details of a voluntary redundancy scheme, which has been launched in an effort to cut its headcount by up to 40 per cent and help “minimise any need for compulsory redundancy”.
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News‘Marked reduction in pressure’ leads ambulance trust to move from top alert level after 598 days
An ambulance trust is no longer operating under the highest alert level for the first time in 20 months, after the number of calls it receives each day halved and a crucial response time reduced by 95 per cent.
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NewsNurses and ambulance staff to stage co-ordinated strike on 6 February
More than 10,000 ambulance staff will join nurses in co-ordinated walkouts next month, in one of the biggest strikes in NHS history.