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NewsTwo trusts to miss deadline for eliminating ‘distressing’ wards
At least two trusts are set to fall short on a high-profile pledge to eradicate ‘dormitory’ style wards in mental health facilities, with delays caused by cost pressures and shortage of materials and labour.
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HSJ LocalTrusts bring in joint CEO after NHSE intervention
A joint chief executive has been appointed to lead two neighbouring acute trusts following threats of regulatory action from NHS England.
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HSJ Local‘High use of agency staff’ contributed to care failings exposed by hidden cameras
High use of agency staff contributed to the care failings exposed at a mental health trust by undercover reporters, an internal inquiry has found.
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NewsA&E handover delays up by a fifth, leak reveals
Hours lost to ambulance handover delays shot up by nearly a quarter last month amid growing fears about the pressure on ambulance services going into winter, according to figures seen by HSJ.
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NewsMackey moves to Newcastle as NHSE appoints new COO
Sir Jim Mackey has been named the new chief executive of Newcastle Hospitals, and a Number 10 official will return to NHS England to take over his role as interim chief operating officer, it has been announced.
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News‘Vital’ safety deadline thought to have been missed by most trusts
Most trusts are thought to have missed the deadline to launch a new national incident reporting system that has already been beset by difficulties and delays.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in August 2023, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsBe careful of celebrating staff as ‘heroes’, NHSE advises trusts
Trusts haven been warned to be careful of “contentious” approaches to staff recognition, such as those that mimic the “clap for carers” initiative organised during the pandemic.
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NewsMedical directors endorse controversial data platform ahead of £480m contract award
Medical directors at 14 NHS trusts have backed NHS England’s proposed £480m ’federated data platform’ as part of efforts to demonstrate clinical support for the controversial project.
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NewsExclusive: ‘You are being lied to’ departing trust chair warns local and national leaders
The chair of a hospital trust who quit after raising serious concerns about the chief executive has now accused the organisation of “institutional corruption and dishonesty” after it claimed he was “asked to resign by the board”.
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HSJ LocalAustralian CEO returns to lead challenged trust
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed former Medway FT boss Lesley Dwyer as chief executive, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust appoints group chief executive
Royal Free London Foundation Trust has confirmed Peter Landstrom as its substantive group chief executive.
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HSJ LocalNHS ‘net zero’ push endangered by lack of funding, claims trust
A major hospital trust which was the first NHS organisation to declare a ‘climate emergency’ has said lack of national funding is undermining the ‘transformational change’ needed for the service to achieve its net zero targets
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HSJ Local40-year CEO chooses not to ‘keep going forever’
A group CEO who is one of the longest-serving leaders in the NHS is retiring after four decades as a chief executive.
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NewsMajor blow to NHSE recovery plan as 65-week waits rise
The number of elective care waits over 65 weeks rose by nearly 13,000 between July and August – the biggest monthly increase in over two years, according to official data published today.
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NewsCommunity waiting list surges back above 1 million
The community services waiting list has risen sharply to more than 1 million, with children suffering the longest waits, new data has revealed.
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NewsTeaching trust accused of unfair treatment by supplier
A major London teaching trust has seen its decision to award a five-year waste management contract challenged by an unsuccessful bidder.
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NewsPatients put ‘at risk’ by NHSE plans to cut follow-ups
NHS England’s plans to reduce follow-up appointments is leading to patient safety risks and increasing waiting lists, an acute trust has warned.
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NewsICB battling legal challenge over patient transport contracts
The award of two patient transport contracts, worth a combined £42m, by an integrated care board is being challenged in court by the losing bidder.
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NewsPatient died and 30 harmed after new IT system launch
A trust saw nearly 1,000 safety reports filed after introducing a new electronic patient record – including one where a patient died and 30 others where they suffered harm.