All NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG articles
See all articles with this subject.
-
HSJ Local
MP says hospital merger has ‘disadvantaged’ town
Colchester hospital has been chosen over Ipswich to host a new £44m elective orthopaedic centre, prompting East Suffolk politicians to allege their local provider has deteriorated since the two hospitals merged and urging a re-think.
-
HSJ Local
Troubled trust’s rating upgraded but remains in special measures
A troubled mental health trust’s quality rating has been upgraded from “inadequate” to “requires improvement” but it remains in special measures, inspectors have announced.
-
News
Virtual workers predicted to save FT £2.1m in first year
Intelligent automation has saved a foundation trust 27,000 hours of staff time since it was launched in July last year.
-
HSJ Local
Large trust’s financial slide puts £26m funding in jeopardy
One of East Anglia’s largest acute providers could miss out on £26m of funding after its finances deteriorated in the first quarter of 2019-20, the trust’s finance bosses have warned.
-
Expert Briefing
‘About that bus…?’: Not just Kent – The troubled health economies facing a no-deal jam
Welcome to the ‘ About that bus…?’ weekly newsletter – giving you the inside track on how the fallout from Brexit is affecting the NHS at national and local level, edited by James Illman Contact me in confidence.
-
HSJ Local
Major trust proposes ‘referral only’ emergency care service for walk-in patients
Walk-in patients will be unable to access emergency care at a major hospital trust without a referral from a colocated urgent treatment centre, its chief executive has told HSJ .
-
HSJ Local
Two execs step down as mega-merger trusts rebrand
Two members of the board overseeing the merger of three are stepping down from their leadership positions.
-
HSJ Knowledge
Using networks to improve neurology services
Access to neurology advice from a national network of specialists helped reduce unnecessary referrals to East Suffolk and North Essex FT and potentially reduce waiting times. Claire Read reports
-
HSJ Local
ICS appoints CCG chief as new lead
Suffolk and North East Essex shadow integrated care system has appointed senior local commissioning leader Ed Garratt as its executive lead.
-
HSJ Local
Private supplier drops NHS contract with just five days’ notice
A troubled private company has terminated a contract to provide dermatology services two months early and at very short notice, HSJ has learned.
-
Expert Briefing
The CCGs with the most procurement challenges revealed
HSJ ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black. This week by correspondent Nick Carding.
-
HSJ Local
Beleaguered trust’s chief steps down after less than a year
The chief executive of inadequate-rated Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust is stepping down after less than a year in charge, the trust has announced.
-
News
CCG accused of using 'flawed' test to cut spending on elderly
A clinical commissioning group has been accused of blocking potentially eligible patients from receiving continuing healthcare funding under a programme supported by NHS England.
-
HSJ Local
Challenged trust lines up interim chief
East of England Ambulance Service Trust has lined up an interim chief executive following the resignation of Robert Morton last month, HSJ understands.
-
News
Hospital hit A&E target by 'making staff bothered', says CEO
Making staff “bothered” about the four hour metric and recognising it was a “quality standard not a performance target” was the main driver behind a struggling hospital’s accident and emergency performance recovery, a senior trust chief has told HSJ .
-
HSJ Local
Exclusive: Trust considers drafting in military and using volunteer ambulance drivers
An embattled ambulance trust has floated the unprecedented move of asking volunteers to drive ambulances, HSJ can reveal.
-
HSJ Local
Hospitals merger goes live
Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust and Ipswich Hospital Trust have completed their merger to create East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust.
-
HSJ Local
Safety delays trust rated ‘requires improvement’
East of England Ambulance Service Trust has been rated requires improvement by the Care Quality Commission, which raised concerns about a “lack of leadership”, “low staff morale”, and an “unsustainable” strategy in key areas.
-
News
Exclusive: Stroke patient who died waited 19 hours for ambulance, leak reveals
A 91-year-old stroke patient who waited nearly 19 hours for an ambulance in the East of England was among 22 cases investigated by an external review which found no one died “as a direct consequence” of long delays, HSJ has learned.
-
HSJ Knowledge
Empowering dementia patients and their carers
Alison Moore reports on an award winning dementia care service that’s helping to keep people out of crisis.