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HSJ LocalNew trust probes staff accessing Southport victims’ records
A second hospital in Liverpool has suspended two staff members while it investigates whether they viewed the medical records of the Southport attack victims without legitimate reason.
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NewsChair quits after CQC finds ‘misaligned’ board
The chair of an embattled trust has announced he will step down amid warnings from the Care Quality Commission, HSJ has learned.
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News£460m patient transport deal collapses again
Plans for the supply of non-emergency patient transport services across the North West lie in ruins for the second time within 20 months after two of its three regional lots were abandoned.
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HSJ LocalRegional director made chair of struggling hospital group
A NHS England regional director has been announced as interim chair of a hospital group facing significant financial challenges and leadership instability.
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NewsUnion calls new trust CEO’s claim ‘simply untrue’
A trade union has accused a troubled trust’s new interim chief executive of making a “simply untrue” claim to staff that he had met its representatives to resolve a strike by theatre workers.
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HSJ LocalNursing regulator makes U-turn over snooping cases
Nurses are now facing regulatory action for improperly viewing Southport attack victim files after a U-turn by their regulator – which was made only after the breaches became public, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCEO who left for Gibraltar joins struggling trust
A leading trust chief executive who left the NHS to run Gibraltar’s health system has returned as an interim appointment at one of England’s largest providers.
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NewsUnder-fire trust pauses CEO recruitment
A major trust under intense scrutiny over quality and governance concerns has paused its search for a permanent chief executive.
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HSJ LocalWe’re providing ‘pretty awful’ care, says CEO
A hospital trust is providing a “pretty awful” standard of care, its interim chief executive has declared.
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HSJ LocalBoard shake-up at ailing hospital group
The chair of a large hospital group has announced he will be stepping down after three years, amid a major board shake-up.
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HSJ LocalManagers ‘should not feel affronted’ by Letby inquiry, says CEO
No NHS leader “should feel affronted” at being reminded of basic duties towards patients by the Letby inquiry, the chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust has said.
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HSJ LocalSecond trust’s delay telling Southport victims of data breaches was ‘appalling’
An ambulance trust waited nearly two months before informing victims of the 2024 Southport attack that their patient records may have been accessed inappropriately by staff, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsFour hospitals hit by strike in overtime dispute
Hundreds of operating theatre staff are to strike at four hospitals in Greater Manchester due to a dispute around overtime payments.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts that failed to sign up to NHSE’s financial plans
Ten trusts and one integrated care board had still not provided financially compliant plans for 2026-27 by the end of the first quarter, according to NHS England’s latest data.
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HSJ LocalStrikes at two hospitals extended
A fresh round of strikes set to last 20 days has been announced at hospitals in Lancashire in a row over holiday pay.
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NewsRegions roll out custom performance regimes
NHS England regions have begun introducing their own regional performance management regimes for providers, on top of the NHS Oversight Framework.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Blindsided NHSE bosses to launch snooping probe
Blindsided NHS England bosses have ordered a “thorough investigation” into the trust at the centre of a scandal involving staff inappropriately accessing patients’ records, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalArmy medics could support ‘unsafe’ service
Army medics could be brought into a service currently deemed “unsafe”, according to a struggling trust.
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HSJ LocalI was told to close down 4,000 safety reports, claims manager
A senior NHS manager told an inquiry into more than 2,000 deaths he was asked to remove thousands of outstanding safety incident reports while his trust was in the middle of the probe.
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NewsExclusive: Another trust investigates snooping on attack victims
An ambulance trust is now investigating whether staff snooped on Southport victim records, HSJ can reveal, intensifying calls for a national review into patient privacy.