All REGIONS articles – Page 5
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HSJ Local‘Hasty’ hospital closure plan criticised by ICB-commissioned report
A panel set up by an integrated care board to review its plans for closing a hospital has called the proposals “hasty” and “utterly inadequate”.
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NewsICS accused of ‘systemic culture of revising plans’
The integrated care system with the biggest overspend in 2024-25 has been told it has a “systemic culture of revising plans”, in NHS England’s latest attempt at intervention.
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HSJ LocalCEO: Staff suffering ‘moral injury’ from poor estates
Staff are suffering “moral injury” as deteriorating estates disrupt their ability to provide care, a chief executive whose hospital rebuild has been delayed has warned.
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NewsTrust CEO attacks ‘devastating’ benefits cuts
Controversial welfare cuts could strip support from disabled people and have a “devastating impact”, a trust chief executive has warned.
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NewsNew finance chief for region with biggest deficits
A trust leader in the North West has been appointed as the director of finance for one of the most financially challenged NHS regions.
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HSJ LocalAt least £200m needed to ‘bridge gap’ to delayed new hospital
At least £200m will be needed to maintain a London hospital’s existing estate after plans for a new site were delayed by a further five years, early estimates by the provider suggest.
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HSJ LocalTrust sticks by overtime pay cut despite harm to elective recovery
Despite the decision to cut doctors’ overtime rates slowing elective recovery at one of the service’s most challenged trusts, HSJ has learned the provider does not plan to reverse the move.
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NewsTrust announces successor to ‘aggressive’ chair
A foundation trust whose chair resigned after a tribunal found he had unfairly forced out its former chief executive has appointed an interim successor.
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NewsICBs halt £465m tender after legal challenge
A group of integrated care boards have halted a procurement worth up to £465m, with little more than a month’s notice, after receiving legal challenges regarding its process.
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NewsICB chair hired as CEO of another system
One of England’s largest integrated care boards has appointed a new chief executive, who is currently chair of a different ICB.
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NewsCEO met ‘a great deal of resistance’ over admitting failures
A former chief executive of the Countess of Chester hospital said she faced “great resistance” over her preparations to admit its mistakes in its handling of concerns about baby deaths and the role of Lucy Letby.
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NewsCEO takes over third trust
A chief executive is taking over a third trust as part of a move to a city-wide group model.
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HSJ LocalHospital warned over 'significant' safety gaps
An acute trust has been served a warning notice due to “significant concerns” over patient safety in one of its emergency departments.
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HSJ LocalTrust in CQC row has service upgraded
A trust that had a public row with the Care Quality Commission over delays to the publication of a report which rated one of its maternity departments “inadequate,” has had the service upgraded just a month after the initial rating was released.
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NewsICB and three trusts put in ‘recovery support’
An integrated care board and its three main acute providers have been placed under “recovery support” by NHS England due to large deficits.
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News‘Basic’ gaps left trusts exposed to cyber attacks
Two recent cyber attacks that cost the NHS millions of pounds and led to patients’ data being published online could have been mitigated with basic security measures, an integrated care board has found.
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NewsChair to leave specialist trust after 16 months
The chair of a leading specialist cancer trust is stepping down after 16 months in the role.
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NewsDelays to new hospital could add £800m to project’s cost, trust warns
The accumulated cost of delays to a new hospital building at Leeds General Infirmary could now total as much as £800m following the project’s opening being pushed back again by ministers last month, the trust’s chief executive has warned.
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NewsRevealed: Roof leaks and derelict buildings at hospitals with most empty space
More than 10,000 square metres of hospital space is being left vacant across some of England’s largest hospitals because of disrepair and decay.
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NewsFailing trust executives are not given new jobs to avoid disputes, claims Powis
NHS England does not seek to move failing executives into new jobs to avoid employment disputes, its medical director has told a public inquiry.