All South Central articles – Page 10
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Expert Briefing
The Commissioner: More good CCGs will merge than bad ones
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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Expert Briefing
Deep South: The state of care in the South West
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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News
NHS Improvement names new regional leads
NHS Improvement appoints new regional leads Anne Eden appointed as executive regional managing director for the South Steve Russell to be executive regional managing director for London NHS Improvement has appointed new regional leads for London and the South.
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HSJ Local
Southern Health admits 'unlawful acts' in relation to Sparrowhawk death
Southern Health Foundation Trust formally accepts responsibility for death of Connor Sparrowhawk Mr Sparrowhawk, who had epilepsy, drowned in a bath following a seizure while in the care of Southern Health The trust admits it caused his death, was negligent and violated Mr Sparrowhawk and his family’s human rights ...
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Catch Up: The trusts that got DH bailouts, and Newcastle's 'outstanding' rating
Your essential update on the week in health
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HSJ Local
Trust's A&E rated inadequate after damning inspection
Portsmouth Hospitals Trust given inadequate rating by CQC for its A&E CQC staff “had to intervene to keep patients safe” while carrying out inspection Four conditions placed on the trust’s registration PERFORMANCE: A hospital trust has been rated inadequate for urgent and emergency services after unannounced CQC inspections ...
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HSJ Local
CCGs: Hospital trust should lose major services
Bedford should be stripped of obstetrics and majority of emergency surgical care, review recommends Senior figure says Bedford clinicians have “mixed feelings” about removal of obstetrics Proposal is latest stage of protracted efforts to reconfigure services across Bedford and Milton Keynes If proposals are rubberstamped they would go to ...
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News
High performing trust bosses asked to 'peer review' others
NHS Improvement has asked 30 providers to take part in governance reviews at other trusts A number of specific reviews to be commissioned in coming months Reviews will be supported by external consultants Regulators have asked chief executives and chairs at “high performing” trusts to take part in ...
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HSJ Local
Longstanding trust chief executive resigns
WORKFORCE: Ursula Ward, the chief executive of Portsmouth Hospitals Trust, has resigned after leading the trust for 12 years.
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News
Analysis: 20 trusts behind half of A&E performance decline
Twenty trusts responsible for most of the rise in A&E four hour target breaches Eight of the trusts also drove last year’s decline Smaller trusts disproportionately driving the decline Eight trusts hit the 95 per cent target for 2015-16 overall Twenty hospitals trusts are responsible for more than ...
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News
Trusts named for consultancy turnaround programme
NHS Improvement has revealed the 16 trusts in the first wave of its £25m turnaround programme.
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News
Revealed: The best and worst financial performers in your region
Data collected by HSJ has revealed the acute trusts with the deepest financial problems, including three providers with a deficit of around 20 per cent of their turnover.
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Expert Briefing
The Commissioner: Who wants to be a combined authority?
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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HSJ Local
Brighton trust chair steps down
GOVERNANCE: The chair of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has stepped down with immediate effect.
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News
Problems at Southern Health 'not a one off'
NHS England’s national clinical director for learning disability says problems identified at Southern Health not confined to one provider Dominic Slowie says failure to properly investigate and learn from the deaths of people with learning disabilities reflect “societal attitude” NHS England has launched the world’s first national review of ...
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News
Revealed: The areas working to take on PM's 'new GP contract'
The six areas working “intensively” with a view to taking on a new contract for large GP providers include two super-partnerships, but also four looser groups of practices, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Commissioners to expand alternative to QOF
COMMISSIONING: A clinical commissioning group that suspended parts of the GP quality and outcomes framework is planning to expand its alternative payment scheme.
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HSJ Local
Regulators install Tim Smart as Southern Health chair
Tim Smart has been appointed by regulators as the new chair of troubled Southern Health Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
Southern Health leaders 'not proactive' in identifying risks to patients
Deputy chief inspector of hospitals says risks and actions to address them “not driving” board’s agenda CQC report raises concerns about risks posed by physical environment, including ligature points Southern Health’s chair, Mike Petter, resigned yesterday afternoon ahead of the report’s publication PATIENT SAFETY: The leadership of Southern ...
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HSJ Local
Southern Health chair resigns as CQC criticises leadership
The chair of Southern Health Foundation Trust has resigned on the eve of a critical inspection report by the Care Quality Commission.