All South West articles – Page 3
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NewsRevealed: ICBs spending the most and least on staffing
New figures shared with HSJ reveal how much each integrated care board spends on its staffing, with a two-fold variation per head of population.
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NewsTrust ‘slow and bureaucratic’ in tackling deficit
A trust under NHS England’s highest level of scrutiny has been “slow and bureaucratic” in response to its poor financial position, and hampered by “diametrically opposed views” among staff, a report has found.
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NewsCompetition watchdog finds in favour of commissioner for first time
The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel has ruled in favour of a public body for the first time after its three previous decisions went against NHS commissioners.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Barriers to learning
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsRow between ICB and provider over ‘significant’ waiting times rise
An integrated care board has blamed an audiology services provider for causing “significant increases” in waiting times – sparking a complaint of “bullying” by the company, which also accuses the ICB of not providing enough funding.
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NewsThree trusts to share same EPR
A single electronic patient record is to be shared by three trusts across a system in a deal announced this week.
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NewsNHSE commends ICBs for ‘strong leadership’
The quality of leadership at 13 integrated care boards has been praised by NHS England in its latest formal assessment of their performance.
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NewsAmbulance handover delays surge in the north and Midlands
Long ambulance handover delays have surged in the Midlands, the North West, and the North East and Yorkshire as the winter emergency care crisis deepens, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsHSJ’s most read technology stories of 2024
Discover HSJ’s 10 most read technology articles of 2024, covering the latest digital news in healthcare.
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NewsAmbulance response time hits two-year low
Ambulance response times for incidents including elderly people falling rose to the highest level in two years in November.
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NewsFormer NHSE director to chair three trusts
The chair of an integrated care board in the south west is set to step down and take on a similar role at two trusts in a neighbouring system.
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NewsNew CEO for trust in highest level of NHSE oversight
A new chief executive has been announced for an acute trust under NHS England’s highest level of scrutiny, completing a clean sweep of CEOs in the wider system.
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NewsNHS enters winter with ambulance delays almost double those in 2023
The time spent by ambulances stuck outside A&Es waiting to hand over patients has nearly doubled since last year, the first NHS “winter situation report” has revealed.
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NewsTrusts take ‘uncomfortable’ step to share capital budget
Two large trusts are planning to share their capital allocations as part of their “group” arrangement, in a move its CEO said may feel “a little bit uncomfortable”.
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NewsAmbulance trust cuts hours on the road to curb deficit
One of the worst performing ambulance services in England is deliberately restricting the number of crews it puts on the road ahead of winter because of its financial problems.
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NewsCompany drops legal action after ICB files defence
A private provider has dropped its legal claim against an integrated care board after the ICB filed its defence in the High Court.
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NewsICB chief to retire after decade leading county’s commissioning
A long-serving NHS system chief is set to retire next year, amid high CEO turnover in the patch.
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News‘Heroic leadership’ has prevented action on staff violence, says CEO
A “heroic” model of leadership has meant the NHS hasn’t made enough progress in tackling violence and aggression against staff and promoting sexual safety, a trust chief has said.
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NewsGP ‘inconsistency’ compounding dangerous A&E crowding, says trust
A review into emergency care deaths at a struggling trust claims a “lack of consistency” in primary care referrals is a major factor causing A&E crowding.
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NewsRegional staffing gap grows by 70%
The gaps in coverage of mental health staff between regions have grown significantly in the past 14 years, researchers have pointed out.