All South articles – Page 38
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NewsTrust pulls out of contract as hundreds of cancer patients miss two week target
A foundation trust is to withdraw from a dermatology contract after hundreds of suspected cancer patients had to wait up to five weeks for a first appointment.
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NewsMore CAMHS beds commissioned in the south east
Twelve more child and adolescent mental health beds have been commissioned from a private provider in the south east of England to avoid sending youngsters out of area.
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NewsMajority of pathology networks yet to agree new model
More than half of the 29 proposed pathology networks comprising acute and specialist NHS trusts have yet to agree on a model to reconfigure their laboratory services, eight months after the initial deadline passed.
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NewsTrusts push ahead with staff transfers despite 'pause' on subsidiaries
Two NHS trusts are planning to continue with developments of their subsidiary companies – saying a national “pause” does not apply to them.
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HSJ LocalEight trusts tender £2bn pathology contract amid network shake-up
An NHS pathology contract worth more than £2bn has been put on the market with the aim of linking eight trusts’ laboratory services.
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NewsCCGs asked to pump extra £2m into wheelchair contract
Clinical commissioning groups in Kent are being asked to find at least an extra £2m for a service which is leaving people waiting months for wheelchairs.
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NewsPlans to close three acute stroke units revealed
Proposals to replace six stroke units with three new hyper acute stroke facilities across Kent and Medway have been revealed.
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HSJ LocalTrust set to lose finance director as well as CEO
Medway Foundation Trust is to lose both its finance director and chief executive this autumn – with the medical director also making a sideways move into a different role.
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NewsChief officer of struggling CCGs steps down
The chief officer of two clinical commissioning groups is leaving her job, after they were put under directions by NHS England.
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NewsTrust chair to step down early
The chair of a financially challenged trust is to step down after less than three years.
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NewsTrust waiting list soars after review
A specialist trust has seen its waiting list rise by a third – and uncovered an additional 115 52 week waiters – after a review revealed its reported figures were incomplete.
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NewsNew chair for troubled ambulance trust
A former acute trust chief executive is to take over as chair of South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust.
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NewsTrust to offer extra leave to parents of premature babies
A trust which became the first in England to sign up to a pledge to support parents of premature babies has already received queries from other trusts keen to follow suit.
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NewsElective operations moved to new hospital ahead of winter
A Kent trust is moving elective work and creating two new theatres in an attempt to avoid cancelling operations this winter.
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NewsTrust to review thousands of X-rays amid fears of harm
A Sussex trust is reviewing thousands of X-rays taken over the last six years which were not examined by radiologists at the time.
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HSJ LocalDeputy appointed to trust chief executive role
The deputy chief executive of the Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust is stepping up to the top job.
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NewsReconfiguration key to 'special measures' CCG's turnaround
Four CCGs placed into special measures by NHS England won’t be able to solve all the area’s problems until a decision is made on a reconfiguration of acute and specialist services, the accountable officer has warned.
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NewsDelays in answering 999 calls may have led to two deaths
A shortage of ambulance control room staff, which left 999 calls unanswered for up to 10 minutes may have led to the deaths of two patients, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsReferral restriction plan 'puts patients at risk of opiate addiction'
Patients could be at risk of opiate addiction while waiting for surgery under policies being considered by seven clinical commissioning groups, the British Orthopaedic Association has warned.
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NewsCCGs to pump more money into wheelchair services
Commissioners in Kent and Medway are having to put extra money into a wheelchair contract after more than 330 people were left waiting more than a year.