All THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 5
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Trusts to keep heart surgery but must fulfil 'ambitious' promises
Three hospital trusts will no longer lose their congenital heart disease surgery despite the services facing the threat of closure for over a year, NHS England announced on Thursday.
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HSJ Local
Sir Leonard Fenwick misses chance to launch tribunal
The deadline for disgraced former trust chief executive Sir Leonard Fenwick to launch an employment tribunal against his former employer has expired, HSJ understands.
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HSJ Local
Newcastle Hospitals appoints NHS England non-exec as chair
One of the country’s largest teaching hospitals has appointed an NHS England non-executive director and clinical genetics professor as its new chair.
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New Getting It Right First Time leads announced
Clinical leads for three areas of the Getting It Right First Time programme have been announced.
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Controversial heart surgery closure plans could be ready in weeks
Controversial recommendations over the national reconfiguration of congenital heart disease services could be submitted to NHS England in three weeks, ending years of uncertainty.
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Senior staff told governors it was time for Fenwick to go
Senior clinicians told hospital governors they believed it was time for Sir Leonard Fenwick to stand down as chief executive of his trust, days after he was placed on “extended leave”, HSJ can reveal.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: The way out
The job of an NHS chief executive is a political job – so too is the departure from that job. Andy Cowper on the exit of two high profile NHS managers
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HSJ Local
Sir Leonard Fenwick sacked for gross misconduct
The NHS’s longest serving chief executive has been sacked for gross misconduct, it has emerged today.
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Exclusive: Short tenure of 'inadequate' trust chiefs laid bare
The chief executives of trusts rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission have been in post much longer than those rated inadequate – several of whom have stayed less than a year, HSJ analysis confirms.
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Exclusive: 18 'high calibre' leads appointed to major NHS improvement programme
Leading consultants have been appointed to lead 14 national reviews aimed at improving efficiency and reducing unwarranted variation in NHS, HSJ can reveal.
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More trusts fail cladding fire safety tests
Two more hospital trusts have now failed cladding fire safety tests carried out in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.
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HSJ Local
NHS England accused of using 'misleading' data for heart surgery closures
NHS England has been accused of lacking transparency and using “inaccurate or misleading” data in its planning for the potential closure of three heart surgery units.
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HSJ Knowledge
HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2017: Patient Safety in Surgical Care
Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust: Improving outcomes after emergency surgical admission
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The best and worst performing trusts on patient experience
Of the five NHS trusts underperforming for overall patient experience, two are in CQC special measures Five trusts are outliers for poor experience of community support after hospital discharge Five NHS trusts have been identified by the Care Quality Commission as having significantly poor overall patient experience scores.
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Exclusive: Leading chief executive faces disciplinary hearing next week
Sir Leonard Fenwick faces disciplinary hearing on 23 May Investigation report has been passed to trust chair Process ’could take 18 months to resolve’, says source The NHS’s longest standing chief executive Sir Leonard Fenwick faces a disciplinary hearing next week, HSJ has learned.
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Exclusive: Treasury belatedly approves £160m tech funding
Treasury approves £160m for 16 acute global digital exemplars After multiple delays, scepticism remains about the funding arriving Additional funding announcement on the seven mental health digital exemplars imminent The Treasury has approved £160m of funding for 16 flagship digital trusts, but concerns remain about delays in accessing ...
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Dozen trusts named for second consultants turnaround scheme
Regulators have named 12 more NHS trusts that will work with management consultants to improve their finances, as well as setting out a “fee structure” for paying the companies for the work.
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Regulator objected as Newcastle FT considered Sir Leonard as chair
Regulators objected to moves for Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals to consider appointing its long-serving chief executive as its chair, saying it had “very real concerns”, HSJ can reveal.
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Bullying allegation raises questions over Sir Leonard’s absence
Former senior employee accused Sir Leonard Fenwick of bullying in the run up to the chief executive going on extended leave A letter, seen by HSJ, alleges the NHS’s longest serving chief executive was a bully, abusive and made inappropriate comments It is not known whether the bullying allegations ...
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NHS finances: The best and worst performing trusts in quarter three
HSJ analysis shows which trusts are performing best, and worst, against their financial plans in 2016-17.