University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust – Page 6
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NewsAnalysis: Over 100 trusts report rise in E coli infections in a year
106 trusts report increase in E coli rates, with more than 10 per cent increases at 60 PHE data casts doubt over feasibility of government target to halve infections by 2020 Across England the infection rate has increased by 6.7 per cent in 12 months and by 12.7 per ...
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NewsAlmost half of NHS staff say wards are understaffed
Almost half of NHS staff say there are not enough staff at their trust to do their job Midwives, consultants and nurses complain of staff shortages in latest survery Best performing acute trust on this measure was Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT Almost half of NHS staff say ...
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NewsTech fund raid concerns raised as £100m remains on hold
Senior NHS figures raise concerns that £100m digital fund could be raided Global digital exemplar money should have been allocated already but has not been released by DH DH insist trusts will get funding “once business case has been through final approvals process” Concerns that a high profile ...
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HSJ LocalBristol foundation trust rated outstanding
A trust in the South West has become the first acute provider in the country to jump from requires improvement to outstanding across just two inspections.
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NewsNHS bed occupancy hits record high
Latest NHS bed occupancy rates are highest ever recorded for a third quarter since data collections began in 2010 HSJ analysis reveals hospital trusts with highest occupancy Six acute trusts had general and acute bed occupancy rates over 99 per cent The latest NHS bed occupancy figures are ...
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NewsAnalysis: 10 trusts responsible for quarter of 'winter pressures' alerts
Ten trusts responsible for a quarter of “winter pressures” alerts since start of December South of England is the worst hit region London reported only five out of 830 alerts Just 10 hospital trusts have been responsible for more than a quarter of the “winter pressures” alerts issued ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: London - winning on A&E?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsHSJ Value in Healthcare Awards shortlist revealed
The organisations in the running to win one of the HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017 at have been revealed.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to go digital and influence people
Leaders at some of the NHS global digital exemplar trusts tell Claire Read how stability of leadership and consistency of direction have been key factors in their success
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HSJ LocalInvestigation finds major service failure related to second child's death at hospital
Second case of a child failed by Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital Luke Jenkins died after major heart surgery in 2012 but was let down by staff, according to PHSO Ombudsman report contradicts findings of a review commissioned by NHS England A new investigation into the death of a ...
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HSJ LocalMajor children's services contract awarded to independent-led partnership
Partnership of non-profit and NHS organisations awarded £34.6m a year children and young people’s community services contract in Bristol and south Gloucestershire Led by Sirona Care and Health and includes Bristol Community Health CIC, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust and University Hospitals Bristol FT Contract to provide ...
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NewsChildren's services review accelerated
First findings of national review of paediatric intensive care services due in next few weeks Review follows investigation into Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital Services under pressure as children with more complex needs need PICU and lengths of stay increasing An NHS England review of paediatric intensive care services ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust guilty of serious service failure over child's death
New report exposes systemic failings in care of four year old boy at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children Sean Turner was denied the best possible chance of survival because of failings by doctors and nurses in 2012 Ombudsman report contradicts findings by earlier NHS England commissioned review A ...
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NewsRevealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust
Each trust placed in one of four categories based on the level of support they require from NHS Improvement Trusts will be formally categorised next month as part of the regulator’s new “single oversight framework” Thirty-five out of 238 trusts will have “maximum autonomy” See every rating in the ...
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NewsExclusive: Regulator's list reveals trusts slated for takeover or franchise
HSJ obtains historic NHS Trust Development Authority “segmentation” list after lengthy freedom of information battle List from January 2015 shows Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust was slated for takeover, and East Cheshire Trust and Dartford and Gravesham Trust were earmarked for potential franchising NHS Improvement says catergorisation was “never ...
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Expert BriefingDeep South: What's good for the goose...
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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HSJ Local'Shared leadership' plan for South West trusts
Bristol’s two acute trusts are developing “shared leadership arrangements”, NHS Improvement has announced.
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Expert BriefingDeep South: A South West super-CCG?
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Struggling CCGs weigh up merger
Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire CCGs to appoint single accountable officer Correspondence between CCGs and NHS England reveals turnaround director will support the struggling groups NHS England director says “under-delivery” entrenched across the patch on a scale not seen elsewhere in the country Three clinical commissioning groups ...
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HSJ LocalSouth West trust takes action following mortality concerns
Weston Area Health has second highest summary hospital level mortality indicator in England “Further increase” expected in data to be published this month Trust has launched two reviews to investigate the mortality concerns Weston Area Health Trust has launched two external reviews into its mortality rates, after it ...