West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals Trust – Page 5
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HSJ LocalTrust exits special measures after 28 months
West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust has left special measures two and half years after first entering it.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2017: Workforce
Sponsored by NHS Employers West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust: Maternity unit turnaround The team developed a recruitment and retention plan to improve the retention rates in the maternity unit. The project reduced the number of agency staff by more than half and cut agency costs from £100k ...
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NewsTrusts must reduce deficits by two-thirds to hit official forecast
NHS trusts must reduce their combined monthly deficit to £107m to meet the official forecast figures in the second half of 2017-18, after recording a monthly deficit of almost £300m in the first half of the year.
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HSJ LocalMental health chief executive to take over at acute trust
A mental health trust chief executive will lead a neighbouring acute trust as part of a hospital chain, HSJ understands.
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NewsExclusive: One in four hospital trusts routinely pay suppliers late
More than a quarter of hospital trusts are now routinely delaying payments to their suppliers because of cash flow problems, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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HSJ LocalCCGs demand patients lose weight or face indefinite wait for surgery
People in Hertfordshire who smoke or are obese face indefinite waits for routine surgery unless they quit smoking or lose weight, commissioners have decided as they try to save £68m this financial year.
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NewsRevealed: 21 trusts consistently underperforming on A&E
There are 21 trusts whose performance against the four hour emergency target has been consistently below 85 per cent since April, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsThe 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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HSJ LocalTrust to remain in special measures despite rating upgrade
West Hertfordshire trust now rated requires improvement, 15 months after it was rated inadequate CQC recommends it remains in special measures as it “was clear” that the trust had benefited from the support regime Concerns raised about emergency care across all three of the trust’s hospital sites but praise ...
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NewsExclusive: Trusts could be refused bailouts to pay suppliers
Dozens of providers have become reliant on “working capital” loans to ensure staff and invoices are paid Email seen by HSJ outlines further controls on these payments NHS trusts will not be guaranteed bailout support even when suppliers have put an account “on stop” The Department of Health ...
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NewsLeaked STP reveals region cannot meet control totals
Hertfordshire and west Essex STP reveals a £93m gap in meeting combined control totals for 2017-18 and 2019-20 £101m social care funding gap for the region is unresolved Two trusts require a minimum of £324m investment to remedy “extremely poor” infrastructure NHS organisations in Hertfordshire and Essex are ...
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HSJ LocalSTP names trust chief executive as new lead
The Hertfordshire and West Essex sustainability and transformation plan has a new lead after the incumbent stepped down due to concerns over the time needed to carry out the role.
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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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NewsRevealed: Ministers sign off £300k of pay rises for trust chairs
Ministers agreed nearly £300,000 in pay rises for the chairs of NHS trusts over the past year, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Chain-gang
What is going on in England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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HSJ LocalRoyal Free chief appointed accountable officer at neighbouring trust
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of a hospital chain has become the accountable officer for a struggling neighbouring trust.
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HSJ KnowledgeSurvey: who really wants to see a seven-day clinical service?
The vast majority of the 100 health service leaders surveyed by Siemens and HSJ thought a clinical service operating at the same level every day of the week unnecessary
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Expert BriefingHSJ 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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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Chains are where the action is
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by integration reporter David Williams.
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HSJ Local
CQC orders hospital chief to improve A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has taken the unprecedented step of telling a chief executive they must improve their trust’s accident and emergency performance.