All Yorkshire and the Humber articles – Page 22
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HSJ LocalTrust could set up estates company to increase savings
York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust is considering setting up a limited liability company to manage its estate and facilities services to help save money.
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HSJ LocalRoyal college warns bed shortage is 'national crisis'
Consultants have raised concerns over risks to patients after a trust ran out of beds at half of its mental health units earlier this year.
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NewsImportant changes to your HSJ password
To protect your security as hsj.co.uk upgrades to a new platform, your existing password will no longer work.
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HSJ LocalRegulators 'removed from reality' over capped expenditure
Two Healthwatch groups are urging regulators to put patients before finances after cash-strapped organisations were instructed to “think the unthinkable” to remain within restricted budgets.
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HSJ LocalNHS organisations could share workforce to tackle vacancies
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
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HSJ LocalNursing assistant guilty of claiming pay for bogus shifts
A mental health trust has introduced a new rostering system after a nursing assistant claimed for more than £7,600 for bank shifts he did not work.
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NewsFormer Labour health secretary turns down top NHS roles to join estates firm
Alan Johnson says he was approached for NHS roles after quitting politics Labour veteran will be chair of estates management firm Naylor report “opens up opportunities” to transform NHS estate, Mr Johnson says Alan Johnson, the former Labour health secretary, has turned down national NHS roles to chair ...
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HSJ LocalKeogh unveils safety steps after patient dies from drinking alcohol gel
NHS England’s medical director is considering new safety measures for acute trusts after a patient died from drinking alcohol rub.
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HSJ LocalVanguard extends training programme into neighbouring regions
Vanguard expands mental health crisis simulation training from North East into two more regions North East and North Cumbria Urgent and Emergency Care Network invested £200,000 to create the training The scheme will now be rolled out in north Yorkshire and Cumbria for £10,000 An urgent and emergency ...
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust brings in Morecambe Bay to tackle maternity concerns
Trust served with CQC warning notice over maternity services Requirement notice served to address ‘staff competencies’ over CTG Trust supported by Morecambe Bay to improve maternity care A trust in special measures is working with Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust to improve its maternity services after regulators raised the ...
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HSJ LocalTrust working with aviation performance experts to wipe out DTOCs
Performance specialist working with Sheffield health system to draw up action plan to bring down DTOCs Trust chief says sustained improvement requires behaviours to change Council director accepts path to improvement has been “rocky” One of England’s largest teaching hospitals is working with an aviation performance specialist to ...
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HSJ LocalTrust gets £10m boost from PFI refinancing deal
A large acute trust in Yorkshire improved its financial outturn by £10m last year after a renegotiation of its PFI contract.
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HSJ Local'Outstanding' finance director joins teaching trust
A finance director who turned around the fortunes of a struggling foundation trust is to join a teaching trust with a turnover of more than £1bn.
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HSJ LocalJeremy Hunt warned over deaths risk after scan results missed
Patient not told of aneurysm for four years before his death Trust had no protocol in place to flag up £potentially life threatening” radiological results Health secretary asked to consider a trust review of procedures A coroner has called on the health secretary to examine a trust’s systems ...
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust seeks bidders for outsourced elective work
A large teaching trust is seeking bidders for up to £25m worth of outsourced services including elective surgery as part of contingency plans to cope with increased demand.
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HSJ LocalPrivate ambulance firm blames 'cash flow issues' for staff pay delay
A clinical commissioning group has sought assurances from the private firm awarded a £6m patient transport contract, after staff were warned they would not be paid their first month’s wages in full.
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HSJ LocalTrust spent £42,000 on lawyers after losing £138m contract
Legal fees cost trust £42,000 after losing £138m contract Humber FT lost contract despite submitting cheaper bid than winning community interest company Commissioners referred to health secretary over decision to close minor injury units A trust challenging a clinical commissioning group’s decision to award a £138m contract ...
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HSJ LocalTrust raises alarm after Lorenzo glitch fails to send 14,000 patient letters
Electronic patient administration system fails to send appointments to nearly 14,600 patients Ten patients wait more than 52 weeks Lorenzo supplier installs “fix” to address problem A teaching trust has alerted NHS Digital after an IT design fault meant more than 14,000 patients were not sent appointment letters.
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HSJ LocalTrust destroyed records after baby suffered brain damage
Trust destroyed medical records after legal claim was lodged against midwifery unit Midwife told registrar to stay outside delivery room while baby’s life was in danger Calderdale and Huddersfield FT’s documents had “puzzling differences” and midwife’s account had “unexplained discrepancies”, says judge A trust destroyed medical records after ...
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HSJ LocalCCG pools entire budget with council in £600m fund
Hull CCG to align entire £400m budget with local authority CCG chief officer joins Hull City Council’s corporate management team Committee in common will approve decisions by new integrated commissioning board A Yorkshire clinical commissioning group is aligning its entire budget with a local authority to create a ...