All articles by Zoe Tidman – Page 4
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NewsThird of largest trusts do not know their carbon footprint
More than a third of the largest NHS trusts are still unable to state the size of their full carbon footprint, despite it being three years since the national plan for ‘net zero’ was established.
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NewsHospitals close areas after discovering RAAC planks
More hospitals have closed parts of their site after discovering potentially unsafe concrete had been used in the building structures, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTwo trusts to miss deadline for eliminating ‘distressing’ wards
At least two trusts are set to fall short on a high-profile pledge to eradicate ‘dormitory’ style wards in mental health facilities, with delays caused by cost pressures and shortage of materials and labour.
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HSJ Local‘High use of agency staff’ contributed to care failings exposed by hidden cameras
High use of agency staff contributed to the care failings exposed at a mental health trust by undercover reporters, an internal inquiry has found.
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NewsTrusts’ ‘incorrect forecasts’ blamed by DHSC for capital overspend
Government documents seen by HSJ cite “incorrect cost forecasts” – as well as inflation and delivery delays – for overspending on the capital budget for upgrading hospitals.
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NewsMore trusts find RAAC concrete on estates
At least seven more trusts have confirmed lightweight concrete on their estates following NHS England-ordered reviews and widespread safety concerns, HSJ has found.
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NewsTrust boss accuses private provider of ‘overpromising and underdelivering’
The boss of a large acute trust has accused a private provider of ‘overpromising and underdelivering’ after significant problems emerged with a local arrangement which have piled further pressure on its waiting list.
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NewsNHS wastes ‘equivalent of 100,000 meals a day’
NHS England is throwing away the equivalent of 100,000 meals every day, its net zero food lead has said.
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NewsBMA denies telling trusts to cancel electives or face total walkout
A row has broken out between the British Medical Association and NHS Employers over a perceived threat to stage a total walkout of consultants and junior doctors at trusts which do not cancel all but agreed elective activity during next week’s three-day strike.
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NewsBirths being delayed by strikes, says CEO
Women have faced delays in giving birth due to the ongoing strikes, a major trust’s chief executive has said.
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HSJ LocalVirtual hospital model ‘new gold standard’ for treatment
The chief executive at a trust behind one of the UK’s first ‘virtual hospitals’ has said this model is the ‘new gold standard’ for care provision and the trust is looking at a significant expansion.
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HSJ LocalCEO warns of ‘significant increase’ in patient anxiety over doctors’ strikes
A trust chief executive has warned of a ‘really significant increase’ in patient anxiety and frustration created by the ongoing doctors’ strikes.
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NewsMinister wants to ‘inject private capital’ to upgrade NHS buildings
A health minister has indicated he wants to use private finance to help ‘stretch capital budgets as far as possible’ for the NHS estate.
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NewsCrumbling estate impacting patient care ‘day in, day out’, NHSE boss tells MPs
NHS England’s finance boss says patient treatment areas are being closed “all the time” due to crumbling estates, fire risks and flooding.
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NewsHospitals to review concrete risks to ‘maintain safety and confidence’
NHS boards have been told to obtain extra assurance around the risks to unsafe concrete beams in their estate, following the sudden closure of school buildings.
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NewsTrusts miss out on £50m of pledged ‘net zero’ funds
Nearly a fifth of the capital funding allocated to the NHS for ‘net zero’ projects was never received by trusts, with at least two schemes prevented from going ahead due to a lack of flexibility in the scheme.
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NewsConsultancy firm run by minister’s ex-colleague given part-time NHP contract
A small consulting firm run by a health minister’s former colleague has been given a critical advisory role on the New Hospitals Programme, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE chief officer takes role in Singapore
The NHS’s first chief sustainability officer Nick Watts has stepped back from the role after nearly three years, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Hancock denies political motive for inclusion of ‘Red Wall’ project in new hospital programme
A building project in a marginal constituency was added to the government’s ‘40 new hospitals’ programme despite not being on the longlist of schemes proposed by NHS England.
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News‘We don’t have the bottle’ to hold line on bed numbers, says trust director
A director at a major acute trust said it needs to stop “caving in” to demand pressures by opening extra escalation beds.