All Acute care articles – Page 139
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NewsBirmingham trust 'failed to respond to safety concerns over surgery'
Concerns over cardiac surgery raised repeatedly at University Hospitals Birmingham CQC report identifies bullying and blame culture Incidents were not always appropriately graded “Lack of governance processes” also identified in heart surgery unit A leading teaching hospital trust “failed to take effective action” after concerns were repeatedly raised ...
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive for 'inadequate' trust
WORKFORCE: A hospital trust with an “inadequate” rating has appointed a new chief executive.
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HSJ LocalLong awaited foundation trust merger delayed again
Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals and the Royal Surrey County Hospital FTs pause merger process for second time Organisations had decided to go ahead with merger in January Trusts say they tackling “immediate issues is the best way to secure a sound future” STRUCTURE: The long awaited merger ...
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NewsLord Willis criticises ‘meaningless’ Carter staffing metric
Chair of the Shape of Caring Review says his work was “not factored in” to Carter review Lord Willis says Lord Carter’s care hours metric is “too blunt a tool” Department of Health accepts the metric is not used in other countries as was originally claimed The Carter ...
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NewsHealth Education England defends new nursing associate role
HEE director of nursing says role is not designed to be a substitute for registered nurses Lord Willis says NMC regulation and CQC focus on safe staffing are key safeguards Consultation on new role closes on Friday The new nursing associate role should not be used by NHS ...
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CommentThe Carter report – can NHS procurement transformation be accelerated?
Trusts do not by and large possess all the skills required to deliver their share of the Carter savings, says Richard McIntosh
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HSJ LocalTrust warns of ‘significant’ quality and safety risks if private provider keeps contract
COMMERCIAL: The loss of a £126m contract to another provider could cause multiple staffing and patient care issues, a trust has said.
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NewsThirty worst A&E trusts called to London summit
NHS Improvement chief raised concerns over “organisations who consistently deliver very low levels of performance” January was “a very difficult month” for A&E departments, Jim Mackey said Trusts “left in no doubt whatsoever that there needs to be a sustained improvement” The 30 worst performers on the accident ...
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NewsExclusive: Regulators to put 20 trusts into turnaround
Monitor and the TDA push ahead with turnaround project at 20 trusts Work thought to cost more than £10m and will focus on grip and governance Process due to start in April Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority are moving ahead with an ambitious turnaround programme at ...
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NewsCQC investigates Birmingham trust over cardiac surgery deaths
CQC launches investigation into cardiac surgery at UHB Chief inspector of hospitals finds significant concerns over safety, effectiveness and responsiveness The Care Quality Commission has launched an investigation into adult heart surgery at University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust after an audit identified the service as a mortality outlier.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Two very different trusts, united by failure
What is going on in England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsSpecialist care vanguard may design new 'experimental tariffs'
Vanguard trusts looking at creating new tariffs for orthopaedics Alliance could also “accredit” care at other trusts Sign up to receive the What’s New in Care Models newsletter every week An alliance of specialist trusts could develop new “experimental tariffs” to encourage acute providers to improve or franchise ...
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NewsRevealed: Trust has 1,000 patients waiting over a year for treatment
East London trust has 1,015 patients waiting more than a year on elective RTT pathway Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust’s total dwarfs reported national figure True national total not known as large acute trusts fail to report waiting times data Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-GBX-NONEX-NONE/* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt ...
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Expert BriefingWhat's New in Care Models: Franchising vanguard breaks cover
Everything that’s new in care models and tracking the progress of the Five Year Forward View, by our senior correspondent on integration David Williams.
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NewsSir David Dalton named top chief executive for third year
Third HSJ Top Chief Executives list revealed Sir David Dalton’s achievements at Salford Royal and nationally highlighted by judges Twenty-two women in the list of 50 Sir David Dalton has been named as the leading provider chief executive in the NHS for the third year in a row, ...
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LeaderThe influencers on our list hold sway across the health economy
Our third Top Chief Executives List is not intended simply as a historical record of who did well in their own organisation over the last year
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SupplementsHSJ Top Chief Executives 2016
HSJ’s third annual list celebrates the NHS leaders whose contributions and vision stand out in challenging times.
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HSJ LocalPrestigious teaching trust restricts access to heart service
Cambridge University Hospitals temporarily restricts outpatient cardiology service for out of area patients Leaked letter says decision made to avoid “potential safety concerns” CUH cites increase in demand and staff shortages as reasons Waiting list for cardiology outpatient service rising by 50 patients a week ACUTE CARE: A ...
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NewsLord Darzi calls for trusts to invest in social care
Professor Lord Ara Darzi has said NHS providers should get into the social care business to take the pressure off acute trusts.