All Ambulance articles – Page 19
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NewsRevealed: The trusts which will struggle most to deliver quality care in 2020
The trusts which are likely to face the fiercest struggle to deliver quality care in the immediate future have been identified through an analysis carried out exclusively for HSJ.
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NewsMapped: Fastest and slowest emergency ambulance responses by CCG
A map revealing the speed of category two — “emergency” — ambulance responses for patients in each clinical commissioning group.
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NewsDistance not always factor in ambulance response times
There is significant variation in ambulance response times to patients with serious conditions such as suspected strokes or heart attacks, which is not fully explained by how rural an area is, an HSJ analysis has revealed.
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NewsTrust investigating senior manager over relationship with supplier
A large hospital trust has launched a formal investigation into allegations over a personal relationship between one of its estates chiefs and a senior manager at a supplier, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2020: Best Healthcare Analytics Project for the NHS
WINNER: Predicting 999 Ambulance Demand Modelling: KPMG and South Central Ambulance Service FT
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NewsApproachable managers linked to better error reporting, analysis finds
There is a “strong association” between staff experience of senior management and whether an organisation acts on error reporting, exclusive analysis for HSJ of the staff survey data suggests.
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NewsCEO apologises for ‘inadequate’ A&E care
A hospital trust chief in Lincolnshire has apologised to patients after two emergency departments were given the lowest rating by inspectors for the second time in a year.
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NewsExclusive: NHS ‘falls short’ on social mobility, think tank warns
The NHS “falls short” on enabling social mobility and must improve its commitment to the Living Wage if local health service organisations are to help boost the economic wellbeing of local populations, a think tank has warned.
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CommentHow can the NHS become the best employer?
As demand for care surges and recruitment becomes more difficult, the NHS needs to work harder to be a better employer. It may find its future depends on it, writes Ben Franklin
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HSJ LocalRear admiral to replace long-standing ambulance trust CEO
A former naval officer has been appointed chief executive of South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust.
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Expert BriefingIs ‘the best place to work’ a pipe dream?
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsStaff survey: Best and worst for ‘People Plan’ priorities
The interim People Plan, published last summer, set out some key themes for the NHS to focus on in the years ahead, including ‘making the NHS the best place to work’, ‘improving leadership culture’ and ‘delivering 21st century care’.
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NewsStaff survey: Staff experiencing more violence than last year
The proportion of NHS staff experiencing physical violence has risen since last year, prompting a letter from the health secretary urging them to report it.
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HSJ LocalCQC regime doesn’t work for trusts like mine, says CEO
The Care Quality Commission’s risk-based inspection regime unfairly disadvantage trusts with more than one hospital site, the boss of a multisite trust has told HSJ.
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NewsChief appeals to system as CQC rates two A&Es ‘inadequate’
The Care Quality Commission has downgraded two emergency departments run by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust to “inadequate” ratings amid quality concerns and consistently poor ambulance handovers.
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NewsGovernment report warns CCGs falling short on mental health law
NHS commissioners are not carrying out their duties under the Mental Health Act, a report by the Department of Health and Social Care has warned.
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NewsRevealed: The areas with the longest waits for emergency ambulances
The local areas where patients are waiting the longest for ambulances have been publicly identified for the first time by an HSJ investigation.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: New probe into ‘toxic’ trust’s tragic staff deaths as whistleblower goes public
A troubled trust has launched a new investigation into the “underlying factors associated with” the sudden deaths of three of its employees in November, HSJ has learned.
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CommentTrust is as important as money or staff for community services reform
Trust is needed as well as money and staff to deliver an unprecedented reform in community servicesservices, writes Matthew Winn as NHS England’s national director.
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NewsNew two-hour target to be piloted in seven areas
Seven pilot sites have been selected to develop NHS England’s new community care targets.