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NewsExclusive: Ex-Sainsbury’s boss to join beleaguered Test and Trace as NHS chief returns to trust
The former chief executive of Sainsbury’s is to take over as testing director at NHS Test and Trace, while the hospital chief executive currently running it will leave at the end of October, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalInvestigation launched after seven ‘never events’ in two years at leading trust
An external review has been launched at a leading children’s hospital after a series of “never events”.
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NewsHSJ80 full list: The most influential people in health
The HSJ80 lists the figures who will exercise the most power and/or influence in the English NHS and health policy over the next 12 months
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HSJ LocalExecutives all white in city where 40pc of population is BAME
Every current executive director at the five NHS trusts in Birmingham is white, despite more than 40 per cent of the city’s population being from a black, Asian or ethnic minority background.
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NewsIntensive care unit stays open despite fire warning
A children’s hospital is having to put safety measures in place because it discovered building problems which could mean fire spreading quickly, it has emerged.
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NewsSerious covid-linked condition in children ‘now in decline’
A serious coronavirus-linked illness which put up to 100 children in intensive care now appears to be in decline as the number of covid-19 cases also falls, HSJ has been told.
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NewsExclusive: Senior doctors warned of service failings before 12 deaths
Senior doctors repeatedly raised concerns over safety and staffing problems at a mental health trust before a cluster of 12 deaths, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsTrust chief joins covid-19 ‘test and trace’ top team
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Foundation Trust chief executive Sarah-Jane Marsh will lead the government’s ‘test and trace’ programme along with a council boss, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.
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NewsSenior trust director dies after contracting covid-19
A “talented and highly-regarded” senior leader at a major specialist trust, has died after testing positive for covid-19.
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NewsMajor drop off in referrals to children’s mental health services
Children’s mental health services accross England have seen a huge drop off in referrals amid the coronavirus crisis, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrusts told to test staff who are in quarantine
Acute trusts have been told to set aside 15 per cent of their daily coronavirus tests for NHS key workers who are quarantining at home with others.
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NHS leaders call for financial targets to be scrapped ahead of covid-19 surge
Senior healthcare leaders have called on ministers to scrap their financial and efficiency targets as they scramble services to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsNew triage process helps struggling service cut waiting list by 30pc
An overhaul in the pathway for a flagship mental health service in Birmingham has led to a 30 per cent decrease in its waiting list since June.
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NewsTrust rated ‘good’ two years after merger
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Foundation Trust has achieved a “good” rating overall following its first Care Quality Commission inspection as a single organisation - down from the “outstanding” held by one of its predecessor trusts.
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Comment‘Why I risked my trust’s reputation’
The definitions of success and the things we value in chief executives in the NHS need to be rethought, writes Sarah-Jane Marsh
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NewsCalls to expand flexible working options following year-long trial
Policymakers are being called on to expand nurses’ flexible working options after a year-long trial involving more than 200 nurses showed evidence it would improve work-life balance.
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HSJ Local'Outstanding' trust blocks GP referrals to under pressure service
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Foundation Trust has stopped all new referrals to one of its paediatric specialities due to capacity problems, local GPs have been told.
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NewsBrexit: Trust can operate for 'four days' under food shortage contingency plans
A mental health trust has said it can “operate for four days” by increasing its stock of frozen food and replacing hot meals for patients with cold meals, in the event of food shortages caused by a no-deal Brexit.
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NewsGaps in 'unique' service criticised after patient death
A “unique” mental health model for children and young adults has again been criticised for gaps in its service following the death of a patient.
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NewsBest of 2018: HSJ's top mental health stories
As the year draws to an end, we look back on the 10 most-read stories from the mental health sector. These include the announcement of two trust chiefs stepping down and a merger to create the biggest mental health and community trust in the country being delayed
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