All East Midlands articles – Page 20
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NewsHunt sets out principles of social care green paper
Jeremy Hunt has outlined the key principles of reform to the adult social care system and announced a 10 year strategy to align the health and social care workforce.
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HSJ LocalTrust warned over medication failures
The Care Quality Commission has issued University Hospitals of Leicester Trust with a warning notice after inspectors found the administration of insulin to patients required “significant improvement”.
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HSJ LocalMerger of trusts across STPs cleared by competition regulator
The merger of two trusts in neighbouring sustainability and transformation partnership areas has been approved by the CMA.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief: STP must be reviewed after 'extraordinary' winter
The new chief executive of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has said the region’s sustainability and transformation partnership should be reviewed following “extraordinary” winter pressures.
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HSJ LocalHospital says patient died 'due to dangerous overcrowding of A&E'
The death of a patient in an accident and emergency department was “due entirely to the dangerous overcrowding of the department”, the trust’s medical director has told HSJ.
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NewsTrust declares highest A&E alert level for three days in a row
A district general hospital is under “extreme pressure” in accident and emergency and has declared the highest level of alert for three days, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalTrust chair stays on as NHS Improvement mulls successor
The acting chair of a troubled trust has extended his tenure despite NHS Improvement identifying his preferred successor in January.
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HSJ LocalLarge hospital trust cancelled 'significant number' of cancer operations
University Hospitals of Leicester Trust has admitted a “significant number” of cancer operations were cancelled in early January due to winter pressure.
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NewsBest and worst hospitals in each area for staff recommending care
A breakdown by area of acute and combined trusts performance on the NHS staff survey, according to the share of employees who would recommend their organisation for work or care.
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NewsHighest and lowest trusts in each area for staff witnessing care mistakes
A breakdown by area of acute trusts by the share of staff saying they had witnessed potentially harmful errors, near misses or incidents in the last month, in the 2017 NHS staff survey.
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NewsThe trusts in each area with most staff reporting bullying
A national and regional breakdown of results for acute trusts by the percentage of staff reporting experiencing harassment, bullying or abuse from other staff in last 12 months, in the NHS staff survey 2017.
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NewsIn full: Pathology network proposals
HSJ approached the 29 pathology networks proposed by NHS Improvement to ask if local trusts had signed up. In most cases the proposed “hub” trust was able to answer on behalf of its network.
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NewsNHSI pathology proposals agreed by less than half of trusts
Less than half of areas have so far fully agreed to NHS Improvement’s plans to set up a regional pathology network, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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NewsNearly one in 10 nursing posts vacant, new data reveals
More than 8 per cent of posts in NHS trusts are vacant, including one in 10 nursing roles, according to figures reported for the first time today.
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HSJ LocalHealth economy brought to 'complete operational standstill'
The Greater Nottinghamshire health economy has spent the weekend on black alert after bed shortages worsened and rising demand was said to be “worse than it was in January”.
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HSJ LocalTrust targeted for bullying culture and safety concerns
The national guardian for NHS whistleblowers has criticised Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust for having a bullying culture and failure to respond to patient safety concerns raised by staff.
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HSJ LocalGPs vote down CCG plan to take on primary care budgets
GPs in the East Midlands have rejected their commissioner’s bid to take on the primary care budget for its region.
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News70 trusts working with NHSI to boost workforce retention
Seventy NHS trusts have now been recruited by NHS Improvement to its programme to improve workforce retention rates in the health service.
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HSJ LocalTrust hires consultancy for 'disaster' IT system inquiry
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has asked consultancy firm EY to carry out an inquiry into its £14m digital health record system labelled a “disaster” by consultants.
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NewsAnalysis: The areas struggling most with cancer targets
Cancer patients in three counties are at greater risk of death than elsewhere in the country because of slow referrals and late diagnosis, official data reveals.