All East Midlands articles – Page 25
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HSJ LocalChief executive accuses trusts of poaching patients
University Hospitals Leicester chief executive says trusts in the South East are “offering to do clinics for nothing” Criticises consultants for referring “almost a quarter” of patients in catchment area to “providers in the South East” Calls on NHS England to establish referral pathways in line with its recommendations ...
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HSJ LocalHospitals cancel hundreds of appointments after 'critical' tech crash
Two hospitals in the Midlands have had critical internal incidents declared after a major technology failure, which is affecting all trust IT and telecoms systems.
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HSJ LocalNurses forced to clean wards after private company fails to improve
Nottingham trust says company has made “insufficient progress” Nurses are cleaning after Carillion staff to maintain standards, trust says Board will discuss future of £200m cleaning contract later this month Nurses at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust are having to clean wards after cleaners from a private company in ...
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HSJ LocalHospital cleaning company faces loss of £200m contract over poor standards
A privately provided cleaning contract worth £200m will be discussed by board members at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust this week amid “significant concerns” over standards, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalDelay to major Midlands trust merger revealed
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust merger with Sherwood Forest Foundation Trust delayed until 2017 Trusts had hoped to merge before “busy winter period” but “work required to create the merged organisation is taking longer than expected” Sherwood Forest, which has been in special measures since 2013 and is forecasting a ...
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HSJ LocalTrust to face legal challenge over A&E closure
LEGAL: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust could face a legal challenge against its decision to partially close the accident and emergency department at Grantham and District Hospital.
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NewsCQC launches inquiry into trusts failing to improve
Only six out out of 21 trusts re-inspected by the CQC in 2015-16 showed overall improvement Review commissioned to discover “underlying reasons” why trusts are struggling to improve Colchester chief executive calls for single “oversight committees” to become more common The Care Quality Commission has set up an ...
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HSJ LocalLincolnshire trust confirms night time A&E closure
ACUTE CARE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has confirmed it will go ahead with plans to close the accident and emergency department at Grantham and District Hospital at night.
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NewsMajor acute trusts already forecasting to miss control totals
Some of the largest hospital trusts in England are already struggling to meet their financial target for 2016-17, according to analysis by HSJ.
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NewsQuestions raised over NHS England's use of heart surgery research
Author cited by NHS England has “no idea” where 125 operations per year figure came from How many operations a surgeon should do ”depends on the type of surgery”, academic says RCS backs NHS England recommendation NHS England’s congenital heart disease review acknowledged the 125 figure is “arbitrary” ...
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NewsNHS England 'failed to follow due process' for heart surgery shake-up
Leicester and the Royal Brompton trusts dispute reconfiguration process Trusts say recommendations from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel have been ignored Specialised commissioning director Jonathan Fielden defends NHS England’s approach Senior staff at the two congenital heart units threatened with closure by NHS England say the national body has ...
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HSJ LocalTrust plans night time A&E closure after reaching 'crisis point'
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust to make a decision on temporary reduction of opening hours of Grantham A&E department Trust says services have reached “crisis point” and “patients may be put at risk if we don’t act” Royal College of Emergency Medicine says trust was in an “increasingly common situation” ...
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HSJ LocalCash-strapped council plans funding cuts to joint NHS discharge project
Northamptonshire County Council looks to axe £650,000 from joint NHS discharge project Council also plans £4m of cuts to adult social care and a review of menta health services for children Cabinet papers reveal Treasury advised “self-help” under the government’s austerity drive A county council struggling to make ...
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NewsWide variation found in emergency specialist surgery mortality rates
Thirty day mortality rates for emergency bowel surgery vary between 20.7pc and 3.2pc at best and worst performing hospitals Quarter of hospitals do not admit high risk patients to critical care post-surgery in recommended timeframe Six per cent annual drop in most urgent patients reaching theatre within two hours ...
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HSJ LocalMidlands trusts set out on path to possible merger
Derbyshire Healthcare FT will not appoint a permanent chief executive or chair Talks underway with Derbyshire Community Health Services on closer working Changes follow sexual harassment scandal at Derbyshire Healthcare that led to senior resignations STRUCTURE: Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has put on hold a decision to appoint ...
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NewsUpdated: More trust leaders insist regulator was wrong to target pay bills
NHS Improvement’s figures identifying potential excess paybill spending did not take account of key service changes, chief executives say Trusts including Salford Royal and UCLH identified as over-spending on staff Regulator will be asked to publish revised list by Royal Devon FT More trust leaders have defended their ...
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NewsAnalysis: CCGs with biggest increases and decreases in GP access
Bexley CCG sees biggest increase in patients unable to get GP appointments Most improved group on access to appointments was Slough CCG Recruitment cited as most common problem by CCGs HSJ analysis has identified the clinical commissioning groups with greatest improvements and biggest declines in patient access to ...
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NewsNHS England investigates primary care support service after 'serious incident'
NHS England has launched a review following a “serious incident” involving patient documents by a former primary care support services provider.
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: Through the looking glass, nothing is what it seems
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern