All East of England articles – Page 14
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HSJ LocalNHSE wants ‘witch hunt’ lessons shared widely, says trust’s CEO
NHS England wants lessons learned by a trust overhauling its culture after a high-profile bullying scandal to be shared systemwide because similar problems have been evident at other trusts, the hospital’s boss has said.
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HSJ LocalAcute trust promotes COO to top job
James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust has announced chief operating officer Jo Segasby, who is a registered nurse, is to become the trust’s new chief executive.
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HSJ LocalLong-challenged trust lifted out of special measures
A Norfolk district general hospital long viewed as among the NHS’ most challenged trusts is set to be removed from the recovery support scheme, formerly special measures, after making ‘fantastic improvements’, inspectors have announced.
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NewsCoroner warns of ‘real risk of future deaths’ at provider facing government probe
A coroner is warning that if systemic problems within mental healthcare at a troubled provider are not addressed there is a ‘real risk of future deaths’, new reports sent to the trust and NHS England reveal.
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HSJ LocalLassa fever case sparks ‘major incident’ across region’s NHS
The East of England region has declared a major incident due to a case of Lassa fever at a major teaching hospital knocking out significant critical care capacity, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalWaiting lists balloon after suspension of private provider
Waiting lists for some diagnostic scans have ballooned after the sudden suspension of a major private provider.
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NewsTrust apologises for saying patient’s sexual assault ‘didn’t happen’
A hospital trust has apologised to a mental health patient who reported being sexually assaulted in its A&E department – after it emerged in a safety review that staff wrote ‘this has not happened’ and dismissed her claims of the attack.
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HSJ LocalNew ICS structure ‘absolutely daft’, says acute chair
Proposals for how Norfolk and Waveney integrated care system will work ‘feel so top heavy’ that residents could ‘struggle to understand the point’, a local hospital chair has warned.
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HSJ LocalChair leaves trust ahead of ‘positive’ CQC report
The chair of an ‘inadequate’ rated hospital trust – said to have made improvements now being recognised by regulators – is moving to another provider in the region.
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HSJ Local‘Calm and determined’ CEO to retire
The chief executive who brought leadership stability to an historically troubled acute trust in the East of England has announced her retirement.
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HSJ LocalStaff will quit if not given ‘time to recover’, says NHSE director
An NHS England director and trust chief says he ‘fears [the NHS] will see increasing numbers of resignations’ unless more is done to ensure burnt-out staff are given sufficient leave to recover mentally and physically.
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HSJ LocalCCG opens ‘care hotel’ after critical incident
A hotel in the centre of Norwich is temporarily being converted into a care facility to help ease local bed pressures, as Norfolk becomes the latest area to pilot the model.
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HSJ LocalTrust launches investigation after staff member’s death
East of England Ambulance Service Trust has launched an ‘independent investigation into the circumstances’ surrounding the death of a staff member, the trust’s chief executive told a board meeting today.
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NewsFirst eight ‘new nightingales’ revealed
The location of first ‘covid surge hubs’ has been announced by the Department of Health and Social Care.
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HSJ Local‘Witch hunt’ trust chair stands down
The chair of the trust slammed in a scathing review for its ‘intimidating… flawed and not fit for purpose’ hunt for a whistleblower has stood down.
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NewsGrowth rate of covid admission stalls in London and NW, hospitalisation down elsewhere
Admissions of covid positive patients are falling across England, apart from in London and the North West.
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HSJ Local‘Witch hunt’ trust chief who quit in August to remain on full pay to September 2022
The former hospital chief executive who stood down shortly before a review slammed his organisation’s ‘flawed, intimidating’ hunt for a whistleblower will continue to be employed by the trust on an annual remuneration package worth £270,000 until September 2022, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalDamning review slams catalogue of failings at ‘witch hunt’ trust
West Suffolk Foundation Trust’s attempt to identify a whistleblower was ‘intimidating… flawed and not fit for purpose’, according to a damning review which is highly critical of the organisation’s leadership.
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HSJ LocalAcute boss moves to lead mental health trust
A mental health and community services provider has appointed an acute hospital boss as its new chief executive.
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NewsStaff flu vaccine uptake down on last year, despite winter fears
Early uptake of the flu vaccine by frontline NHS staff slumped this year, with only two in five having received it by the end of October, official figures show.