All East of England articles – Page 25
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust delays decision on cancer patients move
A trust in special measures has delayed a board discussion on plans to move cancer patients to a neighbouring hospital 40 miles away, amid patient safety concerns from senior clinicians.
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HSJ LocalStruggling trust faces £5m hit as CCG looks to private providers
A struggling acute trust faces fines of £5m in relation to its elective performance, with most of the cash expected to pay for capacity from private and specialist providers instead.
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HSJ LocalRural area faces 'major problem' this winter
Regional chiefs have identified Norfolk as a trouble spot this winter, with local ambulance handover delays described as a “major problem”, according to leaked meeting minutes obtained by HSJ.
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HSJ LocalNHSE chief’s concerns over struggling trust laid bare in leaked minutes
A senior system leader’s concerns about the “significant problems” facing a struggling ambulance trust are laid bare in meeting minutes obtained by HSJ.
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HSJ LocalChallenged trust lines up interim chief
East of England Ambulance Service Trust has lined up an interim chief executive following the resignation of Robert Morton last month, HSJ understands.
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HSJ LocalTrust chair departs and says leadership change is ‘right thing’
The chair of a trust recently put back into special measures has announced his resignation, adding “a change in board leadership” was needed to address the “significant cultural change” required for a turnaround.
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NewsTrusts using HCAs in place of nurses
NHS trusts recruited a higher percentage of healthcare assistants than nurses over a two year period, new research has revealed.
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HSJ LocalElite FT seeks support for near £100m deficit
A Shelford Group trust is seeking further financial support from the Department of Health and Social Care after forecasting a deficit of almost £100m.
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HSJ LocalSTP plans major stroke reconfiguration
Norfolk and Waveney sustainability and transformation partnership is drawing up plans for a major stroke reconfiguration which involves partnering with a neighbouring trauma centre, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMidlands trust rated outstanding
A community trust has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalUPDATED: Hospital board decides against emergency proposal to suspend cancer ops
A hospital has decided against rolling out emergency proposals discussed today to suspending cancer and urgent operations but it could postpone routine operations because of significant staff shortages.
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NewsFormer chief facing fraud charges died by suicide - inquest
A former acute trust chief executive who faced fraud charges killed himself, an inquest has heard.
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HSJ LocalMajor reconfiguration could be referred to Hancock
A major reconfiguration of services faces referral to the health and social care secretary by a local council, putting £118m of transformation funding at risk.
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HSJ LocalEmbattled trust chief to stand down
The chief executive of the embattled East of England Ambulance Service Trust has announced he will step down, citing personal reasons.
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NewsHospital hit A&E target by 'making staff bothered', says CEO
Making staff “bothered” about the four hour metric and recognising it was a “quality standard not a performance target” was the main driver behind a struggling hospital’s accident and emergency performance recovery, a senior trust chief has told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust considers drafting in military and using volunteer ambulance drivers
An embattled ambulance trust has floated the unprecedented move of asking volunteers to drive ambulances, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Overseas GP recruitment falling 'significantly' short of target
Local health chiefs have been told to significantly reduce their expectations for the number of GPs that will be hired through NHS England’s international recruitment programme.
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HSJ LocalExternal review praises embattled trust's leadership after CQC criticism of bosses
An external review of the East of England Ambulance Services Trust’s leadership concluded bosses showed “cohesive leadership” and had a “clear vision” just weeks after the Care Quality Commission raised concerns about how well led it was.
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HSJ LocalCCGs appoint new joint chief
North Norfolk and South Norfolk clinical commissioning groups have appointed a new chief officer, the CCGs have announced.
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NewsMapped: STP commissioning ratings
HSJ has produced commissioning ratings for every “sustainability and transformation partnership” in England, based on the new assessments of clinical commissioning groups published by NHS England.