All Estates articles – Page 10
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NewsExclusive: New hospitals could be required to have single patient rooms only
New hospitals may be required to have single patient rooms only, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ PartnersIs it easy to be green?
How healthcare organisations can deliver the business of today while preparing for a more sustainable future.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The NHS’s £18bn rainy day fund
NHS trusts have more than £18bn in covid cash reserves, but how helpful is this extra money?
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NewsServing NHSE director joins trust board
A senior NHS England figure has been appointed as a non-executive director at a struggling acute trust.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The NHS’s most dangerous buildings
This week HSJ revealed the final trusts added to the ‘new hospital’ programme, which are also thought to have some of the most dangerous estates in the NHS.
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NewsGovt to add trusts with unsafe roofs to ‘40 new hospitals’ programme
Several trusts with dangerous structural planks are set to be selected for the government’s flagship hospital building programme, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust fixes high-risk outdated electrics after warnings
A trust is facing a backlog of millions of pounds of work to mend critical pieces of infrastructure, despite having already taken measures to replace or repair parts which had been operating in excess of their capacity and beyond their life expectancy.
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NewsHospitals test evacuations due to roof collapse fears
NHS England has called for a “deep dive” into local evacuation and shelter arrangements, amid ongoing concerns about outdated and unsafe estate.
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NewsTrust chief calls for six-hour A&E target
The chief executive of a trust trialling the new emergency care standards being considered by the government has called for a new six-hour target to either move patients out of accident and emergency, or for them to receive treatment.
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HSJ PartnersClinician empowerment is the key to transforming eye care services
Dr Peter Morgan-Warren, BMBCh MA(Oxon) PhD FRCOphth, Therapy Area Head for Ophthalmology at Bayer plc., discusses how involving clinicians in local policy decisions is crucial to improving eye care for patients across the country
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News‘New hospitals’ trusts lack cash for planned rebuilds
Half of the trusts in the government’s flagship hospital building programme are ‘not confident’ their funding allocations will be enough to deliver their projects, a new poll of NHS executives has suggested.
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CommentThe challenge facing Johnson's successor
Even as political winds shift, it’s imperative that future public and political debate on taxes and public spending on NHS is rooted in a clear understanding of the nature and scale of the challenges facing the NHS, writes Anita Charlesworth
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NewsTrust delays opening of Carillion-hit hospital again
A major new NHS hospital has been delayed again after local chiefs announced a revised opening date
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NewsRevealed: The top team driving the national hospitals programme
Details of the senior directors responsible for delivering the government’s “40 new hospitals” pledge have been obtained by HSJ.
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NewsGPs lose ‘turning point’ legal battle with NHS property agency
Estate chiefs hope a landmark court triumph marks a ‘turning point’ in their relationship with GPs after a legal challenge brought by the British Medical Association was dismissed.
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NewsWatchdog warns over medication risk to vulnerable
Vulnerable patients cared for in secure mental health units across England could miss out on vital medications due to a shortage of learning disability nurses, a safety watchdog has warned.
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HSJ PartnersIntegrating primary care – action on the estate
The Fuller Stocktake report recognises the fragmentation across the primary care estate, and that to create the right environment for change first there needs to be an understanding of what they have, writes Wendy Farrington-Chadd
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HSJ LocalRetiring CEO: Other industries would think how we chair boards is mad
The outgoing CEO of an acute trust has called for better support for healthcare leaders, particularly when it comes to the relationship between chiefs and chairs, as she prepares to retire.
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NewsJavid: Government ‘on track’ to deliver 48 new hospitals
Sajid Javid has insisted the government is ‘on track’ to deliver 48 new hospitals by 2030, amid reports of funding rows and delays.
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HSJ LocalTrust sues over PFI building failures
One of England’s largest NHS trusts is suing its private finance initiative provider and an international construction company for millions after fire safety defects forced part of an acute hospital to close.