All HSJ Local articles – Page 114

  • Hospital Clock
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    Lincolnshire trust confirms night time A&E closure

    2016-08-17T16:39:00Z

    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.

  • Syringe
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    'Confusion' over new policies led to trust's inadequate safety rating

    2016-08-17T07:00:00Z

    Introduction of new policies “had not got the pace behind it should have” at Humber Foundation Trust, says nursing director Trust said policies had not filtered down to staff when CQC inspectors visited Inspectors rate trust as requires improvement overall and inadequate for safety QUALITY: Failure to filter ...

  • Gillian Fairfield
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    South Coast trust in special measures after serious leadership failings

    2016-08-17T00:01:00Z

    QUALITY: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust is to be placed in special measures after the Care Quality Commission rated it inadequate.

  • Mother and baby
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    Doctor shortage may see maternity unit downgraded

    2016-08-16T11:34:00Z

    WORKFORCE: A shortage of doctors may lead to an Oxfordshire maternity unit being downgraded next month.

  • Milton Keynes Hospital
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    Local A&E review scrapped in favour of STP

    2016-08-15T07:00:00Z

    Standalone review of A&E services at Bedford and Milton Keynes hospitals merged into regional STP Decision made between NHS England and CCGs after draft STP submitted at end of June Bedford Hospital appeared unaware review was ending just two weeks prior to announcement ACUTE CARE: A standalone review ...

  • hospital sexual health sign
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    Tender launched in major sexual health shake-up

    2016-08-12T11:16:00Z

    COMMISSIONING: A group of 22 London boroughs have launched a tender for an online sexual health service as part of a major shake-up of services in the city.

  • Dr Gillian Fairfield
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    Former Pennine Acute chief 'very sorry' for speed of turnaround

    2016-08-12T10:56:00Z

    Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust rated “inadequate” by the CQC following an inspection in February when Gillian Fairfield still led the trust It was also rated inadequate in the well led category, though the report noted staff were “very positive” about Dr Fairfield Dr Fairfield: “I am very sorry that ...

  • Sir David Dalton
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    CQC confirms inadequate rating for Greater Manchester trust

    2016-08-12T00:01:00Z

    Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission Trust avoids going into special measures following appointment of Sir David Dalton as interim chief executive Serious concerns raised around safety and leadership PERFORMANCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has been rated inadequate by the Care ...

  • Hinchingbrooke Hospital
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    Hinchingbrooke chair: Ditching Circle management structure key to turnaround

    2016-08-11T12:27:00Z

    Replacing management structure put in by private firm which previously ran trust was key to turning around performance, says chair Alan Burns praises efforts of staff across Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust Reduction in trust’s A&E opening hours not the way forward, he says INTERVIEW: Replacing the management structure ...

  • clipboard_meeting_notes_writing
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    Former franchise trust to exit special measures

    2016-08-11T00:01:00Z

    Hospital run for three years by private company taken out of special measures after it was handed back to full NHS control last year CQC rates Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust good overall Emergency department rated requires improvement PERFORMANCE: The district general hospital run for three years by a ...

  • Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
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    Major acute trust to be rated inadequate

    2016-08-10T16:25:00Z

    QUALITY: A large acute trust in Greater Manchester is set to be rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission, HSJ understands.

  • Waiting room
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    New mental health crisis units designed to take strain off A&E

    2016-08-10T14:44:00Z

    New mental health urgent crisis support unit opened near Bradford Shipley unit is the first of three designed to take pressure off A&E by directing mental health patients to other services Units funded through West Yorkshire Urgent Emergency Care Network vanguard SERVICE DESIGN: The first of three mental ...

  • Southport and Formby district general hospital
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    Trust gets fourth chief in a year as former directors face disciplinary hearings

    2016-08-10T11:15:00Z

    Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust appoints fourth chief executive in a year Comes after four senior officers, including chief executive Jonathan Parry, were “excluded from work” last August Disciplinary hearings will be arranged for three of the officers after an investigation into their conduct LEADERSHIP: A fourth chief ...

  • Humber bridge
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    Mental health trust judged inadequate for safety

    2016-08-10T00:01:00Z

    QUALITY: A mental health trust has been told it has not learned lessons from its inspection in 2014 and has been rated inadequate for safety by the Care Quality Commission.

  • Ambulance
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    Trust plans night time A&E closure after reaching 'crisis point'

    2016-08-10T00:01:00Z

    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” ...

  • David Bradley
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    Rehabilitation at heart of new London mental health care model

    2016-08-08T15:03:00Z

    South London Partnership outlines key plans for low and medium secure adult mental health pilot Plans include improving step-down, rehabilitation and community services, and integration with housing and welfare providers One of six sites to be chosen to receive devolved commissioning budgets to develop new mental health care models ...

  • Board table
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    North East trusts to create single leadership team

    2016-08-08T12:20:00Z

    STRUCTURE: Leaders at two acute foundation trusts have unveiled plans to create a joint management structure.

  • Whipps Cross University Hospital
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    Staff housing plan put at risk by trust’s special measures, says CCG

    2016-08-05T11:46:00Z

    ESTATES: Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group has raised concerns that Barts Health Trust being placed in the new financial special measures regime will endanger plans to use surplus land for affordable housing for NHS staff.

  • Oxford
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    Mental health trusts lay out plans for new commissioning powers

    2016-08-04T12:33:00Z

    Oxford and Thames Valley outlines new care model for low and medium secure adult mental health services Consortium aims to take control of £80m-90m budget from NHS England to run services across five STP and 23 CCG areas Slice of £1.8m NHS England pilot investment to be used to ...

  • Cornwall
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    NHS England rows back on £396k deal for CCG interim director

    2016-08-03T11:03:00Z

    Kernow CCG will be forced to revisit contract for interim turnaround director The group had been approved to spend £396,000 recruiting a new interim turnaround director during the current financial year NHS England has now said the appointment “will not continue at that rate”, as this would not comply ...