All HSJ Local articles – Page 129
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HSJ LocalFT making ‘considerable improvement’ after three years in special measures
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust has shown signs of “considerable improvement” since it was inspected last August and September, the chief inspector of hospitals has said.
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HSJ LocalPioneering private hospital ‘requires improvement’, says CQC
PERFORMANCE: A high profile private hospital in Kent has been rated “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission, with its surgical services criticised as “inadequate” for safety.
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HSJ LocalSurrey CCGs braced for deficits over £20m
FINANCE: Two Surrey clinical commissioning groups are set to end the 2015-16 financial year with deficits totalling over £50m.
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HSJ LocalTrust leaders accused of focusing on 'institutional preservation'
Sir Richard Leese said Pennine Acute’s business plan under previous management “prioritised institutional preservation” Manchester council is leading a review of hospital services in the city HSJ has previously highlighted tensions over the future of North Manchester General Hospital The leader of Manchester City Council has accused the ...
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HSJ Local'Lack of grip' across NHS blamed for sudden hospital shutdown
“Fragmented” NHS structure and relationships made it difficult to stop mental health hospital closure, review finds Bootham Park Hospital ruled not fit for purpose by CQC Independent report says no one “took charge” to find a solution Patients moved from hospital with six days’ notice last year The ...
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HSJ LocalKent vascular services likely to be centralised
STRUCTURE: Inpatient specialist vascular services in Kent are likely to move to one site following a review by NHS England.
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HSJ LocalChief executive of London trust to retire
Robert Dolan, chief executive of East London Foundation Trust, has announced his retirement after 10 years at the helm.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Four wards closed after fire and power cut at East Midlands hospital
United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust closes A&E at Grantham and District Hospital after fire Four major services closed due to resulting power cut All operations and outpatient clinics cancelled for next few days ACUTE CARE: United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust has had to close four wards after an electrical fire ...
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HSJ LocalSweeping centralisation proposed for Manchester services
RECONFIGURATION: Cardiac services in Manchester should be consolidated on one hospital site and several other specialities organised as “single services”, according to the initial findings of an independent review.
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HSJ LocalCCGs order inquiry into disrupted switch to private transport firm
PERFORMANCE: Clinical commissioning groups in Sussex have ordered an independent inquiry into the troubled start of a new patient transport service.
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HSJ LocalFirst NHS trust makes move into home care market
Northern Devon Healthcare Trust is to become the first health service organisation to enter the home care market.
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HSJ LocalLitigation authority payments drag down trust's deficit
FINANCE: A trust which is being investigated by NHS Improvement after its deficit soared says part of it was due to an extra payment to the NHS Litigation Authority.
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HSJ LocalFT hits out at CQC after hospital rated 'inadequate'
CQC found A&E, outpatients and surgical services at Scunthorpe General Hospital had “either not improved or had deteriorated since our last inspection” Trust chief executive “extremely disappointed” Chair says “a number of aspects of the inspection have given us cause for concern” Bosses at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole ...
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HSJ LocalNHS Improvement denies locum cap caused Lancashire A&E crisis
NHS Improvement refutes claim that agency cap caused Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ A&E crisis Trust warned regulator of agency cap concerns months before downgrading an A&E FT claims cap caused staffing crisis across emergency department and other medical specialities NHS Improvement was warned that the locum pay cap was ...
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HSJ Local18 weeks breached again as waiting list grows
The 18 weeks target was breached again, so how was it possible for waiting times to improve slightly?
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HSJ LocalFear of competition rules stopped council pooling social care budget
Somerset County Council decided against rolling social care money into CCG’s outcome based commissioning plans Council received legal advice that it could not participate in non-competitive process CCG managing director says “most capable provider” process “not available” to NHS organisations from this month A council in the South ...
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HSJ LocalHospital 'overwhelmed' by eye care demand
PERFORMANCE: A Kent trust has admitted it is “overwhelmed” with demand for ophthalmic services and has up to 7,000 patients at risk of worsening eyesight who require “urgent” follow up.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust forced to downgrade A&E after locum doctor crisis
Acute trust forced to take action after collapse of middle grade A&E rotas following locum caps Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has just eight doctors to staff 14 posts across two sites Chief executive says failure of trusts to act collectively on locum caps meant doctors left to work at higher ...
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HSJ LocalPrivate firm may have been only bidder for £12m a year contract
COMMISSIONING: The company in charge of patient transport services in Sussex may have been the only bidder for the £12m a year contract, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalManchester vanguards will not access national fund
The new care model vanguards being developed in Greater Manchester will need to be funded from the region’s already allocated transformation fund, not the national pot.