All HSJ Local articles – Page 31
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HSJ LocalHospital to restart service three years after outsourcing it
An acute trust wants to restart an elective service at its facilities, three years after outsourcing much of that work to a private provider.
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HSJ LocalNeighbouring ICSs plan single hospital IT system
Five trusts across two integrated care systems are drawing up plans to roll out a single electronic patient record funded by the government’s flagship infrastructure project.
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HSJ LocalSenior trust medics complain of ‘excessively authoritarian’ management
Senior doctors in a trust’s radiology services have reported a ‘toxic’ culture and feelings that managers had been ‘excessively authoritarian’.
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HSJ LocalRegulator threatens trust over ED overcrowding
A major acute trust has been threatened with regulatory action by the Care Quality Commission after inspectors raised safety concerns about overcrowding in its emergency department.
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HSJ LocalLondon ‘creaking’ under pressure of covid surge, warns trust boss
Trusts are ‘creaking’ across London as they address the latest surge of covid patients and mounting non-covid activity, according to a medical director at a major London trust.
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HSJ LocalTrust criticised for ‘unreasonable conduct’ in tribunal process
One of the largest trusts in the country has been criticised for its ‘unreasonable conduct’ in failing to disclose key documents to an employment tribunal.
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HSJ LocalCEO quits trust accused of ‘witch hunt’
The chief executive at Matt Hancock’s local troubled trust, where leaders have been accused of bullying staff during a ‘witch hunt’ for a whistleblower, is to leave the post, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalCouncils issue ‘confrontational’ list of ‘red lines’ for ICS working
Nine councils have angered NHS leaders by issuing a series of ‘red lines’ and pre-conditions which they say must be met for an integrated care system to be successful.
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HSJ LocalICS gets fourth leadership team in five years
The troubled Cheshire and Merseyside health system has appointed a new interim chief officer, while it attempts to recruit permanently to the role.
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HSJ LocalJoint leader for four trusts with £3bn income
The four acute trusts in north west London will appoint a joint chair, in the latest move towards greater collaboration between the system’s providers.
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HSJ LocalUnder-scrutiny trust appoints interim CEO
An acute trust grappling with governance issues has appointed former Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust chief executive Tony Chambers as interim CEO.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: NHSE reviews allegations of poor ‘behaviour’ by trust chair and CEO
NHS England has commissioned a senior ex-regulator to review whistleblowers’ allegations about the ‘behaviour’ of the chair and interim chief executive of a Midlands trust, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalHospital group appoints CEO
A large hospital group in Greater Manchester has appointed a new chief executive with a background in business and local government.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Hospitals face ‘most difficult period’ since start of pandemic, NHSE warns
NHS England has told hospitals they may be entering the “most difficult period” of the pandemic for more than a year — and said high rates of admissions are ”closely linked” to low vaccine uptake.
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HSJ LocalCEO move paves way for trust takeover
A hospital trust in the North West looks set to be taken over by a neighbour, as its chief executive is moving to the top job at a different provider.
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HSJ LocalTrust buys Nightingale hospital to help tackle elective backlog
A hospital trust has bought the site of its local Nightingale Hospital, because it wants to continue using it to help tackle the elective backlog.
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HSJ LocalGovernance-scandal trust appoints new CEO
A community and mental health trust whose previous CEO departed under a shroud of governance problems has appointed a new leader.
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HSJ LocalMajor trust CEO to face GMC panel
The chief executive of one of England’s largest acute trusts is to appear before a General Medical Council investigation committee, after being accused of providing misleading and inaccurate information to the regulator.
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HSJ LocalHealth bill delays create ‘risks’ for NHS facing covid and winter pressures, warn leaders
Senior health leaders have said delays to the Health and Care Bill are resulting in ‘prolonged uncertainty’ for staff and will lead to significant challenges in the second half of the year.
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HSJ LocalRemote GP consultations causing rise in ‘inappropriate’ cancer referrals, claims trust
GPs are incorrectly putting patients on urgent cancer pathways without seeing them face-to-face, bosses at an acute trust have claimed.