All HSJ Local articles – Page 93
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HSJ LocalTrust raises alarm after Lorenzo glitch fails to send 14,000 patient letters
Electronic patient administration system fails to send appointments to nearly 14,600 patients Ten patients wait more than 52 weeks Lorenzo supplier installs “fix” to address problem A teaching trust has alerted NHS Digital after an IT design fault meant more than 14,000 patients were not sent appointment letters.
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive for recent special measures trust
An NHS manager who oversaw the dissolution of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been appointed interim chief executive of England’s only integrated acute, community, mental health, and ambulance care provider.
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust appoints new chief executive
London Ambulance Service Trust has appointed a new chief executive to succeed acting chief Andrew Grimshaw, who will leave in June.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Trust's X-ray system down for days following 'major' IT failure
Barts Health Trust experienced “major” IT failure over weekend Trust limited requests for pathology and imaging services following problems with computer equipment Hospital porters hand delivered urgent test results Trust’s pathology system back online but issues continue with imaging services Imaging services at one of the largest trusts ...
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HSJ LocalInadequate CCG 'disintegrates' joint commissioning with council
Deloitte review finds “lack of strategy” and “joined up commissioning” between Walsall CCG and local authority CCG, which is under legal directions, “disintegrates” joint commissioning unit with council as result of review CCG’s interests “not always met” by joint commissioning arrangement A West Midlands clinical commissioning group, currently ...
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HSJ LocalTrust destroyed records after baby suffered brain damage
Trust destroyed medical records after legal claim was lodged against midwifery unit Midwife told registrar to stay outside delivery room while baby’s life was in danger Calderdale and Huddersfield FT’s documents had “puzzling differences” and midwife’s account had “unexplained discrepancies”, says judge A trust destroyed medical records after ...
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HSJ LocalNHSI: Trust was not using national ligature tool when woman died
Woman hanged herself from a bath tap in mental health inpatient unit run by Humber FT Inquest returned a verdict of accidental death but coroner flagged up concerns with trust’s ligature policy to NHS Improvement NHSI says the trust was not using a prescribed national tool and had not ...
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HSJ LocalNew finance chief for special measures trust
A trust placed in financial special measures last month has appointed a new chief financial officer.
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HSJ LocalCCG pools entire budget with council in £600m fund
Hull CCG to align entire £400m budget with local authority CCG chief officer joins Hull City Council’s corporate management team Committee in common will approve decisions by new integrated commissioning board A Yorkshire clinical commissioning group is aligning its entire budget with a local authority to create a ...
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HSJ LocalMental health trust launches review of deaths in custody
Mental health trust launches review after 10 prisoners die in one year Two patients committed suicide within nine days of each other in February Suicides in prison have doubled since 2012 A mental health trust which runs prisons services is launching a review of the way it handles ...
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HSJ LocalNHSI blocked contract despite repeated assurances, says city mayor
Leaders in Liverpool were twice given assurances that inspection concerns about a community provider would not stop it taking over a major contract, before regulators changed their mind, HSJ has been told by the city’s mayor.
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HSJ LocalJune deadline for trust to move junior doctors after safety warning
Trust says “major efforts made by staff in the hospital to support training” were “not enough” to keep the trainees Thirty-eight junior doctors at East Kent trust will be affected Junior doctors and affected patients must transfer by 19 June A trust recently removed from special measures has ...
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HSJ LocalTrusts stop referrals for under pressure specialist service
Four West Midlands trusts struggling to keep up with demand for neurology services Two no longer accepting outpatient referrals and one refusing out of area referrals Two hospital trusts in the West Midlands are no longer accepting outpatient referrals for neurology services and another is refusing out of ...
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HSJ LocalPatient death reveals 'no coordination' between mental health services
A coroner has raised concerns about the lack of coordination in mental health services for young people in Birmingham, after a patient under NHS care was found hanged.
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HSJ LocalTroubled STP battling with £90m deficit
Three CCGs face deficit of £90m in 2017-18 Intervention by NHS England and NHS Improvement New chief officer to lead all three organisations from 2 May A sustainability and transformation partnership with severe financial problems is seeking £82m savings, as current plans amount to a £90m commissioner deficit ...
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HSJ LocalNHS in London failing on race equality standards
Race equality standards report finds London is worst performing region despite high number of BME staff BME employees in London twice as likely to face disciplinary action White staff more likely to be appointed from a shortlist than BME staff in the capital The London NHS region has ...
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HSJ LocalGP practices merge into single organisation as part of FT
Four GP practices merge into one organisation that is part of Southern Health Foundation Trust Move is part of new multispecialty community provider care model and driven by GP recruitment problems Majority of 2017-18 Hampshire vanguard funding to be invested in Fareham and Gosport Four GP practices have ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: New trust chief executive backs controversial hospital plan
Building a critical treatment hospital remains “the most sensible solution” to ensure the sustainability of acute services in mid and north Hampshire, the region’s newest trust chief executive has said.
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HSJ LocalSouthern Health seeks to fill five board level jobs
The largest mental health and community services trust in the country is advertising five board level jobs following a string of resignations.
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HSJ LocalPrivate provider beats GP federation to NHS contract
Commissioners in north London have awarded an extended primary care services contract to a private provider over the GP federation that was already providing the service, HSJ has learned.