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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust makes key board appointments
United Lincolnshire medical director joins Worcestershire Acute Hospitals New interim finance director seconded from local mental health trust Trust was put back in special measures last month United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust has appointed new interim medical and finance directors this month, its latest board papers confirm.
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NewsEmergency admissions and delayed transfers grow despite national efforts
Analysis shared with HSJ reveals emergency admissions rose 2.8 per cent in 2016-17 to 4.3 million The 370,102 admissions via emergency departments in March was a record high Delayed transfers of care data for March revealed it was the second highest month on record The number of hospital ...
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HSJ LocalPrivate ambulance firm blames 'cash flow issues' for staff pay delay
A clinical commissioning group has sought assurances from the private firm awarded a £6m patient transport contract, after staff were warned they would not be paid their first month’s wages in full.
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HSJ LocalLandmark city hospital merger expects to save £100m
Merger of Manchester’s hospitals expected to deliver savings on workforce, back office and estates costs, as well as activity reduction Plans involve centralisation of elective orthopaedics at Trafford General Hospital and vascular surgery at Manchester Royal Infirmary Project requires £56m of transformation funding Details revealed of significant reconfiguration of ...
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NewsFit and proper person enforcement action taken against just one NHS trust
Five CQC “enforcement actions” taken against hospital providers for breaching fit and proper person regulations, but only one relates to an NHS trust St George’s was issued with a warning notice for failing to meet the regulations CQC is yet to take action against a NHS trust because of ...
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HSJ LocalSouthern Health prosecuted for second time over patient death
England’s largest community and mental health provider will be prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive following the death of a patient.
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HSJ LocalMerger probe should consider wider financial context, trusts argue
CMA is examining the planned merger of Central Manchester University Hospital FT and University Hospital of South Manchester FT The trusts argue greater centralisation of control in the NHS has lessened the role of competition CMA blocked the merger of Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals FT and Poole Hospital ...
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NewsMinister orders investigation of trust following nurse's suicide
CQC will be asked to consider reviewing NHS disciplinary processes during inspections Imperial College Healthcare Trust to commission investigation into nurse’s dismissal after health minister intervenes Nurse Amin Abdullah died outside Kensington Palace in 2016 Disciplinary processes in the NHS are to come under the microscope after a ...
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HSJ LocalHospital's charity could buy land for possible expansion
Board of newly merged trust agrees to buy land next to children’s hospital First major estate acquisition since Birmingham Women’s and Children’s FT shelved single site plans Charity could buy land on behalf of trust Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Foundation Trust has agreed to buy a property for ...
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NewsSimon Stevens: NHS will 'roll up sleeves' on service reform after election
NHS England chief executive reasserts commitment to “operational priorities” of Next Steps regardless of election outcome Stevens: 2017-18 will be a “sleeves rolled up year” in which integrated care is “made real” There is “a lot of work to do” on workforce, capital and infrastructure NHS England to announce ...
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HSJ LocalMajor hospital shake-up delayed because reducing beds is 'unsafe'
CCGs and acute trust halt plans to cut 171 beds Major reconfiguration of acute and critical care will now be phased in by autumn Dewsbury Hospital to retain 100 more beds than originally planned A major reconfiguration of critical care in Yorkshire has been delayed after commissioners agreed ...
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NewsRevealed: New A&E scorecard to launch 'as early as June'
System leaders want new measure to factor in issues such as acuity and patient experience as well as waiting times HSJ understands many of the details are still to be finalised Four hour waiting target will remain the priority A new accident and emergency scorecard to rate hospitals’ ...
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HSJ LocalPotentially 'life threatening' gaps in care, independent review warns
Review finds Bristol community mental health services had gaps in care that “may well have been life threatening” Introduction of “system leadership” care model linked to disruption of care Review of 26 suicides or attempts finds “collective failings” of care in several cases Disruptions linked to a new ...
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HSJ LocalStruggling A&E to remain shut overnight
United Lincolnshire Hospitals extends Grantham A&E overnight closure for at least three more months Trust insists it plans to fully reopen A&E when “safe” to do so Independent Reconfiguration Panel due to announce if it will investigate trust’s decision The overnight closure of a struggling emergency unit has ...
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HSJ LocalTrust busts locum cap after overspending on GPs
A community trust has breached its agency spending cap for 2016-17 by more than £300,000 following staff shortages in its GP out of hours’ service.
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HSJ LocalVirgin Care submits inaccurate data for children's wheelchair waits
Waiting times for children in need of a wheelchair have been inaccurately reported by Virgin Care.
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NewsWhistleblower court case applies across workforce, says charity
Public Concern at Work says Court of Appeal case extends whistleblower protections across the workforce Charity intervened in junior doctor’s case that ended last week Health Education England could be properly deemed an employer, judges said A decision by the Court of Appeal to introduce a new interpretation ...
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HSJ LocalFormer trust chief parachuted in as improvement director at two trusts
Mark Hackett appointed as improvement director at Torbay and South Devon and East Kent FTs East Kent FT is in financial special measures Torbay and South Devon FT needs to make savings equal to 6 per cent of its income Former trust chief executive Mark Hackett has been ...
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HSJ LocalTrust reconfigures specialist services ahead of GIRFT shake-up
An acute trust has shifted vascular services nine miles as part of a £13.2m plan to establish a new cardiovascular institute in the East Midlands.
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HSJ LocalStruggling trust needs £200m to replace unfit estate
Trust submits a £200m estates plan to NHS Improvement to prop up crumbling 1970s estate Staff were left without IT facilities last summer after electrical switch malfunctioned Six buildings to be demolished because they are not fit for purpose A struggling teaching trust has submitted a £200m estates ...