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Demand on 111 surges linked to ‘primary care challenges’
Yorkshire’s 111 services have experienced huge surges in demand during certain times of day, and leaders consider it “unlikely that the service will ever fully return to the pre-pandemic pattern”.
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‘This is far worse than January – the vaccine hasn’t saved us this time’
“We should all be rated inadequate.” The call HSJ received on Sunday lunchtime from one of the most respected chief executives in the NHS carried an air of desperation.
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Leaked recording of ‘scared’ CEO says major hospital ‘ceasing to function’
The chief executive of a major teaching trust has told an internal meeting he is ‘anxious and scared’ that its main acute site is under so much pressure it ‘is ceasing to function as a hospital’.
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‘Outstanding’ rated trust given CQC warning notice after staff raised alarm
An acute trust currently rated ‘outstanding’ has been served with a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission, after senior doctors’ safety concerns prompted an inspection.
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Inspection raised no security concerns at mortuary where bodies were sexually abused
An inspection of the mortuary where dozens of bodies were sexually abused found no major security issues, HSJ can reveal.
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Exclusive: The full story of David Fuller’s mortuary attacks
HSJ first learned of David Fuller’s crimes in June this year, but agreed to a request by Kent police not to publish before his trial concluded. We can now reveal all that we discovered.
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Javid approves hospital reconfiguration after two year delay
Sajid Javid has given the go-ahead to a controversial stroke reconfiguration, more than two years after plans were agreed by the NHS locally.
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100 corpses sexually abused in two NHS mortuaries over 12 year period
A man who murdered two women 34 years ago went on to sexually abuse 100 female corpses in hospital mortuaries, taking videos and images of his crimes, HSJ can reveal.
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NHS England orders trust’s governors to work towards controversial merger
NHS England and Improvement has imposed extra conditions on a specialist trust’s licence, effectively ordering its council of governors to work towards a merger with a larger neighbour.
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Covid pressure forces cancellation of most operations
Planned operations including ”priority two” procedures were postponed at short notice at one of England’s largest hospital trusts earlier this week due to rising covid compounding other operational pressures, HSJ understands.
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Former trust CEO to lead investigation into mortuary offences
The news of David Fuller’s assaults came as a horrendous shock to senior leaders at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust. But their ability to respond has been limited because of the need to keep the offences secret until the murder trial had concluded.
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Parents and babies turned away from ‘exceptionally busy’ unit
Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust was forced to limit access to neonatal intensive care at the weekend due to exceptional demand.
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UPDATED: Downgraded trust’s CEO describes ‘hugely taxing’ effort to balance safety with collaboration
A long-serving CEO has described the “hugely taxing” task for trust leaders to balance internal patient safety risks with wider system partnership work during the pandemic.
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Covid admissions more than doubled in two regions during October
Hospital admissions of covid positive patients more than doubled in two regions last month as national bed occupancy reached levels not seen since early March.
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Leak reveals hour-long ambulance delays have quadrupled in 12 months
Ambulance handover delays lasting more than 60 minutes have quadrupled compared to this time last year, according to internal NHS data.
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CQC warning notice served on ‘inadequate’ emergency department
An acute trust has been served with a warning notice by the regulator after failing to make improvements to its already ‘inadequate’ emergency department.
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Fast-track system will tackle medicines shortage
Medicines and medical goods which are at risk of shortages will be transported to the UK ‘within days’ through a new international transport system, the government has announced.
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Javid: elective recovery plan due this month, but no workforce strategy until spring
An elective recovery plan will be published in the coming weeks and a 15-year workforce plan for the NHS and social care workforce will ‘hopefully’ be ready by spring, the health secretary told MPs today.
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Exclusive: Trusts told to ‘urgently’ review mortuary security
NHS England has written to all trusts and told them to ‘urgently’ review the security of their mortuaries, including ensuring all doors are swipe-card controlled and that the units have comprehensive CCTV coverage.
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‘Climate of fear’ faces staff who voice bullying concerns at major trust
A major trust’s Freedom To Speak Up Guardian has warned that a failure to address employees’ concerns about alleged bullying and long-standing ‘dysfunctional behaviours’ is damaging confidence and resulting in the loss of high-quality staff.