CIO appointed as trust’s chief for two years
A community trust has appointed its chief information and transformation officer as chief executive in a fixed two-year interim capacity, it has announced.
Revealed: Best trusts for raising concerns and being inclusive
The share of a trust’s staff who say it respects differences, and how much confidence they have to speak up, are two of the most strongly linked answers in the NHS Staff Survey, HSJ analysis has found. Our chart reveals the strongest and weakest organisations on those measures.
Trust chiefs criticise ‘divisive’ capital ‘prizes’ for A&E performance
Trust CEOs and other health leaders have criticised NHS England’s move to offer trusts up to £4m capital in a last-ditch effort to meet the four hour emergency care target in March.
‘Outstanding’ trust CEO leaving after 13 years
The chief executive of an “outstanding” rated community trust is to step down after 13 years in the role.
Four in five trusts yet to reach digitisation target
Only one in five trusts has reached the level of digitisation required by 2025 – more than three years after the target was set, tech chiefs have revealed.
Married trust CEO and ICS chair pair to step down
A mental health trust CEO has announced she is to retire after a 35-year career in the NHS, while her husband is also leaving his ICS chair role at the end of the year.
White men form the minority of HSJ’s Top Chief Executives
A chief executive with less than four years’ experience has been selected as the number one CEO in HSJ’s eighth annual ranking of the service’s top provider trust chiefs
Trust tells clinicians ‘we’ll support you’ over safety risks caused by covid pressures
A trust has written to its registered workforce to reassure them of management support when delivering care in ‘extremely challenging circumstances’.
Shared care records – Reviewing the progress and planning next steps
Claire Read reports on an HSJ webinar run in association with Orion Health which explored the progress of shared care records and their future
HSJ Value Awards 2020: Facilities Management or Estates Initiative of the Year
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HSJ Value Awards 2020: IT & Digital Innovation Award
The Flu Bee Game is designed to improve vaccination rates by engaging, educating and encouraging staff to get vaccinated.
NHS leaders call for financial targets to be scrapped ahead of covid-19 surge
Senior healthcare leaders have called on ministers to scrap their financial and efficiency targets as they scramble services to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.
Neighbouring FTs miss financial plan by £24m
Two acute trusts in Derbyshire have fallen £24m behind their financial “control totals” and admitted they will miss their year-end plans.
Fifth standalone community trust rated ‘outstanding’
A fifth standalone community trust has been rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.
Pay deal row erupts between government and NHS England
A row has broken out between the government and NHS England over £50m funding for NHS staff pay.
Leadership Q&A: Derbyshire Community Health Services Foundation Trust
Tracy Allen, chief executive of Derbyshire Community Health Services Foundation Trust, explains how the role of executive director of quality/chief nurse will be a key influencer in health and social care integration across Derbyshire
Revealed: The largest land sales by NHS trusts
NHS trusts received around £350m from land sales in 2017-18, an increase of more than 50 per cent on the previous year, according to new data.
Optimising NHS human resources more important now than ever before
As demands placed on NHS staff grow, employers accept that more can be done to properly use and retain the talents of the people who make up the health service, writes Danny Mortimer
Serco set to take over Carillion NHS contracts
Facilities management services at five NHS hospital trusts could be taken over by Serco in a £29m deal, following the collapse of Carillion.