Trust chief executive moves to ICB
A community trust chief executive is stepping down ahead of the expected introduction of shared leadership with an acute provider, HSJ has learned.
NHSE chief appointed to trust CEO job
An NHS England finance boss has been appointed chief executive of an acute trust in the North West.
North by North West: ICB small print reveals raft of new treatment restrictions
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Following the Money: The trusts with the biggest drops in productivity
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
North by North West: Funding still pending as new hospital opens
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Providers to restart merger talks despite ‘resistance’
Talks over the potential merger of two North West trusts are being revived, despite resistance from one of the providers, sources have told HSJ.
A&E problem trusts targeted for tech investment
Some of the worst-performing trusts for emergency care performance are set to get funding from NHS England to help manage patient flow through hospital.
Replacement announced for CEO forced to quit through ill-health
Simon Constable is leaving Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust to join University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust as chief executive.
North by North West: Skin in the game
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North by North West: Coming up with the wrong answer
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Strikes spread to more trusts over backpay dispute
Strike action by healthcare assistants looks set to spread to more trusts, having so far been confined to the North West region.
North by North West: The threat of regime change
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Revealed: Worst hospitals for food hygiene
More than 30 hospitals in England failed to receive the top ratings for food hygiene in their latest inspection.
North by North West: Trust left isolated as strike nears 50 days
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North by North West: 12-hour trolley waits an ‘acceptable compromise’
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Revealed: The worst trusts for long discharge delays
The trusts with the most patients waiting at least a week after they are ‘ready’ to be discharged can be identified for the first time, following publication of new NHS England data.
North by North West: Criticising your own team’s a risky tactic
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North by North West: Trust backed into corner as strikes escalate
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Dozens more children ‘severely’ harmed by care failures
Dozens more children than initially thought have come to “severe” harm following failings in audiology care, HSJ can reveal.