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‘Significant concerns’ raised over joint chair process

2024-10-29T12:45:00+00:00

Two acute trusts are planning to move to a group model with a shared chief executive – but one board has raised concerns around proposals for open recruitment for a joint chair.

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Revealed: the trusts with the worst summer A&E handover delays

2024-08-15T11:47:00+01:00

Patients stuck in ambulances queuing outside A&Es have waited an average of over two hours at two trusts this summer, data published for the first time reveals.

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EPR causing errors and delays two years after go-live

2024-05-15T11:00:00+01:00

A trust is experiencing severe problems with its electronic patient record system two years after it was installed, HSJ research has revealed.

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Interim hired after trust's sudden CEO departure

2024-05-14T04:00:00+01:00

An interim chief executive has been appointed to run an acute trust whose previous CEO left suddenly in March.

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Revealed: Trust’s plan to offer ‘ethical’ private ops in new NHS-funded unit

2024-04-10T04:40:00+01:00

A trust is considering offering private operations in its new NHS-funded elective centre, which would be “positioned in an ethical way”, board papers reveal.

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First time trust CEO quits suddenly after two years

2024-04-03T04:32:00+01:00

The chief executive of an acute trust has stepped down to spend more time with her family and to return to education.

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2,500 missing waiters push back ICS’s elective target

2024-03-13T13:04:00+00:00

Two acute trusts in the same integrated care system have discovered nearly 2,500 “missing” elective waiters, meaning it has abandoned a local target for reducing 65-week waiters.

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Trusts offered up to £4m to make last-ditch attempt on A&E target

2024-03-12T17:28:00+00:00

NHS England has confirmed new financial incentives for trusts to deliver strong performance against the four-hour emergency target this month.

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Thirty trusts report more 12-hour waits, despite national improvement

2024-02-27T12:43:00+00:00

Long A&E waits have got worse at more than one in five acute trusts, despite an improving trend nationally.

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CQC names best and worst for maternity experience

2024-02-12T05:44:00+00:00

The trusts where maternity care has deteriorated the most according to patient surveys have been identified by the Care Quality Commission.

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Widespread failings discovered in EPR launch linked to patient death

2024-01-15T05:47:00+00:00

“Better upfront planning, training and testing” were needed in a tech launch which was tied to patient harm and service disruption, an NHS England review has found.

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HSJ’s 10 most-read technology stories of 2023

2023-12-29T03:08:00+00:00

While 2024 gets ready to launch, we’ve crunched the data to find HSJ’s most-read technology stories of 2023.

Royal Surrey

Patient died and 30 harmed after new IT system launch

2023-10-11T11:19:00+01:00

A trust saw nearly 1,000 safety reports filed after introducing a new electronic patient record – including one where a patient died and 30 others where they suffered harm.

Newborn baby

Labour ward staffing shortages restrict use of beneficial drug

2023-09-01T12:01:00+01:00

Staffing shortages are likely to restrict the use of a beneficial painkiller in birthing suites, even once its use has been recommended by national guidance.

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CQC names worst trusts for experience in A&E

2023-07-26T04:47:00+01:00

The Care Quality Commission has named the trusts which have performed ‘worse than expected’ on patient experience in urgent and emergency care.

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Maternity service rated ‘inadequate’ and handed warning notice

2023-03-29T04:52:00+01:00

A hospital’s maternity service has been rated ‘inadequate’ and issued a warning notice following an inspection earlier this year.

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The Download: Pathology networks’ digital maturity revealed

2022-10-04T10:57:00+01:00

The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact me in confidence here.

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The Download: Simple tech slashes lists

2022-09-20T11:47:00+01:00

The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact me in confidence here.

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NHSE’s federated data platform explained

2022-09-06T06:00:00+01:00

The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact me in confidence here.

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The Download: Cyber attack reverberates around the NHS

2022-08-23T11:06:00+01:00

The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact me in confidence here.