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Trust claims ‘stressed’ staff are quitting over faulty IT system

2024-09-16T05:40:00+01:00

An acute trust has claimed “experienced and dedicated staff” have quit their roles because of “the stress and anxiety caused by the instability” of its imaging IT system as its row with a private provider intensifies.

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Revealed: the impact of the North Bristol model across 40 trusts

2024-08-28T04:50:00+01:00

Trusts which have adopted controversial “North Bristol-style” continuous flow models have seen mixed results, with the approach contributing to worsening performance in some places, research by HSJ  suggests.

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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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One in five ambulance trips could be avoided, trust finds

2024-07-29T11:23:00+01:00

One in five ambulance trips could be avoided if community services were more readily available, according to a trust which has been a national outlier for long ambulance handovers.

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Exclusive: Lack of surgery capacity adding to risk for babies and mothers

2024-07-24T04:01:00+01:00

A lack of surgery capacity at dozens of maternity units is adding to the risk of serious harm to mothers and newborn babies, HSJ has found.

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Revealed: The trusts with the longest discharge delays

2024-07-11T11:00:00+01:00

Patients are waiting over two weeks in hospital after their “ready for discharge” date at some trusts – more than double the average delay, according to new NHS England data.

Gloucestershire Royal hospital

Review of maternal deaths at 'inadequate' unit

2024-06-04T11:38:00+01:00

A trust has launched an external review into deaths at its “inadequate” maternity unit after concerns were raised about its mortality rate.

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Trusts with ‘distressing’ mixed-sex ward breaches blame poor estates

2024-04-30T05:00:00+01:00

The trusts with the worst breach rates of mixed-sex ward rules in hospitals are revealed today by HSJ  analysis after national levels hit a record high in 2023-24.

Nick Carding 2023

West Country Chronicle: How an ICB became the best place to work (again)

2024-04-29T11:06:00+01:00

From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.

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Abusive patients told ‘we have the right not to treat you’

2024-04-15T14:55:00+01:00

A trust’s CEO has warned patients they could be refused treatment and asked to leave if they become abusive towards hospital staff.

Nick Carding 2023

West Country Chronicle: An ICB finds inspiration in Brazil

2024-03-27T18:16:00+00:00

From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.

Outpatients

Trusts’ performance on key recovery target revealed

2024-03-20T12:54:00+00:00

Ten trusts have just 1 per cent or fewer of their outpatients on “patient initiated follow-up” pathways, against a target of 5 per cent, official data suggests.

Nick Carding 2023

West Country Chronicle: Where four out of five CEOs are new

2024-03-04T14:05:00+00:00

From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.

Nick Carding 2023

West Country Chronicle: A £2.5m bureaucratic nightmare

2024-02-05T13:09:00+00:00

From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.

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Exclusive: Rise in ‘free births’ raised with government and regulators

2024-02-05T12:25:00+00:00

National leaders have been alerted to the risks from growing numbers of women choosing to give birth without midwifery or medical input – known as “free birthing” – HSJ can reveal.

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Five trust CEOs were paid more than £300,000 last year

2024-01-18T12:33:00+00:00

Several trust chief executives were paid more than £300,000 in 2022-23, including adjustments for previous underpayments, pay in lieu of pension contributions, and redundancy packages.

Nick Carding 2023

West Country Chronicle: New year, same story?

2024-01-08T12:31:00+00:00

From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.

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HSJ’s 10 most-read finance stories of 2023

2023-12-27T04:00:00+00:00

As we prepare to close the book on 2023, we’re taking stock of our most-read finance stories of the year

Sarah Jane Marsh

Exclusive: NHSE crackdown on 10-hour ambulance delays

2023-12-18T19:59:00+00:00

NHS England has launched a new crackdown on trusts it says have a ‘management strategy’ to hold patients in the back of ambulances to cope with emergency pressures inside their hospitals, HSJ has learned.

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Trust seeks compensation after IT crash hits cancer services

2023-11-24T12:41:00+00:00

An acute trust is seeking compensation from a tech firm after its diagnostic IT suffered major technical problems following a system upgrade.