Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cara Charles-Barks

CEO appointed to run three trusts

2024-10-21T15:16:00+01:00

Three hospital trusts in the South West have appointed a joint chief executive as part of a move to a “group model”.

Bath

Private provider takes over NHS services worth £1.3bn

2024-10-15T16:59:00+01:00

A private firm has been awarded a contract worth around £1.3bn to lead community health services for an entire integrated care system for up to nine years.

Ambulance

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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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.

Great Western Hospital

Three trusts to share CEO and chair

2024-07-16T09:36:00+01:00

Three trusts in the South West have announced plans to appoint a joint chair and chief executive, and form a new “group model”.

Great Western Hospital

Shared EPR plan for three trusts gets go-ahead

2024-05-03T11:00:00+01:00

An integrated care system in the South West has had plans to install a shared electronic patient record system across its three acute trusts approved by NHS England.

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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.

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.

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Fumes from idling ambulances stuck outside A&Es endangering staff

2024-03-27T13:08:00+00:00

An ambulance trust is having to protect its staff from the effects of fumes – including potential cancer risk – as they are spending so long in their vehicles outside hospitals.

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.

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Revealed: Trusts most reliant on oil for their energy

2024-03-04T12:49:00+00:00

Oil consumption across the NHS estate has seen its largest annual increase in a decade, as trusts turn to the fuel for emergencies and surges in demand.

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.

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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‘Low morale’ trust appoints new CEO

2023-06-28T11:58:00+01:00

An acute trust in the South West has appointed a new CEO who joins from a neighbouring provider.

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Around 20 trusts ‘still without electric vehicle charging points’

2023-06-28T11:41:00+01:00

Around 20 trusts have not yet installed any electric vehicle charging points on their sites, HSJ analysis shows.

Great Western Hospital

Trust gives up running GP practices

2023-01-11T12:44:00+00:00

Two Swindon GP practices that were taken over by the local hospital trust three years ago are moving back into independent GP ownership.

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Neonatal units face ‘redesignation’ under national shake-up

2022-03-16T12:53:00+00:00

A major shake-up of neonatal care, aimed at reducing mortality and illness, could see dozens of units restricted to caring for less premature babies.

Royal United Hospitals

Trusts team up for weekend surgery drive to cut paediatric waiting times

2021-04-21T04:36:00+01:00

Three acute trusts have teamed up to carry out surgical procedures on hundreds of children over several weekends as part of plans to tackle waiting lists in the region.

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Revealed: The seven trusts getting £6m each for tech improvements

2021-03-18T14:46:00+00:00

Seven trusts will receive £6m each over the next three years in the second phase of Matt Hancock’s plan to improve IT infrastructure in the health service.