Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

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Huge cyber attack caused minimal patient harm, ICB claims

2024-10-30T12:35:00+00:00

A cyber attack which crippled a region’s pathology system for three months caused only five cases of “moderate” harm and no significant harm, the NHS has claimed.

Miles Scott

Local leaders should run NHSE regions, suggest trust CEOs

2024-10-07T05:00:00+01:00

NHS England’s regional leadership should largely constitute senior executives seconded from local NHS organisations, some of the country’s leading trust CEOs have suggested.

Peter Lewis

No point in having ‘honest conversations’ with centre on finance, say trust CEOs

2024-09-30T04:43:00+01:00

Trusts are increasingly deciding there is little benefit in resisting the imposition of unrealistic financial plans demanded by NHS England, some of the country’s leading provider chief executives have told HSJ.

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CEO interview: Ben Travis, chief executive, Lewisham and Greenwich Trust

2024-09-24T04:11:00+01:00

This is the latest in a series of interviews with chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Insight subscribers.

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Concerns over ‘essential’ newborn breathing equipment at one in five hospitals

2024-05-31T04:00:00+01:00

One in five recent inspections of maternity services have raised concerns over “essential” breathing equipment for newborn babies, HSJ has found.

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‘Decomposing bodies’ discovered at multiple hospitals

2024-05-16T04:26:00+01:00

Bodies are being left to deteriorate and in some cases decompose in hospital mortuaries, often because of a lack of freezer space, HSJ  has found.

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Trusts ‘pause’ merger of exec teams

2024-01-22T12:58:00+00:00

Two hospital trusts with a combined turnover of nearly £3bn have “paused” plans to merge their executive director teams.

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London Eye: Actually, we’ve coped well

2023-12-20T13:22:00+00:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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System agrees 10% bed base increase to ease A&E crisis

2023-11-08T12:56:00+00:00

An integrated care system is planning to open between 70 and 100 addtional mental health beds to deal with a crisis in capacity.

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‘Excess deaths’ due to A&E delays rise by nearly a third in one year

2023-11-07T12:44:00+00:00

Long waits in A&E departments may have caused around 30,000 ‘excess deaths’ last year, according to new estimates.

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Hospitals close areas after discovering RAAC planks

2023-10-20T12:27:00+01:00

More hospitals have closed parts of their site after discovering potentially unsafe concrete had been used in the building structures, HSJ has learned.

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London Eye: Death during the 'Christmas Day' strikes

2023-10-11T13:00:00+01:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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Chair to retire after 50 years in the NHS

2023-09-26T11:45:00+01:00

An ambulance trust chair is to step down after more than half a century in the NHS.

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Ministers name 30 trusts receiving share of £250m fund

2023-08-15T06:00:00+01:00

Ministers have named the 30 trusts which will receive a share of a £250m fund to increase urgent and emergency care capacity.

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ICS gets new boss after eight-month wait

2023-05-04T10:15:00+01:00

A new chair has been announced for South West London Integrated Care Board, eight months after his predecessor quit following a row over a ‘toxic’ working environment.

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London Eye: Where’s the harm?

2023-02-15T13:20:00+00:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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Revealed: The NHS hospitals most at risk of flooding

2022-11-21T12:27:00+00:00

Two acute hospitals are among the NHS facilities most at risk of flooding, new figures obtained by HSJ reveal.

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London Eye: The nursing walkout isn't really about pay

2022-11-16T09:19:00+00:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.

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Hospital bosses welcome new health secretary's pledge to tackle ambulance delays

2022-09-07T10:54:00+01:00

Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.