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Revealed: Trusts that have not set maximum ambulance handover times

2025-04-17T10:00:00+01:00

Seven trusts among the poorest performers for ambulance handovers have yet to to implement the flagship NHS England policy designed to tackle the problem.

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Trust’s A&E service jumps from inadequate to good after site move

2025-04-16T05:51:00+01:00

An emergency department previously criticised by inspectors has been upgraded from “inadequate” to “good” by the Care Quality Commission following its move to a new site.

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£6bn underlying deficit ‘could derail 10-Year Plan’

2025-04-07T05:10:00+01:00

The underlying deficit in the NHS provider sector has returned to pre-covid levels and could derail the government’s reform plans, HSJ analysis has found.

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Revealed: The seven trusts that will miss delayed tech deadline

2025-02-26T05:30:00+00:00

Seven trusts have confirmed they will miss the March 2026 deadline for having an electronic patient record in place, with some still using paper records, HSJ can reveal.

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Top trusts failed mortuary security checks

2025-02-20T12:43:00+00:00

Some of England’s most prestigious trusts have been caught with inadequate security for their mortuaries – despite recent high-profile breaches, HSJ can reveal.

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CEO takes over third trust

2025-02-13T05:00:00+00:00

A chief executive is taking over a third trust as part of a move to a city-wide group model.

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Patient Safety Watch: Winter returns with a vengeance

2025-01-10T11:00:00+00:00

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe

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Fifth cyber incident in a week under investigation

2024-12-09T15:11:00+00:00

Cyber security teams are investigating the fifth suspected attack on the NHS to have taken place last week.

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HSJ Awards 2024: Staff Wellbeing Award

2024-11-22T00:01:00+00:00

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Revealed: the trusts with the highest savings targets

2024-11-05T04:23:00+00:00

At least three trusts have efficiency targets approaching 10 per cent of their budget this year, HSJ research has found.

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City’s five trusts to form £2bn ‘group’

2024-10-30T09:26:00+00:00

A city’s five acute and specialist trusts have agreed to form a major £2bn hospital “group”.

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Trusts to form single £1.4bn ‘group’

2024-10-15T11:00:00+01:00

Two trusts that share a chair and a chief executive have announced they will move to a single executive “group” model.

Trust told to re-run flawed contract award

2024-09-11T11:56:00+01:00

A trust has been advised to re-run a contract competition after a losing provider complained the process was unfair.

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City’s trusts agree to joint committee after ICB intervention

2024-07-29T11:15:00+01:00

Five trusts in the city with the most separate NHS providers have agreed to form a joint committee at the request of the region’s integrated care board.

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Following the Money: The trusts with the biggest drops in productivity

2024-05-21T13:47:00+01:00

HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.

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North by North West: Skin in the game

2024-03-25T13:23:00+00:00

Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. 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.

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North by North West: Time up for two smallest trusts?

2024-02-12T12:26:00+00:00

Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.

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North by North West: Admitting the game’s up

2024-01-26T17:24:00+00:00

Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.

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Recovery Watch: What ‘virtually eliminating’ 78-week breaches really means

2024-01-17T13:00:00+00:00

Recovering services from the covid crisis is a big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.