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ICB reprimanded for not ‘holding FTs to account’

2024-07-17T04:00:00+01:00

One of the largest integrated care systems has been accused of a “failure” of financial management, as NHS England issued a formal notice requiring urgent improvements across leadership, performance and care quality.

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Trust scraps ex-chair’s building tribute after ‘legacy reassessment’

2024-05-22T05:21:00+01:00

Plans to name a new major trauma centre after a long-serving trust chair were scrapped after a reassessment of his legacy, HSJ has been told.

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North by North West: Running rings around the ICB

2024-05-20T13:00:00+01:00

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‘Systematic’ cuts to private activity planned by stricken ICS

2024-05-16T04:37:00+01:00

A health system with one of the largest elective backlogs in the country will implement a “systematic reduction” of its dependency on private hospitals, as part of a bid to cut costs.

North by North West: Funding still pending as new hospital opens

2024-05-10T12:08:00+01:00

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Long-waiters fall by a third despite ‘stubbornly high’ elective list

2024-05-09T12:07:00+01:00

Trusts cut the number 65-week breaches by 35 per cent between February and March, reducing the long waiter cohort significantly from around 75,000 to around 49,000, according to NHS England’s monthly data.

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NHSE should intervene in trust safety investigation, says inquiry chair

2024-05-07T11:40:00+01:00

The chair of the major inquiry into rogue surgeon Ian Paterson has raised concerns over a separate patient recall process conducted by Salford Royal Hospital, and suggested NHS England should intervene.

North by North West: Patient safety or administrative convenience?

2024-04-20T00:41:00+01:00

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Redundancy scheme to cut corporate staff by 14%

2024-04-16T16:17:00+01:00

Multiple hospitals are launching redundancy schemes or plans to freeze recruitment for corporate and non-clinical staff, in a bid to meet their financial expectations in 2024–25.

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Tackling health inequalities should be core business for trusts

2024-03-27T13:09:00+00:00

A new NHS Providers’ guide for trusts provides a comprehensive framework for identifying, prioritising, and addressing health inequalities, write Christine Camacho and Rachael McKeown

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North by North West: Skin in the game

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

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HSJ Podcast: Scandal at ‘the safest trust in England’

2024-03-15T05:00:00+00:00

This week, we discuss the implications of a long-awaited independent review into a patient safety scandal at Salford Royal Hospital, where former head of the spinal division John Williamson harmed multiple patients.

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North by North West: Coming up with the wrong answer

2024-03-11T11:53:00+00:00

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Review ‘strewn with errors’ gave trust ‘false assurance’ over division lead

2024-03-08T13:09:00+00:00

An investigation has heavily criticised a royal college review that was “strewn with errors” and gave “false assurances” to trust leaders over a prominent spinal surgeon.

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NHSE makes three senior hires

2024-02-01T12:50:00+00:00

NHS England has hired three new senior directors to its estates and facilities team.

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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.

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NHSE warns widely used EPR could pose ‘serious risks to patient safety’

2023-12-08T11:09:00+00:00

NHS England has issued a national alert to all trusts providing maternity services after faults were discovered in IT software that could pose “potential serious risks to patient safety”.

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Right people, right time, right information - A blueprint for stronger multidisciplinary teams and efficient patient pathways

2023-12-08T07:00:00+00:00

Discover how digital infrastructure can transform multidisciplinary teamwork, reduce referral times, and enhance staff experience

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Headcount rise of 4,000 ‘not readily explainable’ by troubled ICS

2023-11-15T12:26:00+00:00

The hiring of several thousand staff in a financially troubled health system was found to be ‘not readily explainable’ and well beyond the increases reported by similar areas.