Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

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Revealed: All but three ICSs fall behind financial plans

20 December 2024

A total of 39 of the 42 integrated care systems have fallen behind their financial plans, new figures reveal.

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‘Suboptimal’ IT system still used by multiple trusts

13 September 2024

More than a dozen trusts are still using a widely criticised “suboptimal” electronic patient record system, which was discontinued by its supplier more than two years ago, HSJ can reveal.

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

24 July 2024

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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Three trusts to share CEO and chair

16 July 2024

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

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Revealed: The trusts with the longest discharge delays

11 July 2024

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.

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Shared EPR plan for three trusts gets go-ahead

3 May 2024

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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IT system which sparked safety alert dropped by 13 trusts

12 April 2024

More than a dozen trusts have changed their maternity IT system – or are in the process of doing so – following a national patient safety alert.

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Lack of collaboration a factor in failed bids for new hospital, says CEO

29 February 2024

The lack of collaboration with a neighbour was a factor in a trust being overlooked for capital investment to rebuild an acute hospital, its chief executive has suggested.

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Revealed: Official data masking long waits for the sickest patients

24 November 2023

Several trusts are failing to admit their sickest emergency patients in a timely fashion, despite performing well in official waiting time statistics, HSJ can reveal.

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Revealed: The worst trusts for long discharge delays

23 November 2023

The trusts with the most patients waiting at least a week after they are ‘ready’ to be discharged can be identified for the first time, following publication of new NHS England data.

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Trusts bring in joint CEO after NHSE intervention

17 October 2023

A joint chief executive has been appointed to lead two neighbouring acute trusts following threats of regulatory action from NHS England.

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Seven trusts inexplicably removed from ‘40 new hospitals’ pledge

17 July 2023

Seven trusts were removed from a list used to choose the ‘40 new hospitals’ with no documentation to explain why, a watchdog has found.

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Sixteen trusts win £150m for green energy projects

28 March 2023

Sixteen trusts have been allocated a combined £150m for heat pumps and other projects to reduce emissions from their estates.

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Trust CEO predicts ‘unprecedented’ pressure will last a year

9 November 2021

An acute trust CEO has predicted her organisation will be under extreme pressure for 12 months due to ‘relentless and stressful’ demand on services.

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Inconsistent leadership undermining safety of maternity services, says CQC

21 September 2021

Inconsistent leadership and poor teamworking, lack of risk oversight and a failure to engage with women’s needs are among the issues continuing to affect the safety of some hospital maternity services, the Care Quality Commission has found.

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‘Significant risks to patient safety and trust’s reputation’ uncovered by external review

7 June 2021

A gastroenterology service was ‘in a very poor state with significant risks to patient safety’ and had poor teamworking which ‘blighted’ the service, an external review found.

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

21 April 2021

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

18 March 2021

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.

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Ex-nurse appointed CEO of hospital trust

25 June 2020

Salisbury NHS FT has appointed a former nurse as its new chief executive officer.

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Chief leaps to larger neighbour

6 March 2020

The Royal United Hospitals Bath Foundation Trust has hired a new chief executive from a neighbouring acute provider.