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40% of funding targeted at improving emergency care goes unspent

2024-05-20T04:00:00+01:00

Fourty per cent of the £150m capital funding pot NHS England made available to incentivise urgent and emergency care improvements was not distributed, data shown to HSJ reveals.

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EXCLUSIVE: Trusts regularly breaching security standards

2024-05-07T05:11:00+01:00

Twenty one serious security failures at hospital mortuaries were discovered by the Human Tissues Authority between April 2022 and March 2024, HSJ can reveal.

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ICS sets balanced budget to avoid NHS England sanctions

2023-05-12T05:08:00+01:00

System leaders in Yorkshire have said their decision to set a balanced financial plan instead of a deficit was shaped by the ‘tactics’ of engaging with NHS England, including the threat of potential sanctions.

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Big rise in delayed GP referrals sparks safety warning

2022-05-06T11:55:00+01:00

A big rise in GP referrals being deferred because no appointment slots are available, in the wake of the covid pandemic, has sparked concerns that patients are going undiagnosed and missing out on the correct treatment.

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Children’s hospital appoints new chief executive

2021-12-10T06:01:00+00:00

A strategy and operations director has been appointed to lead a children’s hospital after serving as its acting CEO.

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BAME50: The near misses

2020-10-07T06:30:00+01:00

 

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Investigation launched after seven ‘never events’ in two years at leading trust

2020-09-24T11:56:00+01:00

An external review has been launched at a leading children’s hospital after a series of “never events”.

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HSJ Value Awards 2020: Operations and Performance Initiative of the Year

2020-09-04T15:15:00+01:00

The Clinical Coding team are vitally important for Kettering as clinically coded data forms the bedrock of information they have on their patients.

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PPE concerns remain despite ‘Herculean effort’ to get supplies out

2020-03-21T18:02:00+00:00

Personal protective equipment supplies today started to arrive at some trusts which were reporting shortages yesterday, but concerns remain about stock levels in parts of the country.

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Whistleblowing director returns after 18 months on ‘special leave’

2019-09-16T06:31:00+01:00

Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group’s medical director, who was at the centre of a bullying and whistleblowing row, has returned to work after more than 18 months on “special leave”.

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‘Toxic’ CCG appoints new chair

2019-09-11T06:31:00+01:00

A clinical commissioning group, which has been the subject of concerns about staff culture and bullying, has appointed a new chair.

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Long-serving chief executive steps down

2019-07-12T11:47:00+01:00

The chief executive of a community and mental health trust will step down after 18 years, it has been announced.

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‘Toxic’ CCG’s improvement plan pledges whistleblowing review

2019-07-05T11:23:00+01:00

A clinical commissioning group accused of having a “toxic” culture will bring forward a review of its whistleblowing policy and give “even more support” to staff pursuing bullying and harassment cases, an improvement plan has recommended.

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Chair of troubled CCG to step down

2019-06-07T13:45:00+01:00

The chair of Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group – which has been a subject of concerns over its staff culture and bullying – will step down in September after six years in the role, HSJ has learnt.

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CCG chief embroiled in ‘toxic culture’ row off since March

2019-05-02T11:25:00+01:00

The accountable officer of Sheffield clinical commissioning group has been off work sick for six weeks amid allegations of bullying, whistleblowing and poor culture within the organisation, HSJ has learned.

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‘Bullying’ row CCG hires former PCT chief

2019-04-30T05:27:00+01:00

A clinical commissioning group has hired a former primary care trust chief executive as its “independent development director”, following claims of cultural problems including bullying.

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Blunkett wades in on CCG bullying row

2019-03-25T07:14:00+00:00

David Blunkett has voiced concerns that a clinical commissioning group at the centre of a bullying row has an existing director leading its improvement plan, telling HSJ this “is not a matter of internal process”.

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Second Sheffield NHS organisation faced with bullying accusations

2019-03-21T05:00:00+00:00

A second NHS organisation in Sheffield is facing accusations of bullying and a poor culture, HSJ has learned.

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Troubled CCG asks director to spearhead improvement plan

2019-03-19T05:30:00+00:00

Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed one of its directors to spearhead work on an improvement plan following claims of bullying, poor culture and whistleblowing.

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NHS England was warned about ‘unrelenting bullying’ at top CCG

2019-03-05T08:30:00+00:00

NHS England was warned about “constant unrelenting bullying” by senior managers at Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group more than a year ago, HSJ has learned.