Solent NHS Trust

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‘Project Fusion’ trust merger to go ahead after delays

2024-09-13T12:11:00+01:00

The boards of two community and mental health trusts in the south have approved a merger and formation of a ‘new’ trust following months of delays.

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Trust merger delayed for second time

2024-06-13T04:55:00+01:00

The creation of a new community and mental health trust has been delayed for a second time, HSJ understands.

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More trusts find RAAC concrete on estates

2023-10-06T04:37:00+01:00

At least seven more trusts have confirmed lightweight concrete on their estates following NHS England-ordered reviews and widespread safety concerns, HSJ has found.

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CEO named for new trust

2023-07-20T12:02:00+01:00

A chief executive has been named for a new community and mental health trust in the south of England ahead of its planned formation next year.

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ICB and seven trusts put in ‘recovery’ after refusing to submit balanced financial plan

2023-06-12T05:02:00+01:00

An integrated care board and all seven of its member trusts have been placed into the ‘recovery support programmes’ – formerly known as special measures – by NHS England, after declaring a deficit plan for 2023-24.

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Trusts to share joint chief ahead of breakup

2023-05-11T05:15:00+01:00

Two trusts in the south of England have named a joint chief executive as part of a major reorganisation.

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Trusts set to merge after ICS review

2022-09-13T03:28:00+01:00

An integrated care system is planning a new trust for all its community and mental health services, which are currently offered by several providers.

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The NHS must acknowledge discrimination to effectively tackle the problem

2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00

Sadly, we live in a world where racism, misogyny, ableism and other forms of discrimination and prejudice exist. As an organisation that is rooted in and serves our community, we are not exempt from such discriminatory beliefs and behaviours, writes Solent Trust’s Anna Rowen

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HSJ Awards 2021: Staff Engagement Award

2021-11-19T00:01:00+00:00

WINNER: Solent Trust: The HEART of Solent

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Revealed: Beds for children hit ‘crisis point’ amid covid demand surge

2021-02-16T05:54:00+00:00

Availability of inpatient child and adolescent mental health services beds — particularly for eating disorders — has reached ‘crisis point’, with young people left waiting on a standard paediatric ward or at home as demand surged during the covid pandemic.

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Troubled trust to share chair with neighbour

2020-09-02T05:15:00+01:00

A small trust with severe quality and financial problems is to share a chair with its larger neighbour, it has announced.

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Former council leader to chair South West health system

2019-12-19T12:51:00+00:00

A new independent chair has been appointed to the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire health and care system.

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Struggling trust forms new partnership with neighbour

2019-10-23T11:43:00+01:00

Isle of Wight’s struggling integrated trust is partnering with a mainland provider in Hampshire, which will help it deliver mental health services.

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Manager wins short-staffing whistleblowing case

2019-10-21T05:15:00+01:00

A manager has won his employment tribunal against a patient transport company he alleged had misled clients over staffing.

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Mental health trusts reporting high levels of violence

2019-03-08T11:48:00+00:00

Mental health trusts are continuing to experience higher than average incidences of violence against staff, the NHS staff survey has shown.

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Exclusive: Trusts 'limiting access' to psychosis services

2019-01-29T05:00:00+00:00

Struggling community teams have resorted to “limiting access” to services for seriously ill patients as investment fails to reach the front line, an official report has claimed.

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Just one trust has 50pc BME board share

2019-01-24T06:00:00+00:00

Only one trust has as many black and minority ethnic board members as white, and 96 trusts say they have no BME board directors at all, new data has revealed.

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Revealed: Hundreds of children wait more than a year for specialist help

2018-08-30T06:22:00+01:00

Hundreds of young people assessed as needing specialist mental health treatment have been made to wait more than a year, an investigation by HSJ can reveal.

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City leaders make first moves towards 'virtual' MCP

2017-05-11T11:00:00+01:00

Primary and community care leaders in the Portsmouth area are planning the first steps towards rolling out a new care model.

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Revealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust

2016-10-21T13:37:00+01:00

Regulators have published proposed new ratings for every NHS trust that reflect the seriousness of the problems they face.