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Revealed: Dozens more children harmed after care failures

2024-09-24T04:08:00+01:00

Dozens more children have suffered harm due to failings in audiology services, HSJ can reveal.

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‘Suboptimal’ IT system still used by multiple trusts

2024-09-13T04:59:00+01:00

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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Trusts red-listed because of failure to connect to ‘critical’ safety system

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

Some of the country’s largest trusts could be left without an automated safety incident reporting system when NHS England removes the existing solution next month, HSJ has learned.

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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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Recovery Watch: The trusts going Further, Faster

2024-02-28T14:14:00+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 bureau chief James Illman.

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CEO criticises NHSE for de-funding training scheme

2024-01-16T11:00:00+00:00

A trust chief executive has criticised a move by NHS England to withdraw central funding for a national training programme aimed at quality improvement.

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£800m deal to transfer control of community services to acutes

2024-01-15T05:38:00+00:00

An integrated care board is planning to hand over control of community services worth an annual £80m to two acute trusts for the next five to 10 years.

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Trust CEO leaves to join expanding hospital group

2023-08-08T11:13:00+01:00

A community trust chief executive is leaving to become the first managing director of an acute hospital which has joined an expanding provider group.

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Group CEO set to lead fourth trust

2023-05-25T12:32:00+01:00

A chief executive who already leads three trusts looks set to also take the helm at a struggling neighbouring provider, HSJ has learned.

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Exclusive: the trusts offering thousands of staff inferior pensions

2023-01-18T12:40:00+00:00

Trusts are regularly denying staff employed by their wholly owned subsidiary companies access to the NHS pension and providing them with schemes which are significantly less generous.

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Two MDs from same hospital group get CEO jobs

2023-01-18T06:08:00+00:00

Two hospital managing directors within a foundation trust group have been given chief executive jobs in the space of a month.

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Pritchard’s NHSE different in ‘tone, intent and accessibility’, say top CEOs

2022-07-25T05:21:00+01:00

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard has been praised for transforming the organisation’s relationship with local leaders by the NHS’s most highly regarded chief executives.

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‘We are presiding over a failing NHS,’ say leading trust CEOs

2022-07-25T04:57:00+01:00

A lack of accountability is causing the quality of NHS services to crumble, according to some of the most respected trust chief executives.

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NHSE looks to give up on key elective requirement

2022-07-06T11:34:00+01:00

NHS England is looking to change the rules around its flagship elective fund, amid concern that disappointing activity levels will trigger widespread financial penalties, HSJ has been told.

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Trusts left with valueless company shares given in exchange for patient data

2022-07-01T03:51:00+01:00

Several NHS trusts are reviewing their data-sharing agreements with a technology company after their shares in the firm were rendered currently worthless following its financial collapse

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Huge variation in referrals to flagship ‘urgent response’ service

2022-06-21T11:34:00+01:00

Groundbreaking new data on community services appears to show enormous variation between areas in the number of referrals for a ‘two-hour urgent response’ being recorded.

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White men form the minority of HSJ’s Top Chief Executives

2022-04-13T04:30:00+01:00

A chief executive with less than four years’ experience has been selected as the number one CEO in HSJ’s eighth annual ranking of the service’s top provider trust chiefs

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CEO Interview: Glen Burley, South Warwickshire FT, Wye Valley Trust and George Eliot Hospital Trust

2022-04-04T05:00:00+01:00

This is the latest in a series of interviews with provider chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Insight subscribers.

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Keeping electives on same site as A&E is ‘optimal’, says CEO

2022-03-14T12:00:00+00:00

The chief executive of three NHS trusts says ringfencing elective care within a ‘hot’ acute hospital site is potentially more ‘productive’ than sending it to a separate ‘cold’ site.

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‘Patients at risk’ from ‘hastily rolled out virtual wards’

2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00

NHS England’s plans to rapidly expand virtual wards are being ‘hastily rolled out’ and could put patients at risk while taking up significant staffing capacity, leading clinicians have warned.

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Only one urgent care centre reopens despite NHSE call to review closures

2021-11-29T07:00:00+00:00

NHS England’s call for health systems to review the temporary closures of walk-in centres appears to have resulted in only one facility reopening.

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Revealed: the ICSs given the highest and lowest ratings by NHS England

2021-11-16T05:12:00+00:00

Only one integrated care system, but 32 provider trusts, have been deemed ‘consistently high performing’ by NHS England under its new regulatory regime.

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HSJ Value Awards 2021: Primary Care or Community Service Redesign Initiative

2021-09-02T23:01:00+01:00

Due to the significant challenges posed by the first wave of Covid-19, CCGs in North-West London (NWL) designed and piloted a ‘virtual-ward’ to enable better patient care, enhance clinical capacity and improve access for patients presenting with moderate Covid symptoms. The pilot sought to safely monitor patients in the community ...

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HSJ Value Awards 2021: Digital Clinical Transformation Award

2021-09-02T23:01:00+01:00

The digital pathway helps people with severe mental illness to plan and manage their own care, supported by a platform that brings all the tools together in one place. This allows the patient to dynamically interact with the people and organisations involved in their care and to move seamlessly between ...

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HSJ Value Awards 2021: HSJ Value Pilot Project of the Year

2021-09-02T23:01:00+01:00

The project’s purpose was the redistribution of power, whereby citizens identify local needs and coproduce the agenda for improving quality in the Barkantine practice, Tower Hamlets. The project embodied power sharing at every level: system collaboration via a steering group, and a project team that included staff and community.

More than a dozen trust chairs receive two salaries as shared leadership spreads

2021-08-20T04:00:00+01:00

Sixteen people are now chairing more than one NHS trust, but there is significant variation in how much they are paid for their extra roles, an HSJ analysis has found.

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Revealed: The seven trusts getting £6m each for tech improvements

2021-03-18T14:46:00+00:00

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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Recovery Watch: A critical window of opportunity for UEC reform

2021-03-17T13:39:00+00:00

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

Exclusive: NHS pleas for covid upgrade funds went unmet ahead of second wave

2020-12-08T06:02:00+00:00

Local NHS requests for hundreds of millions of pounds of government funding to help deal with covid pressures have gone unanswered throughout the pandemic, an HSJ investigation has found.

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BAME50: The near misses

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

 

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Leading trust chief brands NHSE’s new financial regime as ‘very risky’

2020-09-16T12:10:00+01:00

A leading chief executive has described NHS England’s major changes to the financial architecture as ‘very risky’, amid a number of wider concerns from local leaders.

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Trusts end Lorenzo use after failed national IT programme

2020-08-28T05:16:00+01:00

An acute trust in Yorkshire has become the first of its cohort to fully replace its electronic patient record installed under the much-criticised National Programme for IT, with another trust set to follow suit.

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Commissioners eye service cuts in face of £27.9m deficit

2020-01-29T12:59:00+00:00

A West Midlands clinical commissioning group is mulling service cuts as it comes up against a £27.9m in-year deficit.

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HSJ podcast: When norovirus and flu visit early

2019-12-06T10:37:00+00:00

Listen to the HSJ Health Check podcast — our new episode covers the outlook for the nursing workforce as revealed by HSJ this week, norovirus and the flu turning up early for winter, and a Midlands trust landing an “outstanding” rating.

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Hospital group trust rated ‘outstanding’

2019-12-04T05:00:00+00:00

A trust has become the only acute provider in its region rated “outstanding” overall by the Care Quality Commission.

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Staff survey analysis: Trusts with the most staff experiencing violence

2019-03-05T13:04:00+00:00

A breakdown by area of acute and combined trusts based on the share of employees experiencing violence from patients, relatives or the public in the last 12 months, according to the NHS staff survey 2018.

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CCG orders trust to axe 'unaffordable' waiting list blitz

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

Commissioners have told a local hospital trust to close a temporary operating theatre opened to reduce elective waits because it was proving too expensive.

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Merge more health quangos, says Lord O’Shaughnessy

2019-01-25T06:00:00+00:00

A recently departed health minister has called for the merging of more national health bodies, and said fragmentation at the centre is slowing down much-needed transformation.

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King's Fund chief to chair STP

2018-12-14T10:34:00+00:00

Outgoing King’s Fund chief executive Sir Chris Ham has been appointed as independent chair of a sustainability and transformation partnership in the West Midlands.

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HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018: Maternity and Midwifery Services

2018-07-10T00:01:00+01:00

Winner HM Prison Low Newton, Durham: The development of perinatal and maternity care pathways for women in the judicial system

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Hospital chain expands after CEO retires

2018-06-06T13:34:00+01:00

A West Midlands hospital chain will expand to cover three trusts, following the resignation of a neighbouring trust’s chief executive.

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Trusts singled out for failing at 'bog standard' IT

2018-05-15T14:25:00+01:00

The failure of parts of the NHS to use “bog standard” IT is undermining the case to Treasury for more technology funding, an NHS England director has said.

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The Commissioner: New commissioners – a lead provider

2018-03-15T07:00:00+00:00

What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners, by Dave West.

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In full: Pathology network proposals

2018-02-28T07:13:00+00:00

HSJ approached the 29 pathology networks proposed by NHS Improvement to ask if local trusts had signed up. In most cases the proposed “hub” trust was able to answer on behalf of its network.

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Exclusive: Trusts missing key Carter targets

2018-02-12T06:00:00+00:00

The majority of NHS hospital trusts have failed to hit the three key efficiency targets set out in the Carter review on time, HSJ research has found.

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Pathology network tenders £112m contract amid potential expansion

2018-01-08T11:10:00+00:00

Pathology chiefs in the West Midlands have tendered a major contract despite uncertainty over whether they will follow NHS Improvement’s recommendations about which trusts will be in their network.

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A&E survey: Best and worst performing trusts revealed

2017-10-17T15:04:00+01:00

Five trusts have been identified as offering a poor overall experience to patients in their accident and emergency departments, based on a new Care Quality Commission patient survey.

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Updated: The NHS trusts with the highest DTOC rates

2017-08-24T12:57:00+01:00

The NHS is unlikely to meet a government target to cut delayed transfers of care to 3.5 per cent of its overall 131,000 bed base by next month, analysis of official data published today suggests.

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'Massive' pool of untapped cash for NHS from property developers

2017-08-07T10:00:00+01:00

Trusts could use housing developments to tap into tens of millions of pounds in new income, after a West Midlands trust set a new legal precedent.

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New trust 'foundation group' formed across counties

2017-07-25T10:08:00+01:00

Two West Midlands trusts have formed a “foundation group” to create twin accountable care organisations despite being separated by an entire county.

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CCGs avoid tender process with £57m contract award

2017-07-14T09:18:00+01:00

Two incumbent community providers have been named as the lead contractors for a new £57m out of hospital services model proposed for Coventry and Warwickshire.

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Top chief executives roundtable, part two: questions of quality

2017-06-27T06:00:00+01:00

In the second part of our roundtable, our panellists debated sustainability, social media, the demise of heroic leadership and the changing nature of the job

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Trusts could lose acute beds in stroke services shake-up

2017-06-23T07:00:00+01:00

Strokes services in Coventry and Warwickshire could be centralised under a plan that will see two hospitals lose all their acute stroke beds.

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Almost half of NHS staff say wards are understaffed

2017-03-08T13:09:00+00:00

Almost half of NHS staff say there are not enough of them to do their jobs properly, according to the latest NHS staff survey.

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Revealed: The NHS’s top trust chief executives in 2017

2017-02-13T06:55:00+00:00

Standout trends in this year’s rankings include the prevalence of the multi-trust leader, the influence of outstanding CQC ratings and the rise of women chief executives

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What's new in care models: Can a long distance relationship work?

2016-11-01T13:35:00+00:00

Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View. By integration reporter David Williams.

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Trusts make first moves towards hospital chain

2016-10-28T16:47:00+01:00

Three board members from South Warwickshire Foundation Trust are being appointed to run Wye Valley Trust in the first move towards creating a hospital chain, HSJ can reveal.

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Minister criticises regulator for 'encouraging' local trust takeover

2016-10-27T16:51:00+01:00

A government minister has claimed his local hospital trust is about to be taken over, and accused NHS Improvement of arranging the deal without properly consulting patients or staff.

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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.

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What's new in care models: Keeping GPs onside

2016-08-09T11:39:00+01:00

Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by integration reporter David Williams.

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Wide variation found in emergency specialist surgery mortality rates

2016-07-27T07:00:00+01:00

Wide variation has been uncovered across hospitals in emergency bowel and abdominal surgery mortality rates in an annual audit.

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Analysis: 20 trusts behind half of A&E performance decline

2016-05-24T07:00:00+01:00

Twenty hospitals trusts are responsible for more than half the overall decline in the annual accident and emergency waiting times performance, HSJ analysis reveals.

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CCG abandons controversial community services procurement

2016-04-22T16:02:00+01:00

A clinical commissioning group has abandoned its high profile competitive tender for community services in favour of a joint programme with two neighbouring commissioners.

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What’s New in Care Models: Competitive tendering at the crossroads

2016-04-05T07:32:00+01:00

Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by our senior correspondent on integration David Williams.

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CCG launches competition for major older people's services contract

2016-04-01T11:31:00+01:00

Commissioners in the West Midlands have embarked on a competitive tender process for out of hospital care in the face of criticism from the main incumbent provider.

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Pharma companies banned from sponsoring CCG's events

2016-02-03T07:15:00+00:00

COMMERCIAL: Pharmaceutical companies will no longer be allowed to sponsor events organised by South Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group.

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Carter: Diagnostic services should hit new targets, merge, or outsource

2016-01-22T17:45:00+00:00

Trusts that cannot achieve new benchmarks for pathology will have to agree by next January to outsourcing or sharing services with other providers, Lord Carter is expected to recommend.

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Revealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential

2016-01-05T11:00:00+00:00

By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.

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FT 'disappointed' by community services tender

2015-12-01T10:53:00+00:00

COMMERCIAL: A foundation trust is planning a joint bid with GPs to run out of hospital care after commissioners decided to run a competitive tender to improve local services.

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Midlands trust chief executive joins national A&E support team

2015-09-15T12:02:00+01:00

The chief executive of South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has joined a new emergency support team set up by the national regulators and the Department of Health.

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Roundtable: New care models give the NHS forward momentum

2015-08-28T07:10:00+01:00

Experts discuss integration

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Leadership inquiry: Watch this space

2015-08-19T18:30:00+01:00

Panel debate the challenges for developing leaders

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South Warwickshire FT and GPs plan joint contract bids

2015-08-13T17:22:00+01:00

COMMERCIAL: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has established a partnership with a large scale GP federation, with the intention of bidding together for a local community services contract.

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2015-07-09T06:35:00+01:00

Best Places to Work 2015 - Acute Trusts

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End Game: Fresh fruit proves food for thought

2015-07-08T07:30:00+01:00

End Game is going fruity

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Make people the controllers of their data to help the NHS go digital

2015-06-22T07:00:00+01:00

Integrating personal and NHS health records

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New chair at South Warwickshire Foundation Trust

2015-06-04T09:55:00+01:00

WORKFORCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has appointed a new chair.

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End Game: Ministers for plague and sunscreen

2015-05-26T18:30:00+01:00

What the new recruits can do for the Department of Health

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HSJ Top Chief Executives 2015

2015-03-26T07:30:00+00:00

HSJ’s second annual list

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Exclusive: Vanguard areas call for tender moratorium

2015-03-25T07:00:00+00:00

NHS England and Monitor are facing calls to exempt ‘vanguard’ areas from requirements to tender services, amid fears that procurement processes could undermine efforts to establish integrated primary, community and acute care models.

A&E consultants resign en masse from trust

2015-02-17T12:03:00+00:00

Five accident and emergency consultants have resigned from a troubled West Midlands acute trust across two hospitals, including all four consultants from one department.

Midlands trust chief executive to retire

2015-01-19T12:41:00+00:00

WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust has announced she will retire later this year.

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Don't just blame the sheer weight of NHS queues this winter

2015-01-09T00:01:00+00:00

The whole system must flow

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Good practice case study: integrating systems for better care

2014-11-19T06:00:00+00:00

South Warwickshire Foundation Trust set up three discharge-to-access pathways that cut down the length of hospital stay for older patients

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Exclusive: NHS spent £1.8m on abandoned George Eliot competition

2014-10-07T07:00:00+01:00

The NHS spent £1.78m on an abandoned procurement to find an organisation to take over George Eliot Hospital Trust, HSJ can reveal

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HSJ reveals the top healthcare employers

2014-09-05T00:01:00+01:00

Four clinical commissioning groups are among the top 10 Best Places to Work in healthcare

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2014-09-05T00:01:00+01:00

Best Places to Work 2014 – acute trust

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End Game: Managers take trust by storm

2014-08-22T06:00:00+01:00

Managers had an electrifying time in South Warwickshire

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FT subsidiary takes over Circle clinic

2014-06-20T00:01:00+01:00

A private firm wholly owned by a Midlands foundation trust is to take over the running of a private clinic from Circle

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Exclusive: NHS trust under private management faces deficit again

2014-04-01T00:01:00+01:00

Private healthcare provider Circle is expected to have to dip into its own coffers for the second year running to cover a deficit at Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust, HSJ has learned.

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Competition to run district general hospital is abandoned

2014-03-28T12:50:00+00:00

A tender process for the running of George Eliot Hospital Trust has been abandoned, it was announced today.

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How do NHS subsidiary companies measure up?

2014-03-19T00:01:00+00:00

New opportunities for FTs

West Midlands trusts partner to deliver breastfeeding support

2014-03-05T10:02:00+00:00

South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has announced it is working with George Eliot Hospital Trust to provide a new breastfeeding support service for mothers across Bedworth, Nuneaton and North Warwickshire.

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Liquidity problems forced trust to abandon George Eliot bid

2014-02-18T12:20:00+00:00

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust was forced to leave the bidding process to run nearby George Eliot Hospital due to financial concerns, HSJ understands.

Monitor closes South Warwickshire probe

2014-02-11T19:04:00+00:00

PERFORMANCE: Monitor has closed its investigation into waiting times at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.

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Trust pulls out of George Eliot bidding process

2014-02-11T16:32:00+00:00

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust has pulled out of the bidding process to run neighbouring George Eliot Hospital Trust, making it appear certain a private firm will be involved in its management.

Trust approves new Stratford hospital

2014-02-07T17:10:00+00:00

The building of a £20m new hospital in Stratford-upon-Avon has received approval by South Warwickshire Foundation Trust’s council of governors.

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Everything must flow: how emergency care can meet demand

2014-01-24T00:02:00+00:00

Problems must be fixed throughout the system

South Warwickshire appoints hotel services contractor

2014-01-20T11:59:00+00:00

COMMERCIAL: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has appointed Amey as its hotel services provider, the trust has announced.

New MD at South Warwickshire

2014-01-16T16:42:00+00:00

WORKFORCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has appointed a new medical director.

George Eliot contenders announced

2013-12-23T16:21:00+00:00

The five contenders through to the next stage of the competition to take over George Eliot Hospital Trust have been announced.

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Waiting list hike leads to delays for some treatments

2013-11-28T00:01:00+00:00

A deliberate slowdown in the treatment of people with less serious ailments and the discovery of groups of patients who were not previously recorded in national statistics could be behind growing waiting lists, experts have said.

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Revealed: Second hospital could be franchised to private firm

2013-09-03T16:48:00+01:00

The Department of Health and Treasury have approved a process that could lead to a second district general hospital trust being franchised to a private company.

CCG relies on 'verbal feedback' amid data shortage

2013-07-30T16:44:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: A clinical commissioning group has had to resort to “verbal feedback” to monitor its contract with a provider trust.

Block contract sees extra £2.3m for South Warwickshire A&E

2013-07-30T16:42:00+01:00

FINANCE: South Warwickshire clinical commissioning group has spent £2.3m by cutting the use of contract penalties for emergency care.

Monitor to investigate South Warwickshire Foundation Trust

2013-07-29T12:03:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: Persistent performance breaches have caused Monitor to open a formal investigation into South Warwickshire Foundation Trust.

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Analysed: The reform of payment by results

2013-07-04T00:01:00+01:00

In the HSJ Briefing week we examine the proposals for changing NHS payment systems.

Two South Warwickshire transformation schemes rated amber

2013-04-16T16:19:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: Two of South Warwickshire Foundation Trust’s transformation plans have been rated amber.

South Warwickshire works with Serco on transformation

2013-04-10T13:36:00+01:00

STRUCTURE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has begun “scoping work” on two new transformation projects, both involving working with “strategic partners”.

South Warwickshire delivers double planned surplus

2013-04-09T16:07:00+01:00

FINANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust finished January on a £3.2m surplus – more than double the expected amount.

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HMRC investigating trusts over drug tax schemes

2013-02-21T00:01:00+00:00

HM Revenue and Customs is examining hospital trusts’ tax arrangements amid a growing trend to lawfully avoid paying VAT on outpatient drugs, HSJ has learned.

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Second trust given permission to tender for a private management franchise

2012-12-13T14:19:00+00:00

COMMERCIAL: George Eliot Hospital Trust has been given permission to go to market to seek a “strategic partner” to secure its long-term future.

Warwickshire 40 per cent behind QIPP target

2012-11-30T12:36:00+00:00

FINANCE: Efficiency schemes fell 40 per cent short of target in the Warwickshire Primary Care Trust area over the first six months of 2012-13.

Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital to be renamed

2012-11-13T19:10:00+00:00

STRUCTURE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is asking staff and its local communities to think of an “innovative” new name for its Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital.

South Warwickshire FT shifts intravenous therapy into the community

2012-11-13T19:08:00+00:00

STRUCTURE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has launched a new intravenous therapy service, which will see patients treated in their own homes rather than in hospital.

South Warwickshire extends visitor restrictions due to norovirus

2012-10-24T17:31:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has extended visitor restrictions due to an ongoing norovirus outbreak.

South Warwickshire FT shuts wards due to norovirus

2012-10-22T10:17:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has banned visits to four wards due to a suspected norovirus outbreak.

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George Eliot expected to lose more services

2012-10-15T08:00:00+01:00

STRUCTURE: Health leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire widely expect services to be removed from George Eliot Hospital Trust regardless of whether or not it enters a into a partnership with an NHS or private organisation it has emerged.

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Analysed: The sustainability of acute services in Coventry and Warwickshire

2012-10-15T07:30:00+01:00

The Coventry and Warwickshire health economy is seeking a sustainable future for local trusts and clinical specialties

DTOCs soar at South Warwickshire

2012-10-05T17:38:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: Delayed discharges are far above target at South Warwickshire Foundation Trust.

Rising demand enables South Warwickshire to beat surplus target

2012-10-05T11:12:00+01:00

FINANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is beating its surplus target thanks to high activity levels.

South Warwickshire CCG loses grip on QIPP

2012-10-05T10:18:00+01:00

FINANCE: South Warwickshire clinical commissioning group has admitted that it did not know whether some of its local efficiency schemes were working.

Winter beds remain open as South Warwickshire demand rockets

2012-10-05T10:16:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: An 11.5 per cent rise in emergency admissions has prevented South Warwickshire Foundation Trust from closing winter capacity as planned.

Two of George Eliot's suitors announce alliance

2012-09-19T00:00:00+01:00

Two of the bidders to take over the management of a district general hospital trust have announced a partnership deal.

George Eliot death rates remain high

2012-09-07T18:00:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: Latest death rate figures have highlighted ongoing problems at George Eliot Hospital Trust, and suggest that a spike in mortality rates elsewhere in Warwickshire earlier this year was short-lived.

South Warwickshire TIA performance crashes

2012-08-22T11:02:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: The proportion of high risk South Warwickshire “mini stroke” patients assessed and treated within 24 hours stood at just 39 per cent in May, following a service reconfiguration.

Delayed transfers rises at two Warwickshire trusts

2012-08-21T15:05:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has blamed a rise in delayed transfers of care on a shortage of social workers.

Coventry and Warwickshire acute trusts all above average on death rates

2012-08-21T15:01:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: All three acute provider trusts in the Warwickshire area are reporting mortality rates significantly above the national average.

South Warwickshire in deficit amid overperformance

2012-07-10T18:24:00+01:00

FINANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust ended month two of 2012-13 with a deficit of £457,000 - £517,000 worse than planned.

South Warwickshire FT to redesign emergency pathways

2012-07-10T18:22:00+01:00

STRUCTURE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is planning to spend up to £500,000 redesigning its emergency care pathways to ensure services are safe and comply with national standards.

George Eliot franchise plan 'disappoints' suitor

2012-07-10T18:10:00+01:00

STRUCTURE: George Eliot Hospital Trust’s preference for a franchise deal to secure its future has been described as “rather disappointing” by would-be suitor South Warwickshire Foundation Trust.

Warwickshire hospitals struggle on ambulance handover

2012-07-04T17:29:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: Acute providers in Warwickshire are struggling against targets for emergency admissions and ambulance handovers.

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Franchise deal could deter NHS bidder from hospital partnership

2012-05-02T12:05:00+01:00

An NHS contender to partner with George Eliot Hospital Trust has said it may have to withdraw its bid, following signals that the trust might opt for a Hinchingbrooke-style franchise deal.

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Suitors begin circling for George Eliot deal

2012-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

What next for George Eliot Hospital Trust?

South Warwickshire set 'challenging' £10m QIPP target

2012-02-24T18:36:00+00:00

FINANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has been set a “challenging” efficiency target of £10m for 2012-13.

South Warwickshire braces for 'significant' income cut

2012-02-24T18:34:00+00:00

FINANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is in negotiations with local clinical commissioning groups for a “significant reduction” in income.

Heart of England pulls out of mooted George Eliot takeover

2012-02-21T10:05:00+00:00

STRUCTURE: Heart of England Foundation Trust has pulled back from a mooted takeover of George Eliot Hospital Trust, HSJ has learnt.

South Warwickshire beats surplus target

2012-01-20T19:02:00+00:00

FINANCE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust reported a surplus of more than double its target amount at the end of 2011.

South Warwickshire FT concerned over demand management

2012-01-20T18:56:00+00:00

FINANCE: The chief executive of South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has criticised a draft local “system plan” for assuming providers will deliver services for below tariff prices.

South Warwickshire FT proposes to take over George Eliot

2012-01-20T18:53:00+00:00

STRUCTURE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has proposed taking over neighbouring George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.

Emergency demand soars in South Warwickshire

2012-01-20T18:51:00+00:00

PERFORMANCE: Emergency demand has outstripped capacity at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.

South Warwickshire FT beats surplus target

2011-11-15T12:02:00+00:00

FINANCE: An injection of “deferred income” has enabled South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust to deliver more than double its target surplus for September.

South Warwickshire FT eyes community assets

2011-11-15T12:01:00+00:00

STRUCTURE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is “confident” it will be allowed to take ownership of community hospitals in its area.

C difficile and A&E improvements for South Warwickshire FT

2011-11-15T11:56:00+00:00

PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is reporting a “general improvement in performance” for the second quarter of 2011-12.

Warwickshire PCT overspends on acute contracts

2011-09-30T18:07:00+01:00

FINANCE: Warwickshire primary care trust is over-spending on its acute contracts amid “exceptionally high” emergency activity.

Delayed transfers of care rise in Coventry and Warwickshire

2011-09-23T16:18:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: An action plan to tackle rising rates of delayed transfers of care has been agreed in Warwickshire.

Super merger plans let down by £116m PFI shortfall

2011-09-22T06:00:00+01:00

STRUCTURE: A planned merger that would create England’s largest NHS trust would require £116m of support in its first year.

South Warwickshire FT warned over mixed sex breaches

2011-09-20T17:24:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has been issued with a performance notice by commissioners after a recording high numbers of mixed sex accommodation breaches.

Exclusive: Fifth acute trust says it is considering private franchise management

Exclusive: fifth acute trust says it is considering private franchise management

2011-09-16T00:00:00+01:00

A fifth hospital trust has said it will consider private franchise management.

South Warwickshire FT overperforms on contracts but beats surplus target

2011-09-01T19:26:00+01:00

FINANCE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust reported a £971,000 surplus at the end of June, £264,000 better than expected, following widespread overperformance on contracts.

South Warwickshire FT underperforming on C difficile and A&E

2011-08-31T18:28:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has identified concerns with its performances on infection control and accident and emergency.

South Warwickshire proposes rehabilitation hospital transfer

2011-08-31T18:19:00+01:00

STRUCTURE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is proposing that it takes over the Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital.

South Warwickshire FT appoints new finance director

2011-08-31T18:12:00+01:00

WORKFORCE: Winston Weir has been appointed director of finance at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.

Warwick Hospital passes CQC tests but with minor concerns

2011-07-18T18:09:00+01:00

PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but also noted minor concerns on the nutrition standard, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.

Royal wedding causes deficit problem for South Warwickshire FT

2011-06-08T15:16:00+01:00

FINANCE: The succession of bank holidays in April has led to a lower than expected level of elective activity at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, which is reporting an above-forecast deficit.

South Warwickshire bed closure plan stalls

2011-06-07T19:35:00+01:00

STRUCTURE: A plan to reduce the number of beds at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust stalled when it was forced to re-open a ward.

South Warwickshire FT misses national targets

2011-03-11T18:29:00+00:00

PERFORMANCE: South Warwichshire Foundation Trust has underachieved on two key “national priorities”, according to a report from Warwickshire PCT.

Surplus above plan for South Warwickshire FT

2011-03-09T19:05:00+00:00

FINANCE: South Warwickshire FT is reporting a £2m surplus for the year, according to board reports.

South Warwickshire finds no 'shortcomings' following mortality alert

2011-03-09T17:42:00+00:00

PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire FT has said that a review triggered by a mortality alert found there were not “evident shortcomings in care” at the trust.

Local QIPP plan challenged by South Warwickshire FT chief

2011-03-09T13:47:00+00:00

FINANCE: The Coventry and Warwickshire health economy’s efficiency plan is “outdated”, according the chief executive of South Warwickshire FT.

Oral surgery problems threaten South Warwickshire FT waiting times

2011-01-25T19:20:00+00:00

PERFORMANCE: Oral surgery at South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is performing well below the 18 weeks standard, with performance deteriorating further from last month.

Trusts putting lives at risk, claims AvMA

Trusts putting patients' lives at risk, claims AvMA

2010-08-13T10:59:00+01:00

NHS hospitals are putting lives at risk by failing to comply with key alerts on patient safety, a report has said.

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Warwickshire result casts doubt on NHS reconfiguration proposals

2010-05-07T14:35:00+01:00

Chris White has won Warwick and Leamington for the Tories, casting further doubt on proposals to centralise specialist care.

Trust given foundation status

Trust given foundation status

2010-02-26T13:39:00+00:00

South Warwickshire General Hospitals Trust has been awarded foundation status by regulator Monitor.

Trust's FT application back on track

Trust's FT application back on track

2009-10-16T11:49:00+01:00

South Warwickshire General Hospitals Trust’s re-application for NHS foundation trust status has been accepted by Monitor, the independent regulator.

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The calm after the storm: what chief executives do after 'goodbye'

2009-07-07T16:25:00+01:00

NHS chief executive is a high profile job and every now and then one such leader suffers a public execution - but these days there is no guarantee of another job in the system for those who leave under a cloud. Alison Moore asks what fate has in store for ...

NHS cash subsidises private patient care

2009-05-21T00:00:00+01:00

Private patients are getting hundreds of thousands of pounds of treatment subsidised by the NHS each year, an HSJ investigation reveals.