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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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Third of services rated ‘red’ for baby deaths

2024-07-17T10:00:00+01:00

The proportion of trusts with maternity services “red rated” for neonatal mortality rose from around a quarter in 2021 to a third in 2022, according to the latest national audit.

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ICS £230m in the red hails ‘positive’ financial performance

2024-04-19T04:00:00+01:00

Leaders in Lancashire and South Cumbria searched for positives as they were told the integrated care system would miss its financial plan by £150m.

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Trusts’ performance on key recovery target revealed

2024-03-20T12:54:00+00:00

Ten trusts have just 1 per cent or fewer of their outpatients on “patient initiated follow-up” pathways, against a target of 5 per cent, official data suggests.

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Exclusive: Australian AI firm set to win key NHS AI contracts

2024-03-14T13:45:00+00:00

An Australian tech firm, which is partly backed by one of China’s richest people, is set to win the majority of contracts to deploy new AI diagnosis tools across the NHS, HSJ has learned.

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Trusts told to plan for 10% cuts on top of annual savings

2024-01-11T05:04:00+00:00

Trusts in Lancashire have been told to plan for a 10 per cent cut in their contract values, on top of the annual efficiency savings they were already planning for next year.

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North by North West: Trusts prepare for fight over maternity

2023-12-04T12:35:00+00:00

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Trust leaders raise alarm over ‘mad’ approach to scrutiny of maternity services

2023-11-30T05:12:00+00:00

The management of fragile maternity services is being hamstrung by a lack of clear standards and direction from government and regulators, trust chairs and chief executives have told HSJ.

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Revealed: The worst trusts for long discharge delays

2023-11-23T04:48:00+00:00

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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System ‘resisting change’ and lacking skills for financial recovery, says CEO

2023-11-06T12:32:00+00:00

A chief executive has said his system’s financial recovery is being hampered by staff who are resistant to change, with too many people lacking the right skills and experience.

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Exclusive: Site-level A&E performance revealed for the first time

2023-10-02T04:33:00+01:00

The true scale of poor performance against the four-hour waiting time target at individual A&E sites, which is often masked by the official trust-level data, has been laid bare for the first time by information acquired by HSJ.

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Thousands of women left waiting for induction due to staff shortages

2023-09-27T11:21:00+01:00

Thousands of women are having induction of labour delayed because of a shortage of staff, raising concerns about the safety of them and their babies, HSJ has found.

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Exclusive: Hancock denies political motive for inclusion of ‘Red Wall’ project in new hospital programme

2023-08-15T05:00:00+01:00

A building project in a marginal constituency was added to the government’s ‘40 new hospitals’ programme despite not being on the longlist of schemes proposed by NHS England.

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North by North West: Grit in the CoG

2023-08-14T08:24:00+01:00

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Major trust chief executive to step down

2023-08-07T09:37:00+01:00

The chief executive of a major acute trust, who has held leadership positions in the NHS for almost two decades, has announced her resignation.

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Teaching trust appoints joint chair after two failed attempts

2023-08-03T11:41:00+01:00

A teaching trust in Lancashire has appointed a new chair at the third attempt.

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North by North West: Has Lancashire missed a trick?

2023-07-31T12:39:00+01:00

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North by North West: NHSE’s handling of Christie whistleblowing case faces judicial review

2023-07-10T12:30:00+01:00

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Around 20 trusts ‘still without electric vehicle charging points’

2023-06-28T11:41:00+01:00

Around 20 trusts have not yet installed any electric vehicle charging points on their sites, HSJ analysis shows.

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‘He tarnished my reputation’: whistleblower demands action against CQC accuser

2023-04-06T10:42:00+01:00

A former adviser for the Care Quality Commission has called on the regulator to explain what action it has taken against the officials responsible for wrongly dismissing him after he raised whistleblowing concerns.