All South West articles – Page 14
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HSJ Local
Trust buys Nightingale hospital to help tackle elective backlog
A hospital trust has bought the site of its local Nightingale Hospital, because it wants to continue using it to help tackle the elective backlog.
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HSJ Local
Governance-scandal trust appoints new CEO
A community and mental health trust whose previous CEO departed under a shroud of governance problems has appointed a new leader.
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Expert Briefing
West Country Chronicle: Inside the NHS’ last big integrated care contract
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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News
NHSE to publish the carbon footprint of every trust and ICS
NHS England will publish each integrated care system’s carbon footprint before October, under plans to track progress against the health service’s sustainability programme.
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News
NHSE suspects trust managers abused position and acted in their own interests
NHS England/Improvement has set out suspected major governance failings, and a breach of the management consultancy cap, by an acute trust.
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News
GMC to investigate doctor involved in high-profile patient death
A doctor involved in the care of a teenager whose death was subject to a mismanaged review process is set to face an investigation by the General Medical Council.
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Expert Briefing
West Country Chronicle: Chiefs’ fears over staycation wave
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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News
Ethnic minority staff faced regular ‘discrimination and microaggressions’, report reveals
Attempts in a health economy to address inequality experienced by NHS patients and staff from an ethnic minority have had “limited effectiveness”, according to an external review.
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News
Revealed: Most People Board chairs are women or have minority ethnic background
Half of the chairs of the new regional People Boards are from a minority ethnic background and the majority are also female, HSJ can reveal.
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Podcast
HSJ podcast: How NHS England (quietly) axed the A&E target
Under the cover of Cummings’ headline-grabbing testimony last week, NHS England gave the green light to plans to scrap the landmark four-hour accident and emergency target.
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HSJ Local
‘40 new hospitals’ trust puts new IT system ahead of building
An acute and community trust, which has been allocated money as part of the “40 new hospitals” programme, is prioritising buying a new electronic patient record ahead of rebuilding its estate.
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HSJ Local
CCG awards £1.6bn ‘integrated care partnership’ contract
An acute trust plans to create an integrated care partnership with a not-for-profit company after winning a £1.6bn contract for community, mental health and social care services.
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News
ICS asks private providers for £10,000 contributions
An integrated care system is asking independent providers on its patch to pay a substantial annual fee to fund system ‘running costs’, HSJ has learned.
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News
Deaths of covid hospital patients hit record low
The deaths of covid positive patients in English hospitals has hit a record low.
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Podcast
HSJ podcast: When safety warnings go unheeded
HSJ revealed in an investigation this week that serious concerns were raised by patients at a mental health hospital for children in the years before it was rated ‘inadequate’ by the national regulator in March 2021.
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HSJ Local
Trust acts after 'inappropriate' payments to board members
An acute trust is taking “remedial action” after an external investigation found thousands of pounds had been “incorrectly” paid to board members, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert Briefing
West Country Chronicle: The NHS is failing to diagnose Devon’s autistic children
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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News
Regulator removes struggling hospital’s junior doctors
Ten junior doctors have been removed from a struggling hospital over concerns they were being left without adequate supervision on understaffed wards.
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News
Two regions see plateauing in covid hospital patient numbers
A small spike in admissions of covid positive patients has halted the decline in hospital beds occupied by those with the virus in two regions, marking the first time this has happened since numbers began falling in January.
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News
Trusts team up for weekend surgery drive to cut paediatric waiting times
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.