All SOUTHEND HOSPITAL NHS TRUST articles – Page 2

  • Hospital beds
    News

    Controversial ‘CareBnB’ firm returns to launch new trial

    2018-03-01T00:01:00Z

    The company developing a controversial “Airbnb for social care” model allowing homeowners to rent spare rooms to recuperating hospital patients is bidding to launch a new trial in Cambridge.

  • Paul gaudin
    Comment

    The back story of the former bagel mogul behind ‘Care BnB’

    2018-03-01T00:01:00Z

    The CareRooms concept occurred to me after spending the last 25 years in healthcare and being a long term carer for my father, who died in 2016. But I started off selling bagels. By CareRooms chief executive Paul Gaudin

  • Clare Panniker
    HSJ Local

    Exclusive: Ambitious merger 'not a Machiavellian plan', says trust chief

    2018-01-16T10:55:00Z

    Plans to merge three Essex trusts were proposed after an experiment to run the hospitals as a “group” with one leadership team proved “cumbersome and inefficient”, the chief executive has told HSJ.

  • basildon tower
    HSJ Local

    Exclusive: Senior leaders of three trusts to recommend merger

    2018-01-09T14:19:00Z

    The joint chief executive and senior team of three Essex acute trusts will recommend controversial plans to merge next year to create one of the largest trusts in the NHS, HSJ can reveal.

  • board_2
    HSJ Local

    CCG chairs abstain from crunch reconfiguration vote

    2017-12-12T06:00:00Z

    Three out of the five clinical commissioning group chairs in mid and south Essex abstained from a vote over publishing a consultation on plans to reconfigure local hospital services, HSJ has learned.

  • Peterborough City Hospital, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS FT
    News

    Analysis by trust: Large majority provide less consultant access at weekends

    2017-11-14T06:00:00Z

    The majority of trusts continue to provide patients with less access to consultants at the weekend compared to a weekday, new data reveals.

  • board
    HSJ Local

    Exclusive: Non-execs resign after citing lack of scrutiny for 'hospital group' board

    2017-11-02T06:00:00Z

    Two non-executive directors resigned after raising concerns around the governance of an NHS hospital trust involved in a new ‘group model’, HSJ has learned.

  • Nursing home
    News

    Revealed: 'NHS Airbnb' could have launched as early as December

    2017-11-01T10:00:00Z

    Plans to pilot a controversial care model with private households renting spare rooms to NHS patients post discharge could have gone live from as early as December and are not dead in the water, HSJ understands.

  • southend hospital
    HSJ Local

    Local leaders row back on A&E downgrade plans

    2017-07-20T16:27:00Z

    NHS leaders in Essex have dropped plans for a “blanket” redirection of all blue light ambulances from two of the area’s hospitals to Basildon following a backlash from residents and clinicians.

  • ballot_box
    HSJ Local

    Election candidate calls for minor injuries unit closure and land sale

    2017-06-07T12:24:00Z

    Conservative candidate calls for MIU to be closed and land sold off Jackie Doyle-Price said new facilities would need to be put in place before any closure Move would be controversial in area already set to consult on major A&E restructure A Conservative election candidate in Essex has ...

  • Breast cancer radiology
    HSJ Local

    Cancer services hit by raft of senior resignations

    2017-05-30T12:43:00Z

    Three senior oncology resignations create ‘significant risk’ at Mid Essex The three Essex acute trusts launch wider review of cancer provision across their health economy Trust has ‘stabilised’ service in ‘the short term with agency locums’ A general hospital’s oncology department has been hit by three senior resignations ...

  • Basildon Hospital
    News

    Hospital group launches review over 'higher than expected' mortality

    2017-05-22T07:00:00Z

    South Essex trusts launch mortality review to address ‘higher than expected’ rates Basildon also carries out review following ‘sustained rise’ since 2014-15 ‘nadir’ Group MD ‘not concerned’ by Basildon rise, but warns group improvement will ‘take time’ Three Essex acute trusts establishing a new “group” model to run ...

  • Southend pier
    HSJ Local

    Success regime will not solve region's problems, warn senior medics

    2017-02-17T07:00:00Z

    Essex success regime proposals will not address workforce or sustainability problems, warn senior medics East of England Clinical Senate said a “bolder” plan and extended timescale is needed Success regime said it was “delighted” the senate agreed with its “direction of travel” Plans for a major acute reorganisation ...

  • Clare Panniker
    HSJ Local

    Chief executive set to take over third trust

    2017-01-04T11:33:00Z

    Basildon trust chief executive Clare Panniker poised to take over at Southend Current chief stepping down “in recognition” of need for “single executive team” across the trusts Southend board must still sign off the appointment Ms Panniker also runs Mid Essex trust and the leadership team overseeing all three ...

  • The Christie
    News

    Revealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust

    2016-10-21T13:37:00Z

    Each trust placed in one of four categories based on the level of support they require from NHS Improvement Trusts will be formally categorised next month as part of the regulator’s new “single oversight framework” Thirty-five out of 238 trusts will have “maximum autonomy” See every rating in the ...

  • Basildon Hospital
    News

    Revealed: Funding for each success regime area

    2016-06-24T07:00:00Z

    Funding for success regimes largely spent on consultants, legal advice and establishing small core programme teams Sources tell HSJ funding is welcome but “modest” compared to challenges the areas face NHS England has allocated just over £20m to the three areas in the national success regime programme to ...

  • Clare Panniker
    HSJ Local

    Top hospital chief takes on leadership of second trust

    2016-04-29T16:23:00Z

    Panniker becomes latest NHS chief to take over second trust She will become chief of both Basildon and Mid Essex Move follows other senior chief executives taking over leadership of other trusts STRUCTURE: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust’s well-regarded chief executive Clare Panniker is to ...

  • southend hospital
    News

    Hospital shuts beds after CQC raises staffing ratio concerns

    2016-03-21T15:25:00Z

    Hospital forced into temporary bed closures after CQC raises concerns about staff shortages Trust also pledged “immediate action” on stroke services to ensure they are safe The trust is offering “golden handshake incentives” for newly qualified nurses in bid to secure more staff PERFORMANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation ...

  • Clare Panniker
    HSJ Local

    'Lead chief executive' of unprecedented trusts network revealed

    2016-03-18T14:49:00Z

    Clare Panniker will head new leadership team running three Essex trusts The financially challenged trusts have combined revenues of £840m Providers need to implement substantial reconfiguration of acute services The work is part of the mid and south Essex success regime Clare Panniker, the chief executive of Basildon ...

  • Basildon Hospital
    News

    Mid and south Essex faces £216m deficit by 2019

    2016-03-03T10:51:00Z

    Projected deficit more than double the £94m forecast for 2015-16 System leaders insist health economy can be balanced by March 2019 Crucial details on service cuts yet to be finalised Mid and south Essex faces a £216m deficit by 2018-19, but system leaders insist the health economy can ...