All Surgery articles – Page 2
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Trust fears medics will be ‘harassed’ if it publishes surgery report
Two external reviews have been carried out into a trust’s general surgery services amid concerns about whether it is a ‘safe interpersonal working environment’.
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Trust spent £680k in failed attempt to fight whistleblower
A trust spent £460,000 on legal fees trying to fight a patient safety whistleblowing case that it lost, it can be revealed.
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Prolific surgeon found guilty of misconduct and dishonesty
A prolific surgeon accused of poor care — some with a ‘catastrophic outcome’ — and altering patient notes has been found guilty of misconduct and struck off the medical register following a tribunal hearing.
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Trust must pay £200k to whistleblower it subjected to ‘campaign of harassment’
A trust that sacked a whistleblower who had warned them about potential patient harm from a new procedure has been told to pay her more than £200,000.
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Eight trusts win place on elective recovery project
Eight trusts have been awarded roles trialling a new accreditation scheme for surgical hubs as part of an NHS England pilot that will run until March.
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New theatres seven years late after trust ends novel device supplier deal
A hospital trust faces a long delay to a major capital project after pulling out of an unusual partnership with a medical device supplier.
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Prolific surgeon ‘harmed more than 100 patients’
A consultant orthopaedic surgeon who carried out double the average number of knee and hip operations over a three year-period is facing a tribunal over alleged misconduct and more than 100 legal cases lodged by former patients, HSJ has been told.
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Consultant refused to carry out urgent surgery at trust facing criticism from CQC
A consultant surgeon refused to attend hospital to carry out urgent surgery at a trust which later had upper gastrointestinal surgery suspended after an unannounced Care Quality Commission visit.
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Transplant patients die after drinking infected water from hospital supply
Two lung-transplant patients died after drinking infected water at a new specialist hospital, a coroner has concluded.
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HSJ Local
CEO found mismatch between image and reality of ‘outstanding’-rated trust
A chief executive who joined an outstanding-rated trust last year has suggested it hasn’t matched up to its external reputation, and he was surprised by some of its challenges.
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Former trust CEO and medical director cleared over surgery scandal
A major trust’s former chief executive and medical director have been cleared, after being accused of failing to protect breast patients from a rogue surgeon.
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Leak reveals winners from NHSE surgery centralisation
Eleven hospitals have been chosen as specialist surgical centres as part of a controversial reconfiguration led by NHS England, according to internal documents seen by HSJ.
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The case for surgical hubs
Royal College of Surgeons of England president Professor Neil Mortensen sets out the case for surgical hubs, and calls on NHS England to draw up formal definitions for these units so a robust formal evaluation can be carried out into their worth.
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NHS systems ‘making it harder for patients to go private’, say independent providers
The amount of NHS elective procedures carried out by the private sector in early 2022 was lower in eight of the 10 largest specialties than in a comparable period before the pandemic, an HSJ analysis reveals.
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HSJ Interactive
How can the NHS move from waiting lists to preparation lists?
Shared decision making and regular communication throughout a patient’s surgery pathway would, a recent HSJ webinar argued, help the NHS move from the concept of waiting lists to one of preparation lists – and to a better way of dealing with the backlog. Claire Read reports
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Medical CEOs face 'one slip and you move on' policy from centre
Moving to a joint chair with a neighbouring foundation trust encourages better integration – and is not an indicator it is struggling – a provider chief has told HSJ.
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Long cancer waits at highest rate since pandemic hit
The proportion of cancer patients waiting more than 104 days following an urgent referral is now worse than at any point in the pandemic, HSJ analysis shows.
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Trust board backs medical director who wrongly dismissed whistleblower
A trust board has backed the medical director who oversaw the dismissal of a whistleblower in a case linked to patient deaths.
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Bullying among top surgeons sparks two national investigations
‘Horrifying and upsetting’ reports of bullying in prestigious heart units are being probed by national officials and professional leaders, HSJ can reveal.
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Trust loses whistleblowing case over ‘pioneering’ procedure
A senior medic has won a whistleblowing case after judges ruled she was dismissed after raising concerns about a new procedure her department was using.