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Hospital told it’s ‘undoubtedly causing harm’
A major emergency department described by a national team as “undoubtedly causing patient harm and distress to staff” told HSJ it believes it has started to crack some of its problems.
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Paying consultants more ‘helped trust cut waiting lists by nearly 20%’
A single trust accounted for nearly a fifth of the reduction in the national waiting list last year – and a director says the improvement was in part driven by paying staff higher overtime rates.
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Revealed: the trusts furthest behind on efficiency plans
A total of 20 trusts had achieved only 30 per cent or less of their 2024-25 planned efficiency programmes by the end of October, with four delivering below 20 per cent, research by HSJ has revealed.
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Revealed: The seven trusts that will miss delayed tech deadline
Seven trusts have confirmed they will miss the March 2026 deadline for having an electronic patient record in place, with some still using paper records, HSJ can reveal.
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‘Care gaps, poor communication and a 26-day stay in A&E’ lay behind death
A coroner has ordered an integrated care board to fill gaps in its services and address mental health bed shortages following the death of a 29-year-old with autism and ADHD who spent 26 days in A&E.
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18 ICBs warned over deaths following care failures
Disjointed, delayed, and substandard care for people with both mental illness and additional needs are highlighted throughout reports sent to integrated care boards on the deaths of 24 people, HSJ has found.
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Trust says BBC story about ‘penknife surgeon’ was misleading
A BBC story about a patient being operated on with a penknife has been challenged by the trust involved as misleading.
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Doctor worked in NHS for six months despite sexual harassment allegations
A trust is reviewing its procedures after employing a senior surgeon as a locum registrar without knowing he had been sacked from a previous role over sexual harassment allegations.
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Trust seeks more income to shore up planned cancer centre
A trust’s £750m redevelopment project is facing an “affordability challenge”, raising questions over a proposed new cancer centre.
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Expert Briefing
Carbon Copy: Renewed energy for net zero?
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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Long waiters increase raises fresh questions over key NHSE target
The number of 65-week elective waits has increased for consecutive months with the figure rising by more than ten per cent to around 56,000 in May, NHS England’s latest statistics show.
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Troubled ICS diverting 400 electives each week under new model
One of England’s most challenged systems is diverting around 400 patients a week, mostly long waiters, away from its largest trust towards private hospitals and neighbouring NHS providers, after setting up a new “coordination centre”.
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Progress on 65-week cases stalls as waiting list rises
The number of 65-week waiters has risen back up to more than 50,000, halting six consecutive months when the cohort was falling, NHS England’s monthly data shows.
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Six trusts drop into ‘most challenged’ group
Six more trusts have dropped into the “tier 1” group for the most challenged providers for their elective or cancer performance.
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Calls for public inquiry into trust as string of serious incidents revealed
Bereaved parents are calling for a public inquiry into a trust, as they reveal its maternity departments have been the subject of a slew of serious incidents and investigations.
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ICS explores wide-ranging service reorganisation
An integrated care system is seeking support to explore a wide-ranging reconfiguration programme encompassing all acute and community services, HSJ has learned.
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‘Decomposing bodies’ discovered at multiple hospitals
Bodies are being left to deteriorate and in some cases decompose in hospital mortuaries, often because of a lack of freezer space, HSJ has found.
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Expert Briefing
Recovery Watch: The ICBs on the slide against the main elective target
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 HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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Former CEO to chair trust at centre of bullying allegations
A former trust and integrated care system chief executive has been appointed as the chair of a hospital provider grappling with high-profile bullying concerns.