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HSJ LocalVirtual wards saved trust £1.3m a year
Virtual ward beds are £450 cheaper per day than traditional hospital ones, researchers have found in a landmark study.
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HSJ LocalEx-brewery boss to succeed long-serving trust chair
An ex-brewery boss will be the new chair of one of the most challenged trusts in the country, replacing the incumbent who is retiring after 40 years as an NHS leader.
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HSJ LocalCost of inquiry ‘threatens trust’s financial resilience’, says CEO
An ongoing patient safety inquiry could threaten the financial resilience of a trust if a lack of funding continues, a chief executive has warned.
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HSJ Local‘Lack of trust’ in provider’s leadership uncovered by NHSE
An NHS England review into one of the busiest A&Es in the country has raised concerns about the behaviour of senior doctors and a “general lack of trust” in its leadership.
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HSJ LocalBasic errors lay behind trust’s botched IT upgrade, leak reveals
A string of basic errors led to a teaching trust botching a pathology lab IT upgrade, causing major disruption to tests, according to an internal review seen by HSJ.
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HSJ LocalNew CEO named at trust facing calls for public inquiry
A trust facing calls for a public inquiry into its care standards has appointed a new CEO.
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HSJ LocalTrust chair resigns amid calls for public inquiry
The chair of a challenged mental health trust facing ongoing calls for a public inquiry has resigned months after its former CEO also departed.
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HSJ LocalCEO: TV show sparked ‘overwhelming’ regulator scrutiny
An “overwhelming” number of regulators were involved with a trust after an undercover documentary exposed care failings, its chief executive has said.
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HSJ LocalTrust admits it ‘cannot safely run’ maternity service
A trust is set to close one of its birthing units for at least six months after admitting it “cannot safely run” the service.
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HSJ LocalICB CEO takes charge of hospital trust
Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board’s CEO has been appointed interim managing director of a local acute trust, as part of a new hospital group board.
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HSJ LocalTrust’s surge space death sparks CQC concerns
Vulnerable patients at a struggling A&E died or needed intensive care after their needs “were not met” while being cared for in surge spaces and waiting areas, inspectors have warned after an unannounced inspection.
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HSJ LocalFirst ICBs to share CEO and chair
The first integrated care boards have announced they will share the same CEO and chair, an arrangement likely to spread to many others as part of a major restructure.
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HSJ LocalHospital criticised for ‘poor’ and ‘defensive’ investigations
A hospital trust has been criticised for its “poor” and “defensive” investigations into three deaths, which a coroner has linked to care by a single surgeon.
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HSJ LocalSecond tranche of major job cuts revealed by trust
A large acute trust plans to cut more than 700 additional jobs and admits it will miss key performance targets this year due to its “unsustainable” deficit.
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HSJ LocalCEO tells staff ‘silence is complicity’ after record sexual misconduct reports
An ambulance trust has dismissed “multiple staff” for sexual misconduct offences this year following its “highest year ever for reported sexual safety incidents” in 2024, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalICB points to lack of government support after teenager’s suicide
Long waits for autism diagnosis and treatment – implicated in the suicide of a 17-year-old – will continue unless addressing them is given greater priority by government, an integrated care board has said.
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HSJ LocalHospital group appoints first CEO
The newly-formed Norfolk and Waveney Hospitals Group has appointed its first chief executive.
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HSJ LocalTrust orders review into breast cancer services
A North East trust has begun a full review of its breast cancer services after finding unexplained variation in its surgical practices.
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HSJ LocalICB told to re-run tender after rule breaches
An integrated care board has been told to re-run part of a contract award after breaching procurement rules while choosing a new provider to manage earwax removal services.
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HSJ Local‘Hasty’ hospital closure plan criticised by ICB-commissioned report
A panel set up by an integrated care board to review its plans for closing a hospital has called the proposals “hasty” and “utterly inadequate”.