Lawrence Dunhill
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NHSE admits elective impact as trust chiefs warn of dangers of doctors’ strike
Ministers and NHS England have not sufficiently warned the public of the risk to patient harm posed by next week's junior doctors strike, some of the NHS's most senior trust chief executives have warned. → Read More
North by North West: PwC to review system’s ‘£800m deficit’
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‘Significant escalation’ in strike action, warns ambulance chief
Ambulance chiefs have warned of a "significant escalation" in the strike action being planned by unions next week - saying the flexibilities that helped deal with previous walk-outs will no longer be available. → Read More
‘Territorial’ foundation trusts must be scrapped, says Hewitt review member
Foundation trusts must be scrapped to truly change the culture and behaviours within local systems, says an FT chair who is working on a government-commissioned review of integrated care systems. → Read More
North by North West: Flory tasked with getting a grip
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Coffee scheme for delayed ambulance crews paused after £20k bill
Trust chiefs have paused a scheme which enabled ambulance crews facing long accident and emergency handover delays to get a free tea or coffee, after receiving a £20,000 bill for a single month. → Read More
Free coffee for delayed ambulance crews paused after £20k bill
Trust chiefs have paused a scheme which enabled ambulance crews facing long accident and emergency handover delays to get a free tea or coffee, after receiving a £20,000 bill for a single month. → Read More
Flagship merger ‘effectively scrapped’ after ‘wasting millions’
The leader of a flagship 'hub and spoke' pathology merger has criticised regulators after the project was effectively dropped due to delays in receiving £31m of capital that was allocated to the scheme in 2018. → Read More
Details of 14,000 salaries shared by mistake
A spreadsheet containing the personal information of nearly 14,000 staff, including their salaries, has been mistakenly emailed to hundreds of people at a major trust, HSJ has learned. → Read More
North by North West: Takeover and a makeover
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Ex-DH boss to chair troubled acute trust
A former national finance and performance boss has been appointed to chair Liverpool's troubled acute trust. → Read More
Ex-national finance chief drafted in to chair troubled trust
A former national finance and performance director has been appointed to chair Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust for 12 months. → Read More
‘Massively reduced’ length of stay emerging at much criticised new hospital, says CEO
The CEO of a troubled trust has said evidence is emerging of "massively reduced" length of stay in a new hospital criticised for being too small. → Read More
‘Truly integrated’ service model scrapped after failure to improve care
A contract aimed at achieving a 'truly integrated' health and social care service is set to be terminated after six years, following concerns about accountability and performance. → Read More
North by North West: Liverpool promises to change
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Trust merger ‘bedevilled with problems’, says key proponent
One of the key proponents of a major trust merger has told HSJ its implementation has been "bedevilled with problems", and that leaders have so far failed to deliver its benefits. → Read More
Revealed: Impact of new payment tariff on every local system
Trusts in the south of England are expected to see a lower rate of income growth under the planned new payment tariff for 2023-24. → Read More
North by North West: Your failing hospital
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Doctors ‘embarrassed and ashamed’ by care at new hospital
A clinical director and 30 senior medics have told trust executives they are ashamed of the 'dreadful conditions' faced by patients after moving into a 'chaotic' new emergency department. → Read More
Trust drops from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’
A teaching hospital that was lauded for its culture and championed by ministers has been downgraded from 'outstanding' to 'requires improvement' by the Care Quality Commission. → Read More