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ICB chief to retire as NHS ‘embarks on new era’
The chief executive of one of England’s largest health systems has announced his retirement.
Ambulance trust cuts hours on the road to curb deficit
One of the worst performing ambulance services in England is deliberately restricting the number of crews it puts on the road ahead of winter because of its financial problems.
‘Targeted cyber security issue’ to disrupt hospital for a week
Disruption caused by a “targeted cyber security issue” on a district general hospital is likely to go on for at least a week, it has said.
Letby trust director regrets not telling police sooner
A medical director at the trust where Lucy Letby worked has admitted “we got things wrong” and regrets not informing the police sooner, an inquiry has been told.
Best and worst trusts on maternity experience revealed by CQC
The trusts where maternity experience has improved the most and deteriorated the furthest have been revealed by the Care Quality Commission.
Chair’s ‘insidious’ bullying ‘drove out trust CEO’
An acute trust’s former chief executive was driven out by “manipulative and insidious” bullying by its current chair, she has told a tribunal.
Company drops legal action after ICB files defence
A private provider has dropped its legal claim against an integrated care board after the ICB filed its defence in the High Court.
Long-serving CEO retires from trust with big savings target
Mid Yorkshire Teaching Trust’s chief executive will retire in the spring, the provider has confirmed.
ICB chief to retire after decade leading county’s commissioning
A long-serving NHS system chief is set to retire next year, amid high CEO turnover in the patch.
‘I acted in good faith’ says Letby trust CEO
A former trust chief executive at the centre of the Lucy Letby scandal has defended his actions, stating both he and other executives were “acting in good faith”.
Chair to leave regulator after ‘intensely challenging’ term
The chair of the Care Quality Commission is to leave the organisation next spring, having admitted the past three years have “at times been intensely challenging”.
Ministers risk ‘screwing’ mental health, warns Stevens
The former chief executive of NHS England has warned mental health services will be “screwed” if the government does not renew its commitment to the mental health investment standard.
‘Heroic leadership’ has prevented action on staff violence, says CEO
A “heroic” model of leadership has meant the NHS hasn’t made enough progress in tackling violence and aggression against staff and promoting sexual safety, a trust chief has said.
NHSE board members face regulation under government proposals
A major consultation on introducing professional regulation of NHS managers and leaders proposes applying the measures to NHS England board members.
1,500 patients may need retest over potential results error
Hundreds of patients are being contacted over potentially incorrect results at a second NHS trust, as more laboratories report concerns over diabetes tests, HSJ understands.
BMA accuses trust of ‘gambling’ with overtime pay cut
The British Medical Association has accused a large hospital trust of “gambling” with doctors’ pay rates, and entered a formal dispute with the organisation.
Ambulance response times soar
Ambulance trusts are coming under severe pressure this week with typical waits reaching two hours for category 2 calls in the West Midlands this morning.
NHSE chief denies local financial plans are ‘fantasy’
NHS England’s chief financial officer has denied it influenced trusts and systems to sign up to “fantasy” plans to paint the best possible picture of the service’s finances at the start of the year.
Big teaching trusts put under extra NHSE ‘oversight’
Four trusts – including three of England’s largest teaching hospital trusts – are now receiving extra “oversight” from NHS England, after being put into the lowest tier of providers for cancer and/or elective care performance.
Streeting’s ‘targets and terror won’t work’, trust chair warns
Wes Streeting is “sounding like a merchant of doom” and is wrong to call the NHS “broken”, a trust chair has said in a strongly worded commentary to his board.
NHSE to pay consultancy £4m for ‘more support’ for EPR rollout
ICS warned its deficit could surge past £200m
‘Deeply flawed’ watchdog fails to act in 182 cases
Managers face legal penalties for failing to deal with safety concerns
Worst trusts on A&E experience revealed by CQC
Council cancels contract with trust which ‘can’t make required efficiencies’
Winners of HSJ Awards 2024 revealed
Regional director told to ‘rehabilitate’ Letby trust CEO
Experts hired to review service with huge waits
‘Racist and misogynistic’ behaviour called out by regulator
Government spend controls causing ‘considerable’ delays to ‘critical’ contracts
GP ‘inconsistency’ compounding dangerous A&E crowding, says trust
Departing CEO given £120,000 back pay
Emergency prescribing and ‘shared care’ withdrawn by GPs
NHSE accused of cutting action to protect staff from violence
Service rated ‘outstanding’ despite whistleblower concerns
Mapped: RTT waiting times
Fresh inquiry ordered into death after reports are rejected
Think tanker joins 10-year plan team
C difficile rates hit 13-year high
Operational management is ‘biggest thing missing from NHS’, says ICB chair
Finance director replaces long-serving CEO
Defence chief joins new hospital programme
Leadership diversity 'can help close child mortality gap'
Trust abandons £65m EPR procurement after legal challenge
Hospital porters to strike over ‘diabolical’ treatment by trust
Acute chair and CEO take over at community provider
Unnecessary training wastes 100,000 days a year, says NHSE
Thirteen ICSs now in deficit turnaround
End GP partnership model to help A&E waits, says NHSE lead
Trusts given new target as elective milestone is missed
‘Exceptional’ chief leaves trust to make way for group model
I’ll slash targets and devolve power, says Streeting
Streeting names and shames trust for ‘really poor’ care
Revealed: 75% of worst trusts had leaders replaced in past two years
Trust halts ‘dangerous cut to doctors’ pay’
‘Persistently failing managers will be sacked’, says Streeting
‘College’ for senior managers will ‘attract the best talent’
Performance management role stripped from ICBs
Revealed: 50 A&Es where most patients ‘could be seen elsewhere’