Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
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Type | NHS hospital trust |
Hospitals | Royal Victoria Infirmary Freeman Hospital Great North Children's Hospital |
Chair | John Burn[1] |
Chief executive | Sir James Mackeyl[2] |
Staff | 19,000 |
Website | www |
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the
The
Performance
The Trust was highlighted by
The trust was rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission in June 2016. It is fifth trust and first teaching hospital to be put in this category.[6]
At the end of March 2017, the trust was confirmed as one of four additional NHS Global Digital Exemplars; joining the twelve announced in September 2016.[7] In July 2018 it had 603 fax machines - more than any other trust in England.[8]
It is one of the biggest providers of specialised services in England, which generated an income of £342.6 million in 2014/5.[9]
Development
In December 2013 it emerged that the Trust was interested in expanding into
The trust has one of the 11 Genomics Medicines Centres associated with Genomics England that opened across England in February 2014. All the data produced in the 100,000 Genomes project will be made available to drugs companies and researchers to help them create precision drugs for future generations.[11]
The trust took over some services run by North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust in 2016. Children's services were the first.[12]
The trust was one of the beneficiaries of Boris Johnson's announcement of capital funding for the NHS in August 2019, with an allocation of £41,7 million for improving paediatric cardiac services.[13]
In 2020 the trust managed the
Staffing
In September 2015 it was reported that the trust was facing a staffing crisis because its plans to recruit more
It was named by the Health Service Journal as one of the top hundred NHS trusts to work for in 2015. At that time it had 11,847 full-time equivalent staff and a sickness absence rate of 3.95%. 85% of staff recommend it as a place for treatment and 69% recommended it as a place to work.[15]
Controversy
On 12 January 2017 the Board of NUTH announced that Chief Executive Sir Leonard Fenwick had been placed on extended leave. A disciplinary panel was then convened, after an investigation was carried out into claims of bullying and abusive behaviour. It was claimed that Fenwick had tried to force the resignations of two consultants, who were caught having sex with junior members of staff on hospital premises.[16] The dismissals were stopped by the Trust's chair, Kingsley Smith, and non-executive director Bryan Dodson, and after a subsequent 20 minute hearing the two consultants were advised that they could keep their jobs. However, during the investigation allegations and issues were raised against Fenwick by different sources, which resulted in the Board commissioning an investigation and report by an outside HR specialist. This report led to a two-day disciplinary hearing, which found "allegations relating to inappropriate behaviour, use of resources and a range of governance issues, which were proven." Fenwick appealed against the decision, but a second independent panel again found the allegations proven, and resultantly Fenwick was dismissed on grounds of Gross Misconduct.[17]
NUTH added that "Due to the serious nature of the issues the Trust was required to report a number of concerns to NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Services, known as NHS Protect. As a result it would be inappropriate for the Trust to make any further comment on this matter."[17][18]
See also
- List of NHS trusts
References
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- ^ "First teaching hospital rated outstanding". Health Service Journal. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ Stevens, Laura (31 March 2017). "Four more acute global digital exemplars confirmed by NHS England". Digital Health. Digital Health. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "NHS still reliant on 'archaic' fax machines". BBC News. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Analysed: The biggest NHS providers of specialised services". Health Service Journal. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Leading foundation trusts explore moves into primary care". Health Service Journal. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "NHS DNA scheme to fight cancer and genetic diseases". BBC News. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Newcastle FT to take over some North Cumbria services". Health Service Journal. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Revealed: The 20 capital projects promised by the PM". Health Service Journal. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Tier 2 visa problems making NHS staffing crisis worse". Workpermit.com. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "HSJ reveals the best places to work in 2015". Health Service Journal. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ Rozina Sabur (7 March 2017). "NHS chief 'pushed out' after exposing a sex ring involving consultants and doctors, hospital staff say". The Telegraph. Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Newcastle health boss Sir Leonard Fenwick sacked". BBC News. BBC. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Newcastle NHS boss Sir Leonard Fenwick sacked for 'gross misconduct'". The Chronicle. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.