Emily Townsend

England

Senior Correspondent at Health Service Journal

Award-winning journalist ✍ @HSJnews senior correspondent: patient safety & west mids • BJA specialist journo of the year 2024 • on maternity leave

Articles

Trust paid ex-CEO £180k after departure

Dec 4, 2024 | hsj.co.uk | Emily Townsend

Trust paid ex-CEO £180k after departure By Emily Townsend2024-12-04T06:46:00 The former CEO of a major hospital trust was paid around £180,000 for working on an “external programme” for five months after he stepped down, it has emerged.
Best and worst trusts on maternity experience revealed by CQC

Nov 29, 2024 | hsj.co.uk | Emily Townsend

Best and worst trusts on maternity experience revealed by CQC By Emily Townsend2024-11-29T07:05:00 The trusts where maternity experience has improved the most and deteriorated the furthest have been revealed by the Care Quality Commission.
CQC chair to leave troubled regulator

Nov 27, 2024 | hsj.co.uk | Emily Townsend

CQC chair to leave troubled regulator By Emily Townsend2024-11-27T16:46:00 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”.
NHSE board members face regulation under government proposals

Nov 26, 2024 | hsj.co.uk | Nick Kituno |Emily Townsend

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CEO interview: Roisin Fallon-Williams, chief executive, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust

Nov 26, 2024 | hsj.co.uk | Emily Townsend

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ICS warned its deficit could surge past £200m

Nov 25, 2024 | hsj.co.uk | Emily Townsend

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‘Deeply flawed’ watchdog fails to act in 182 cases

Nov 25, 2024 | hsj.co.uk | Emily Townsend

‘Deeply flawed’ watchdog fails to act in 182 cases By Emily Townsend2024-11-25T06:20:00 Bereaved parents have described maternity investigations carried out by a watchdog as “deeply flawed” after it failed to make recommendations to trusts in 182 cases of deaths and harm.
Managers face legal penalties for failing to deal with safety concerns

Nov 24, 2024 | hsj.co.uk | Emily Townsend

Managers face legal penalties for failing to deal with safety concerns By Emily Townsend2024-11-24T16:37:00 NHS managers could be prosecuted for failing to respond to concerns about patient safety under new government proposals.
C difficile rates hit 13-year high

Nov 19, 2024 | hsj.co.uk | Emily Townsend

C difficile rates hit 13-year high By Emily Townsend2024-11-19T06:15:00 C difficile cases rose to their highest level in more than a decade, official data published this month shows.
Trust halts ‘dangerous cut to doctors’ pay’

Nov 13, 2024 | hsj.co.uk | Emily Townsend

Trust halts ‘dangerous cut to doctors’ pay’ By Emily Townsend2024-11-13T11:40:00 University Hospitals Birmingham, earlier this month accused of imposing a “badly disguised pay cut for doctors” and axing enhanced locum pay rates, has appeared to U-turn on the move by pausing the changes.