All Health Service Journal articles in 13 October 2011 – Page 3
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South Essex rehab reconfiguration plan gets support
STRUCTURE: There is “widespread support” for a plan to reconfigure mental health services in South Essex which is billed to save £3.5m, according to a report.
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Kent launches new mental health website
PERFORMANCE: A new website has been launched to support Kent’s five-year strategy for mental health and wellbeing.
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Success for dementia training pilot at East Sussex Healthcare
WORKFORCE: East Sussex Healthcare staff have taken part in a pilot project to train them in improving care for patients with dementia.
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NewsLabour peers prepare amendments for health bill
Labour peers are taking aim at the Health Bill’s planned new accountability regime, emphasising the need for a stronger patient voice and for the relationships between statutory bodies to be clarified.
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NewsNHS Confed: Health Bill could lead to vital decisions 'paralysis'
The government should change and clarify the Health Bill to help the NHS deal with its enormous financial pressures, the NHS Confederation has said.
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NewsHealth Bill: medical royal colleges and GPs step up concern
The medical royal colleges have today issued a joint statement to peers expressing concern the Health Bill “could damage patient care”, as a Royal College of GPs survey reports strong opposition among the profession.
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NewsMedics' calls to scrap reforms backed by high profile figures
Ministers are facing demands from more than 60 leading medical professionals to scrap or substantially rewrite the coalition government’s proposed NHS reforms.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to avoid legal pitfalls when procuring goods and services
Goods and services must be procured by the book if healthcare organisations are to avoid costly challenges. Hill Dickinson LLP partner Mark Fitzgibbon explains.
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NewsLord Owen motion on health bill stripped back after talks with ministers
A motion to enable greater scrutiny of key sections of the Health and Social Care Bill has been changed at the last minute following discussions between ministers and crossbench peers.
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NewsUneaten meals costing trusts £20m a year
Nearly eight per cent of hospital meals are returned uneaten at a cost to the NHS of more than £22m a year, according to trusts’ figures.
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NewsEarl Howe urges Lords to pass bill quickly
Ministers wrote to all peers this morning appealing for their support on the Health Bill after talks between Conservative and crossbench peers broke down.
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NewsLansley identifies 20 'unsustainable' trusts
The government has identified 20 trusts whose “clinical and financial stability is at risk” because of “cash-flow shortages” and legacy debt.
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NewsNHS London offers GPs training to smooth passage into CCGs
London’s GPs are being offered management training worth £7m in an attempt to smooth their passage to becoming clinical commissioning groups.
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NewsTwo more foundation trusts found in significant breach
Monitor has found two more acute trusts in significant breach of their terms of authorisation.
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Work begins improving Hull A&E
STRUCTURE: Work has begun on a £7m extension to the Hull Royal Infirmary accident and emergency department, part of Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
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NHS Greenwich asks Belmarsh to represent patients after deaths in custody
PERFORMANCE: The south east London PCT, which has commissioned Harmoni for Health to provide services at the prison, said there had been two deaths in custody since April.
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Commissioners urge Guy's and St Thomas' to increase maternity cover
PERFORMANCE: The south east London commissioning cluster has called on Guy’s and St Thomas’ to increase cover on its maternity wards.
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East Kent Hospitals aims to break £10m surplus barrier
FINANCE: East Kent Hospitals aims to make a surplus in excess of £10m in the financial year 2012-2013.
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East Kent Hospitals plans £50m workforce saving
WORKFORCE: East Kent Hospitals plans to make savings from its workforce totalling £54m over the next three years.
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Eco savings for Frimley Park Hospital
FINANCE: Frimley Park Hospital says its combined cooling, heat and power plant (CHP) is saving it £367,000 a year.