All Health Service Journal articles in 4 October 2013
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HSJ Local
Papworth misses cancer target after ‘poor’ performance
Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust failed to achieve its 62-day cancer target after a “poor” first quarter performance, according to board papers.
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HSJ LocalBaby's parents condemn 'cover-up'
A “cover-up” into failings surrounding the death of a baby girl who was treated at a scandal-hit health trust was “unforgiveable”, say the child’s parents.
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News'More time' on admin than patients
Doctors spend more than twice as much time on paperwork as they do on home visits, a survey suggests.
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HSJ Local
Coventry and Warwickshire to bid to take over George Eliot
STRUCTURE: A financially challenged NHS trust is set to launch an attempt take over a struggling neighbour in a bid to secure the future of both over the long term, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPatients 'self-funding treatment'
Hospital patients are being allowed to pay for treatments that are no longer available for free, the shadow health secretary has claimed.
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HSJ Local
Hospital unit closure challenged
A council is to mount a legal challenge over the closure of maternity and A&E units that David Cameron once vowed to save.
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HSJ Local
East of England Ambulance Service Trust and police to probe death
East of England Ambulance Service Trust and the police have set up a joint investigation after a patient was found dead following the trust being unable to access a property.
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HSJ Local
CQC lifts Plymouth Hospitals surgery concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has lifted its concerns about the safety of surgery at Plymouth Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ LocalCQC inspectors slam Sherwood Forest for poor staffing
A warning notice has been issued to Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust after a highly critical inspection report found “abysmal” staffing levels.
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News
Revalidation warning for doctors
More than 8,000 doctors have been warned their licence to work is at risk unless they submit details to a key appraisal programme.
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NewsBurnham sets out plans for repeal of Health Act
Labour would force clinical commissioning groups to include a wider range of clinicians and reverse the increased private patient income cap, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has told HSJ.
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NewsKeogh recommendation on cosmetic surgery is ignored
Cosmetic surgery clinics are still offering perks such as chauffeurs and package deals despite NHS England recommending they should be banned.
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HSJ Local
Frimley Park aims to complete Heatherwood takeover by April
STRUCTURE: Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust is planning to acquire neighbouring Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust at the beginning of April next year, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
QE King’s Lynn performance troubles persist
Queen Elizabeth King’s Lynn Foundation Trust posted a £1m larger than forecast deficit for August and continued to breach its four-hour accident and emergency target.
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NewsMonitor suspends FT pipeline over quality assurance concerns
Monitor has decided not to grant foundation trust status to any further NHS trusts until it can receive “robust assurance” from the Care Quality Commission that the applicants are providing good quality care, the health sector regulator will announce later today.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow the NHS can translate research evidence into better care
How CLAHRCs are improving practice
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CommentLord Saatchi: The law is killing patients
Established practices fail both doctors and cancer patients
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HSJ Local
NHS 111 implementation hit Yorkshire Ambulance finances
FINANCE: Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust has reported spending more than budgeted this year, partly because of unexpected costs associated with NHS 111.
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CommentCancer fund has proved its doubters wrong
The cancer drugs fund was met with scepticism – but it is working