All Acute care articles – Page 342
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NewsNew deputy chief exec for South Downs
South Downs Health Trust has appointed Clodagh Warde-Robinson as its new deputy chief executive.
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NewsNHS Wales meets six month waiting time target
NHS Wales has met a target set five years ago to cut waiting times to less than six months, it has been revealed.
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NewsAcute sector faces future deficit of £7.5bn
NHS hospitals will run up deficits of around £7.5bn a year by 2015 under a “best case” scenario, management consultants have warned.
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NewsAndy Burnham raises doubts about FT accountability
Health secretary Andy Burnham has questioned the ability of foundation trust governors to hold boards to account in an exclusive interview with HSJ.
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CommentJanice Stevens on same sex hospital accommodation
Same sex facilities call for changed attitudes more than new buildings
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NewsNHS boards must focus on 'near misses' to make savings
Trust boards that focus on reducing “near misses”, rather than just individual serious adverse events, could make massive savings, according to an independent advisory group.
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NewsCommunity proposals may prompt 'musical chairs' timewasting
The NHS risks wasting two years on the “sport of restructuring” instead of improving efficiency, senior figures have warned.
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CommentStephen Eames on NHS merger turkeys
Most evidence of the impact of mergers is mixed and suggests benefits do not always materialise.
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NewsTim Kelsey to leave Dr Foster
Tim Kelsey is to leave Dr Foster and Dr Foster Intelligence – the firm’s joint venture with the Information Centre – later this year, it has been announced.
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NewsMPs demand management changes at Tameside
Health secretary Andy Burnham has asked regulators to investigate Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust after local MPs demanded management changes.
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NewsLincolnshire trust chief exec sacked for swearing
The chief executive of an acute trust has been sacked for swearing in meetings, seven months after he went on sick leave with stress.
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NewsGovernment promises free cancer home care
All 1.6 million people who have or have had cancer are to be offered free one-to-one care in their homes from a personal nurse under plans announced by Gordon Brown.
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NewsSwine flu website to close
The website and hotline handling swine flu queries are to be switched off due to the fall in the number of cases.
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NewsPolice drop probe into hospital's post-mortems
Police are taking no action at a hospital where post-mortem examinations were suspended after major problems were discovered.
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NewsReport highlights trauma care variations
Up to 600 victims of stabbing, shooting and road accidents die each year due to “unacceptable” variations in how NHS hospitals manage trauma cases, according to an official report.
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NewsHome care ‘could save NHS more than £1bn a year’
The health service could save more than £1bn each year by increasing the number of patients it treats at home rather than in hospital, according to a report seen by HSJ.
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NewsSHAs plan staff cuts of up to 10pc
Strategic health authorities are actively exploring cutting local NHS workforces by up to 10 per cent in order to make the £15bn-£20bn savings required by 2014.
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NewsNHS quality accounts: quality is becoming an accountable business
This year will see the first tranche of reports intended to show how trusts are engaging with quality across all their services. Dave West looks at how this could represent a step change in health organisations’ accountability
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NewsMinisters poised to confirm details for quality accounts
Nearly all trusts and private providers to the NHS will have to publish quality accounts for the first time this year, the government was expected to confirm this week.
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NewsOnly two trusts miss CQC application deadline
All but two trusts submitted their Care Quality Commission registration applications on time, the regulator has told HSJ.