All ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 6
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CommentEnglish waiting list tops 3 million, its biggest in six years
The English waiting list is 20 per cent bigger than at the last general election but despite that, long waits have improved under the Coalition. We are now well into the zone where the ‘90 per cent adjusted admitted’ target is at risk
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NewsBMA sues whistleblower surgeon
The British Medical Association is suing a whistleblowing surgeon for legal costs of up to £250,000 following the collapse of a High Court battle.
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NewsTrusts exodus from Capita HR contract
Trusts across Liverpool are pulling out of a “landmark” £27m deal to buy their payroll and recruitment services from outsourcing giant Capita, fewer than three years into the seven-year contract.
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HSJ LocalAlder Hey misses waiting times target
PERFORMANCE: Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust is lagging behind one of its waiting times targets, the trust’s latest board papers show.
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Blogs
And so it begins: the decline of 18 week waits
The waiting list usually shrinks from August to December. Not this time. The waiting list now looks set to pass the 3 million mark around Easter, and there is a risk of England-wide 18 week breaches this year.
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NewsHSJ Live: 10.01.14 Legal challenge issued after out-of-hours firm loses bids
A provider of GP out-of-hours services is taking legal action after it lost bids in two out of three areas where they being tendered, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsWaiting list hike leads to delays for some treatments
A deliberate slowdown in the treatment of people with less serious ailments and the discovery of groups of patients who were not previously recorded in national statistics could be behind growing waiting lists, experts have said.
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HSJ Local
Chair of Dorset Healthcare stands down
PERFORMANCE: The chair of a south west foundation trust has tendered his resignation, just a week after Monitor intervened to ensure its board was operating effectively.
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News'Whistleblowing' case against Alder Hey collapses
A whistleblowing surgeon has lost his High Court battle with Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust and resigned from his post with immediate effect.
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News'Whistleblowing' surgeon in High Court battle
A surgeon who claims he is being victimised for blowing the whistle about safety concerns at Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust in Liverpool will take his case to the High Court, HSJ has learned.
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NewsAlder Hey Children's Trust responds to court case decision
Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust has told HSJ it recognises consultant surgeon Edwin Jesudason as a whistleblower.
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NewsHigh Court stops Alder Hey taking action against 'whistleblower'
A High Court injunction has been issued to prevent Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust from staging a meeting which could have led to the dismissal of a paediatric surgeon who had raised concerns about safety.
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HSJ Local
Sharp fall in staff satisfaction ranking for Alder Hey
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust fell more than 10 places in the national rankings for staff job satisfaction, the latest annual NHS staff survey has shown.
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News
Unique hybrid finance model planned for trust's PFI
A foundation trust is in talks about combining a “bullet payment” from the Department of Health with its own surplus and charity funds to make a private finance initiative rebuild more affordable.
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HSJ Local
Regulator installs new chairman at troubled Morecambe Bay hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has invoked its powers of intervention to install a new chairman at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust, following rising concern about the quality of care and leadership at the foundation.
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HSJ Local
SHAs asked to endorse £278m Alder Hey rebuild
FINANCE: Strategic health authorities will this week be asked to endorse the business case for a £278m rebuilding of the foundation’s hospital and grounds.
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HSJ Local
Commissioners request detailed plan for tackling Alder Hey waiting times
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have asked the foundation trust for a “detailed revised plan” for tackling waiting times, which “addresses all capacity constraints and consideration of alternative providers”.
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HSJ Local
RCS review identifies instances of ‘sub-optimal’ care at Alder Hey
PERFORMANCE: A Royal College of Surgeons review of 20 cases or case series at the foundation has found five instances of “sub-optimal” care or apparently weak clinical governance.
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HSJ Local
Staff warning after asbestos dust found in Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
WORKFORCE: Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust has issued warning letters to staff after discovering levels of airborne asbestos dust on its site that are above legal limits.
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NewsDH to review FT application process to avoid 'embarrassment'
The Department of Health is overhauling the process for checking whether a trust is ready to apply for foundation status to avoid “embarrassing” the health secretary, HSJ has discovered.