All articles by Alison Moore – Page 63
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Shake-up opposed by Lansley gets green light
A controversial reconfiguration criticised by Andrew Lansley before he became health secretary has finally been given the go ahead.
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York PCT financial problems probed
A strategic health authority has launched an independent review into the finances of a cash-strapped primary care trust.
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Council planning change could slash hospital site value
A hospital trust is facing a potential £8m shortfall in funding because of changes in local planning policies and land values.
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Absence savings targets will be hard to achieve, says Audit Commission
NHS organisations should be realistic about the savings they can make by tackling sickness absence, the Audit Commission has said.
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Chief dismissed for 'seaside humour' wins tribunal
A former interim chief executive of an NHS trust was unfairly sacked for sending emails containing “seaside humour” just 15 days before he was due to be made redundant.
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No time to be reining in training
Public sector austerity is not an excuse to cut back on training and appraisals but a reason to forge ahead with them and make organisations stronger, writes Alison Moore
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Kent maternity services to be reviewed
Maternity services across Kent are under review following the controversial decision to centralize services in one part of the region and the closure of a midwife-led birthing unit in another.
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East Sussex chair to step down
The chair of a struggling trust is to step down because she does not want to commit to seeing it through foundation trust status.
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Personal goals to improve physical fitness in NHS staff
A plan to get 2,012 NHS staff engaged in physical activity in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics should do much to inspire a traditionally unhealthy sector.
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Lansley confirms Maidstone to close maternity unit
Controversial plans to centralise maternity and children’s services in West Kent have been given the go-ahead by health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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PCTs restrict many treatments as overspend looms
Treatment restrictions such as bans on “low priority” procedures or tough referral thresholds are now common across the NHS, HSJ has established.
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Maternity units may close, despite pre election pledges
The controversial closure of three maternity units in Greater Manchester looks set to go ahead – in spite of health secretary Andrew Lansley’s personal intervention in the case in the run up to the general election.
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All NHS reconfigurations look set to progress despite moratorium
The government’s new set of tests for service reconfigurations has yet to lead to a scheme being turned down, an investigation by HSJ has found.
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Migration caps may jeopardise service quality and safety
Proposed limits on migrants from outside the European Economic Area could affect the ability of trusts to continue providing high quality patient care, NHS Employers has warned.
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A&E closure plan accelerated by six months
One of the first reconfigurations to be approved under health secretary Andrew Lansley’s criteria is to go ahead earlier than expected because of safety concerns.
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Trust loses cancer screening service over biopsy failings
The breast screening service in north Cumbria is to be restructured after an investigation concluded it failed to carry out needle biopsies in enough cases, leading to delays in diagnosing 16 patients.
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Healthcare 100: Happy staff are best for patients
In the first of a series of articles, we look at some of the top performers from this year’s Healthcare 100. Here, Alison Moore examines the importance of engaging staff to deliver tangible results - and says there are no shortcuts to achieving it
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PCT asked not to claw back wage overpayment
Staff at a primary care trust who were overpaid for up to four years have been asked to pay the money back.
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CQC warns mental health trust of legal action
The Care Quality Commission has issued its toughest warning yet to a trust for failing to make sufficient improvements after receiving an initial warning.
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Rose Gibb lawsuit bill could pass £250,000
The government’s legal bill to defend the decision to dismiss Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells chief executive Rose Gibb is likely to match the £265,000 she has been awarded, HSJ understands.