All BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST articles – Page 4
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NewsNHS trusts 'non-compliant' with quality standards for over two years
The CQC has pinpointed more than 10 NHS trusts that have fallen short of its quality standards for over two years, potentially putting patients at risk of unsafe care
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HSJ LocalBedfordshire CCG clinical chief defends hospital downgrade plans
The chief clinical officer of Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group appears to have ruled out a radical reconfiguration proposal for its acute services that would downgrade Bedford Hospital to a GP led facility with no beds.
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HSJ LocalBedford and Milton Keynes face A&E downgrades in Keogh plans
A reshaping of hospital services in the east of England could result in the accident and emergency departments of Bedford or Milton Keynes hospitals being downgraded, commissioners have announced.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts plead for extra cash to pay bills
Hospital trusts needed financial help last year to fend off legal threats from suppliers, update “obsolete” medical equipment and even keep electricity supplies flowing, according to a raft of pleas for bailouts seen by HSJ.
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NewsPioneering pathology joint venture posts multi-million pound profit
One of the first public-private joint venture pathology services for the NHS has posted its first multi-million pound profit
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NewsHSJ Live 30.04.14: Time running out to nominate service integrators
Nominations for our project to identify the 50 most influential people in the integration of health and care services are to close on 1 May, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsBennett sets out new approach for merger and failure
Monitor’s chief executive has used an HSJ interview to insist the regulator can offer support to foundation trusts to merge without falling foul of the competition authorities.
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HSJ Local
Monitor to review services in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes
STRUCTURE: Monitor has launched a review of health services in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes in an attempt to avert “significant problems ahead” at two hospitals.
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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
Bedford’s future viability questioned by auditors
Bedford Hospital Trust faces “significant challenges” remaining sustainable in the future, its auditors have warned.
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Exclusive: Trainee doctors to be withdrawn from DGH
Trainee doctors are to be withdrawn from the paediatrics department of a district general hospital, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: The impact of pathology reorganisation
An in-depth look at two major pathology reorganisations in the Midlands and East of England and the wider implications
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HSJ Local
Bedford Hospital Trust introduces new parking charges
FINANCE New parking charges are being introduced for patients and visitors at Bedford Hospital’s South Wing site.
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HSJ Local
Mental health trust admits it is unable to win FT status alone
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust has become the latest NHS provider to admit it will not be able to win foundation trust status independently.
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HSJ Local
Central and North West London Foundation Trust wins Milton Keynes contract
COMMERCIAL: Central and North West London Foundation Trust has won a bid to provide community services in Milton Keynes.
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NewsEast of England pathology shake-up announced
NHS Midlands and East has announced the successful bidders in a tender for pathology services across the East of England, as part of a long-awaited reconfiguration intended to cut the region’s lab bill by up to £29m.
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HSJ Local
Moorfields in discussion with Bedford Hospital on satellite site
COMMERCIAL: Moorfields Eye Hospital Foundation Trust have had a discussion with Bedford Hospital Trust on a satellite site at the Bedfordshire trust.
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South east Midlands hospitals face major service reconfiguration
A major reconfiguration of acute hospital care in the East Midlands will see significant change for five trusts in the region, HSJ has learned.
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NewsAnalysed: The future of acute services in the south east Midlands
This week we examine the reconfiguration of hospital services across the south east Midlands to ensure services remain viable as demand rises
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NewsDistrict general hospital trust forced to look for merger partner
A £145m-turnover district general hospital is the latest to concede it cannot become a foundation trust on its own and look for a merger partner.