All Children's services articles – Page 35
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Coventry nurses develop care pathway for learning disabilities
WORKFORCE: Community nurses in Coventry have developed a care pathway for older children with learning disabilities to aid their transition into adult services.
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HSJ Local
Royal Surrey County launches review into epilepsy care concerns
PERFORMANCE: The trust began a patient case notes review last month, after concerns were raised about the medical practice of one of its doctors.
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NewsMaternity units 'struggling' with rising birth rates
Rising birth rates are causing maternity units to struggle with the demand, according to a new report.
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HSJ Local
Sussex aims to recruit 150 extra health visitors
WORKFORCE: As part of the national health visitor strategy, the NHS in Sussex has launched a recruitment drive for new health visitors.
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HSJ Local
Child dies in care of Cornwall Partnership
PERFORMANCE: Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust has been issued with a performance notice in relation to the death of a child in its short break service.
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HSJ KnowledgeSafeguarding: protecting the almost adult
PCTs must review their processes around safeguarding - particularly for patients in their late teens - say Stephen Cox and John Holden
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HSJ Local
MPs urged to step in over children's heart unit closure
Plans to close a children’s heart surgery unit must be looked at by MPs, a charity has urged.
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HSJ Local
Sheffield Children’s to address waiting problems
PERFORMANCE: Sheffield Children’s Foundation Trust has asked directorates to submit plans to improve waiting times, following performance problems.
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HSJ Local
Sheffield Children's plans £1.24m surplus
FINANCE: Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is planning to make a £1.24m surplus in the year 2011-12.
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HSJ Local
New chief exec starts at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
WORKFORCE: A new chief executive has taken over at The Children’s Hospital, Sheffield.
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NewsFour GP visits before cancer diagnosis for quarter of young patients
A survey of young people with cancer found that six in 10 believed they could have been diagnosed earlier.
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NewsReview children's heart unit closures, MPs told
Plans to close specialist heart surgery units for children should be reconsidered and other options looked at, MPs have been told.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy more freedom for foundations could mean more challenges
What does the full force of insolvency law mean for foundation trusts? Dickinson Dees partner in public services Tim Care looks at some of the challenges that come with new freedoms.
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NewsCameron to embark on new reforms
David Cameron is set to embark on a fresh round of public service reforms, radically changing the way services are delivered.
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HSJ Local
West London Mental Health Trust appoints safeguarding director
WORKFORCE: West London Mental Health NHS Trust has appointed consultant psychiatrist Dr Johan Redelinghuys as director of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
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HSJ Local
Alder Hey HR boss warns it might have to impose change to terms and conditions
WORKFORCE: The foundation’s human resources director warned directors it may have to impose changes to the terms it gives staff who provide “on call” services, in a report to its 5 April board meeting.
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HSJ Local
Eight Alder Hey employees laid off after cuts to child mental health services
WORKFORCE: The foundation made eight staff redundant towards the end of 2010-11 following funding cuts for child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) services, a their 5 April board meeting states.
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Alder Hey sets target to cut posts by 232 over three years
WORKFORCE: The foundation’s board has agreed plans to cut staff numbers by 232 to save £4.5m on pay over the next three years, its 2011-12 business plan shows.
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HSJ Local
Safeguarding processes found wanting at Northampton General
PERFORMANCE: An eight month-old baby, who was taken to Northamptonshire General Hospital numerous times with life threatening injuries, was let down by authorities, a serious case review has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving transition care of young cancer surivers: new publication launched
NHS Improvement steps up to the claim that a better transition care of young cancer patients is needed by creating a new publication to focus on the issue.