All East Midlands articles – Page 40
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NewsExclusive: DH bailouts already higher than 2013-14 total
The total value of trust bailouts paid out by the Department of Health so far this financial year has already outstripped last year’s total, HSJ research shows.
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News'Hard evidence' special measures worked at Keogh trusts, say researchers
There is ‘hard evidence’ that the special measures regime has reduced death rates at the 11 Keogh trusts and potentially saved hundreds of lives, researchers have claimed.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Memo reveals trust forced to 'scale back' specialist service
Emergency patients at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust who are in need of specialist dermatology treatment could be forced to wait more than a day to be seen, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalLincoln Hospital begins £580k revamp
CAPITAL SCHEMES: Building work costing more than £580,000 has begun on Lincoln County Hospital’s outpatient department following investment from United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ LocalNottingham trust submits plans to build helipad
CAPITAL SCHEMES: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has submitted plans to build a helipad and a multistorey car park at its Queen’s Medical Centre site.
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HSJ LocalLeicester to pilot extended GP opening hours
PRIMARY CARE: Patients across Leicester have been offered increased weekend access to a number of GP practices as part of a pilot scheme running until the end of February.
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HSJ LocalTrust appoints new chief nurse
WORKFORCE: A nurse whose specialisms include safer staffing has been appointed chief nurse at Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ LocalLincolnshire mental health trust appoints operations director
WORKFORCE: Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust has appointed Ian Jerams as its director of operations.
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust looking for two new ‘buddies’
PERFORMANCE: Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust is in talks to enter into a formal ‘buddying’ arrangement with Royal United Hospitals Bath FT, following the end of its relationship with Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals FT.
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NewsExclusive: Jobs at risk as NHS England rejects two CSU bids
Two commissioning support units have not made it on to NHS England’s procurement framework, placing their viability and the futures of around 2,200 staff in doubt, HSJ has learned
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HSJ LocalSheffield finance chief moves to Nottinghamshire trust
WORKFORCE: Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Paul Robinson as its chief finance officer.
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HSJ LocalNorthamptonshire agrees revamped better care fund plan
FINANCE: Northamptonshire’s health bodies and its county council have finally agreed on the terms of its better care fund plan, following intervention from NHS England.
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HSJ LocalLeicester Hospitals adopts automated drugs system
COMMERCIAL: University Hospitals of Leicester Trust is to adopt a hi-tech medicines management system which will use robots to pack individual drug doses.
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HSJ LocalNene CCG chief to step down
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Nene Clinical Commissioning Group is to step down from his role to help set up an organisation spreading “high impact” ideas across the health sector
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HSJ KnowledgeIt started with a tweet: how social media sparked a campaign for change
Twitter turns a ‘tiny idea’ into a national campaign
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InformationNick Renaud-Komiya
Nick covers East Midlands and West Midlands. nick.renaud-komiya@emap.com
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CommentWaiting list initiative ends with a sprint but achieves little
The waiting list size hardly budged
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NewsUncertainty for dermatology patients as acute service faces axe
Concerns have been raised about ongoing uncertainty over arrangements for emergency dermatology patients at a major teaching hospital, just a month before the service is set to be axed.