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NewsCameron introduces 'family and friends' hospitals rating
A system for ranking NHS hospitals by patient satisfaction in “real time” will be introduced across England from April next year, the prime minister has announced.
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New merged Barts trust 'can learn from Whipps Cross and Newham'
PERFORMANCE: The newly merged Barts Health NHS Trust organisation “can learn from Whipps Cross and Newham”, turnaround advisors have said.
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HSJ LocalParking fee rise at Chesterfield
FINANCE: Parking fees are set to rise for patients and visitors at Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust from June 1.
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Barts chief executive asks for audit on cancelled operations
PERFORMANCE: The chief executive of the £1.1bn-turnover Barts Health NHS Trust has ordered an audit to determine the number of operations cancelled the day before surgery.
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Royal Surrey celebrates low neonate mortality rates
PERFORMANCE: Neonatal services at Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have been rated the best across Surrey, Sussex and South West London.
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NewsNicholson: 'very real' chance Francis recommendations will conflict with policy
Recommendations from the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry run a “very real” risk of conflicting with government policy, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has admitted.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: faltering foundation trust ambitions in Devon
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of the key issues facing the NHS’s major health economies. This week: how the transforming community services programme is affecting Devon organisations’ foundation trust ambitions.
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Trust rips up FT plans and seeks merger
The board of Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care Trust has voted unanimously to abandon plans to become a foundation trust and will instead seek a merger.
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New chief executive for Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals
WORKFORCE: The Essex trust has appointed Clare Panniker, chief executive of North Middlesex University Hospital Trust, as the replacement for Alan Whittle.
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NewsSocial care system needs urgent funding reform - report
Urgent reform to the funding of the social care system is needed to meet the needs of an ageing population, health experts have said.
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New research centre for major diseases opens
A new research centre to find treatments for major diseases has been opened by the Princess Royal.
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South London Healthcare records below average infections
PERFORMANCE: South London Healthcare Trust recorded a 2.1 per cent rate for healthcare-associated infections, against a 6.5 per cent national average, according to Health Protection Agency figures.
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Treasury green light for Herts A&E rebuild
STRUCTURE: A key part of the £150m redevelopment of the Lister Hospital in Hertfordshire has been given the go-ahead by the Treasury.
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Specialist trust chief executive leaves for charity
WORKFORCE: Jane Collins, chief executive of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust, is stepping down to take up the chief executive’s role at Marie Curie Cancer Care.
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SHA declines sign-off on Cumbria savings plan
FINANCE: The North of England strategic health authority cluster has reported that it has been unable to sign off NHS Cumbria’s quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) savings plans for 2012-13 due to “significant ongoing risks to delivery”.
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Formal grievance lodged over outsourcing plans
WORKFORCE: Unison has lodged a formal grievance against University Hospitals of Leicestershire Trust following its decision to outsource transcriptions to India and downband medical secretaries.
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NewsGo ahead for £35m Shropshire reconfiguration
Major changes to acute services in Shropshire have been given the green-light, paving the way for a £35m reconfiguration across the county’s two hospitals.
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South Central has highest HCAI prevalence
PERFORMANCE: The prevalence of healthcare associated infections in the South Central region is above the national average, according to a report from the Health Protection Agency.
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PCT approves hospital redevelopment
STRUCTURE: The full business case for the £30m redevelopment of the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital site in Welwyn Garden City has been approved by NHS Hertfordshire.
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Ipswich secures interim chief
WORKFORCE: Nigel Beverley has joined Ipswich Hospital Trust as interim chief executive.