Latest news – Page 707
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HSJ Local
East Lancashire appoints new directors
WORKFORCE: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust has appointed two new directors
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HSJ Live 16.10.2014: CQC publishes state of care report
State of care report finds “unacceptable” variation in safety and quality, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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Exclusive: Government set to release more A&E rescue funding
The health service is set to receive a further multimillion pound government bailout aimed at avoiding a politically embarrassing failure of the accident and emergency waiting target during winter
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Revealed: Specialised services failing to make the grade
One in five specialised hospital services fall short of the quality standards set for them by leading clinicians, HSJ can reveal.
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Labour seeks to mollify reorganisation fears
Labour has sought to reassure clinical commissioning groups that its health reforms would not amount to a top-down ‘big bang’ shake up of the NHS.
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Updated: High profile panel calls for London health commissioner
A health commissioner post should be created in London to coordinate the work of councils, clinical commissioning groups and Public Health England, a panel of health experts headed by former health minister Lord Darzi has suggested.
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Exclusive: Health ombudsman was investigated over contract 'failings'
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman was subject to a National Audit Office investigation this year after it awarded a former business partner of ombudsman Dame Julie Mellor a six figure contract, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
North Bristol halts spinal surgery referrals
PERFORMANCE: North Bristol Trust will refuse new referrals for spinal surgery after identifying scores of patients were waiting more than a year for procedures.
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Top Right team successfully scales Kilimanjaro
A team from HSJ’s parent company Top Right Group has successfully scaled Kilimanjaro for the Great Ormond Street Hospital children’s charity - and have raised almost £50,000 in the process
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HSJ Live 15.10.2014: Specialised services failing to make the grade
One in five specialised hospital services fall short of the quality standards set for them by leading clinicians, HSJ can reveal, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ Live 14.10.14: Wye Valley put in special measures
Wye Valley Trust has been placed in special measures after being rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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HSJ Local
Staffordshire health services to receive £250m as Mid Staffs dissolved
More than £250m is to be invested in the Staffordshire health economy as part of proposals to dissolve the troubled Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
Only one bidder in the running for Weston
STRUCTURE: Only one organisation has submitted a bid to take over England’s smallest acute hospital, it has been announced.
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Surge in care claims puts pressure on CCGs
Clinical commissioning groups in one area are on track to spend up to £10m more than expected
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HSJ Local
Two Essex CCG leaders step down
WORKFORCE: Two clinical commissioning group leaders in Essex have left their roles to return to full time general practice, their respective CCGs have said.
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Leader
The CQC hospital inspection regime ‘requires improvement’
It continues to struggle with consistency
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Welsh NHS should elect health commissioners, Conservatives say
Elected health commissioners would be introduced to the Welsh NHS under a Conservative administration.
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HSJ Local
Wye Valley put in special measures
PERFORMANCE: Wye Valley Trust has been placed in special measures after being rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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Gynaecologist denies defrauding NHS
A gynaecologist who was unfit to work defrauded the NHS out of tens of thousands of pounds, a jury has heard.
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HSJ Local
Monitor closes mental health trust investigation after new appointments promised
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has closed its investigation into South London and Maudsley Foundation after a significant overhaul of its non-executive directors was promised.