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NewsHSJ Live: 30.07.2013 Friends and Family Test scores analysed
First national Friends and Family scores published; disruptive innovation does more harm than good says Clare Gerada, and the rest of today’s news and comment
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Frimley Park has best staff sickness rate among acutes in region
WORKFORCE: Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust had the lowest average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 among acutes in the South East Coast region.
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NewsNHS Direct confirms 111 withdrawal
NHS Direct has confirmed it is seeking to pull out of all 11 of its contracts to provide NHS 111 as they have proved “financially unsustainable”.
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Aintree University Hospitals a ‘repeat outlier’ for high SHMI death rate
PERFORMANCE: Aintree University Hospitals had higher than expected mortality in both of the last two calendar years, according to a new summary hospital level mortality indicator (SHMI) report.
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University Hospitals of South Manchester continues to miss stroke care targets
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of South Manchester continued to fall below key performance standards for stroke care in May, commissioner board papers show.
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East Sussex has worst staff sickness rate among acutes in region
WORKFORCE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust had the highest average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 across acutes in the South East Coast region.
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NewsDH to target 'huge waste' in orthopaedics procurement
The Department of Health is expected to target “huge waste” in the cost of orthopaedic supplies when it releases its procurement strategy shortly, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS could learn from PC World: Keogh
The NHS should act more like high street retailers in supplying state-of-the-art products to customers for less money, according to the country’s top doctor.
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News'Failings' in NHS 111 hotline
A new 24-hour health hotline is failing patients, according to an undercover television investigation.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge has second worst sickness absence for SE acutes
WORKFORCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust had one the worst average sickness absence rates for acutes during the first three months of 2013 across the South East Coast region.
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Monitor to investigate South Warwickshire Foundation Trust
PERFORMANCE: Persistent performance breaches have caused Monitor to open a formal investigation into South Warwickshire Foundation Trust.
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HSJ LocalHinchingbrooke applies to DH for £3.5m loan
Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has applied for a £3.5m “working capital loan” from the Department of Health to help “accelerate” its capital programme, HSJ has learned.
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South Warwickshire CCG needs £7m transfer from NHS England
FINANCE: South Warwickshire clinical commissioning group needs a £7m transfer from NHS England in order to hit its financial targets for 2013-14.
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Staff sickness at Brighton and Sussex third worst for SE acutes
WORKFORCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust had one of the worst average sickness absence rates among acutes in the South East Coast region for the first three months of 2013.
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Kent CCGs call for views on fertility treatment
STRUCTURE: Clinical Commissioning Groups across Kent are calling on local people to complete a questionnaire on fertility treatment across the South East Coast region.
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South East Coast Ambulance tests brain-cooling tech
RESEARCH: South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust is evaluating a system that directly cools cardiac arrest patients’ brains prior to their arrival at hospital.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough FT sickness absence rate lowest in East of England
WORKFORCE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust had the lowest average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 across the East of England region, according to HSJ analysis of official data published in July.
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Surrey and Sussex has fourth worst sickness absence for SE acutes
WORKFORCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust had one of the worst average sickness absence rates among acutes in the South East Coast region for the first three months of 2013 .
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Staff sickness at Dartford and Gravesham fifth worst for SE acutes
WORKFORCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust had the fifth worst average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 among acutes across the South East Coast region.
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Western Sussex Hospitals above average for staff sickness
WORKFORCE: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust had an above average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 among acutes in the South East Coast region.