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Above average sickness absence at East Kent Hospitals
WORKFORCE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust had an above average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 among acutes in the South East Coast region.
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Above average staff absence at Queen Victoria Hospital FT
WORKFORCE: Queen Victoria Hospital Foundation Trust had a slightly above average sickness absence rate during the first three months of 2013 among acutes across the South East Coast region.
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Below average sickness absence at Medway FT
WORKFORCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust had a below average sickness absence rate for acutes during the first three months of 2013 across the South East Coast region.
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Third best sickness absence at Ashford and St Peter’s
WORKFORCE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals Foundation Trust had the third best average sickness absence rate for acutes during the first three months of 2013 across the South East Coast region.
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Second best acute staff absence at Royal Surrey County
WORKFORCE: Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust had the second best average sickness absence rate among acutes for the first three months of 2013 across the South East Coast region.
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NewsHSJ Live: 29.7.2013 NHS 111 'in chaos' after NHS Direct pulls out of contracts
NHS Direct announcement comes on the day a TV investigation finds services are unsafe due to a lack of nursing staff.
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NewsJust over quarter of CCGs have conditions remaining after review
A small group of clinical commissioning groups remain under legal direction by NHS England, largely because of concerns about governance and leadership, following a review of authorisation conditions.
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NewsBullying 'entrenched' at CQC
Senior health and social care professionals who join the Care Quality Commission are more likely to be subject to bullying than other employees, an internal review commissioned by the regulator has found.
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NewsDrug firms accused over NHS charges
Drug companies could face investigation following allegations that they are inflating the cost of drugs sold to the NHS.
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NewsCouncils can complain to Hunt if CCGs ignore their views
Councils can complain to the health secretary if they believe local NHS groups are ignoring the commissioning strategies set by health and wellbeing boards, the Department of Health has said.
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NewsMid Staffs A&E sisters struck off by NMC
Two former accident and emergency nurses who altered patient discharge times to meet waiting time targets at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have been struck off the nursing register.
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NewsOnly 3pc get best head cancer care
Just 3.1 per cent of head and neck cancer patients in England receive the “ideal patient pathway”, an audit examining seven key aspects of care has suggested.
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Plymouth Hospitals calls in consultants amid financial woe
FINANCE: KPMG has been drafted in by managers at Plymouth Hospitals Trust to help draw up a three-year plan to tackle a multi-million pound deficit.
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North West Ambulance Service £70k ahead of plan in May
FINANCE: The North West Ambulance Service Trust recorded a surplus of £1,139,800 for the first two months of 2013-14, which was £70,000 ahead of its plan to that point in the financial year.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn awaits regulator verdict
PERFORMANCE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Trust is set to hear from the Care Quality Commission after underperformance in three areas led to the trust being reprimanded by regulators, according to board papers.
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NewsHSJ Live 26.07.2013 Stephen Bubb on why hospitals are unsustainable and the rest of the day's news
Charities driving a change in the NHS and the rest of today’s news and analysis
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Unexpected rise in deaths among older people
Public health officials are closely monitoring death rates as mortality among older people has been unexpectedly increasing since the beginning of 2012, HSJ has learned.
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Property transfer could expose NHS to hefty tax bill
The Department of Health’s decision to transfer a £3.6bn portfolio of NHS properties to a private company may have exposed the health service to a hefty VAT bill, HSJ has learned.
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NewsChief decides not to move to Bolton FT after all
WORKFORCE: The man appointed as chief executive of troubled Bolton Foundation Trust has decided he will not be taking up the post after all.
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Southend preferred to Basildon to host hyper-acute stroke unit
FINANCE Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust has been named preferred hyper-acute stroke care provider over nearby Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust, board papers have revealed.