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NewsBME applicants 'less likely to win NHS jobs'
Black and minority ethnic applicants are discriminated against in NHS recruitment processes, the author of a new report has claimed.
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Five untoward incidents in one month at Cumbria trust
PERFORMANCE: Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust reported five serious untoward incidents to its commissioners in April – including one unexpected death, a fire and the destruction of health records.
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Mersey Care Trust self-reports after data breach
PERFORMANCE: Mersey Care Trust has reported itself to the Information Commissioner after patient identifiable data was sent to the NHS Information Centre.
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Cumbria falls down on dental decontamination
PERFORMANCE: Half the dental facilities run by Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust do not meet the requirements for dental decontamination, the board has been warned.
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Manchester trust launches audit into missed staff sickness target
WORKFORCE: Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust is to audit its sickness absence process after it missed targets for the percentage of staff off sick.
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Mental health trust capacity issues driving up Manchester A&E waits
PERFORMANCE: Nearly 70 patients waited longer than four hours in A&E departments in April because of issues with mental health services, the board of Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust heard.
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Concerning staff sickness rate at Manchester mental health trust
WORKFORCE: Staff sickness rates continue to be a concern for Greater Manchester West Mental Health Foundation Trust.
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Norovirus on the rise at Manchester mental health trust
PERFORMANCE: Greater Manchester West Mental Health Foundation Trust saw a “significant” increase in norovirus cases in 2012-13 – in line with the national trend.
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Cinema ad used by 5 Boroughs to highlight young people's issues
STRUCTURE: A new website for young people with mental health problems is being publicised through a cinema advert – starring an 18-year-old who received support from a mental health trust for anxiety and depression.
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Bed closure concern for Cheshire mental health trust
STRUCTURE: A consultation on a planned redesign of learning disability services across Cheshire and the Wirral has uncovered some concerns about closure of beds.
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Expert praises Western Sussex for care of patients with fractured hips
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust has been described as “an exemplar” of what modern hip fracture care should look like by a nationally-renowned surgeon.
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Failure to meet 18 week target in Cumbria
PERFORMANCE: Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust failed to meet the 18 week referral to treatment target for several clinical areas in April – including diabetics, community paediatrics, neuroscience and restorative dentistry.
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Lancashire trust responds to issue of young people on adult wards
PERFORMANCE: Young people have been placed on adult wards 18 times since March 2012, the board of Lancashire Care Foundation Trust was told.
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East of England Ambulance Trust received 99 complaints in one month
PERFORMANCE: Struggling East of England Ambulance Service Trust received 99 complaints in February 2013, according to board minutes published in May.
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NewsFarrar issues rallying cry
The NHS has got to raise its game and get away from thinking that patching together the service is enough to keep it going, Mike Farrar has said.
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Ashford and St Peter's list mistake leads to waits
PERFORMANCE: An error in how pain management patients were prioritised has meant that 254 patients at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals Foundation Trust were not seen within 18 weeks.
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New Queen Victoria chief exec to start in July
WORKFORCE: The new chief executive of the Queen Victoria Hospital Foundation Trust will take up his post in July.
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Hull and East Yorkshire opens new emergency departments
STRUCTURE:New emergency care departments have opened at Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Hospitals Trust.
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Doncaster and Bassetlaw invests in nurses
WORKFORCE: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is set to invest £7m in additional nursing and to increase its in-patients beds by 80 in a bid to increase its capacity in both emergency and non-emergency services.
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Calderdale and Huddersfield trials transplant
RESEARCH: Fast recovery times and better eyesight are the result of an innovative transplant procedure being carried out at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.