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North West London Hospitals Trusts records a 12-hour-plus waiter in April
PERFORMANCE: North West London Hospitals Trust saw one patient left waiting to be admitted more than 12 hours after the decision to admit was made.
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Pre-operative information lacking at Medway
PERFORMANCE: Medway NHS Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing below average in the inpatient survey for explaining to patients how they might feel after undergoing a procedure.
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Community hospital moves patients due to gas leak
PERFORMANCE: Eighteen elderly patients had to be moved from a community hospital at the weekend after an underground gas leak.
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Croydon appoints new chief operating officer
WORKFORCE: Croydon Health Services Trust has appointed a new chief operating officer.
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Pain control highly rated at Queen Victoria FT
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for efforts to control pain.
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Queen Victoria FT staff supportive of patients
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for emotional support given to patients.
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Patients recognise nurse respect at Queen Victoria FT
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for the way nurses acted around them.
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Queen Victoria FT scores well in information levels
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for the amount of information given to patients.
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NewsHSJ Live 1.5.2013: Hunt 'confident NHS spending protected'
Debates on protection of the NHS budget and medical leadership continue, and the rest of today’s news
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NewsCommissioning reforms redundancy count exceeds 10,000
More than 10,000 NHS staff have been made redundant in the past three financial years as a result of the government’s commissioning reforms, according to official figures published today.
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Campaigners raise concern over sale of 'sensitive' NHS data
Campaigners have highlighted a new pricelist for health and care information, and raised fresh concerns about the sale of “sensitive” and “identifiable” patient data.
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NewsNHS England could 'manage' 111 market
NHS England is to conduct an urgent review of the sustainability of NHS 111 and the market of providers as the timetable for full national roll-out of the service slips further.
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Kingston becomes first hospital trust to achieve foundation status since April 2012
STRUCTURE: A London hospital trust has been granted foundation status, becoming the first acute provider to be authorised by Monitor in a year.
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HSJ LocalLondon Ambulance Service given £15m funding boost
WORKFORCE: Commissioners in London have agreed to invest an additional £15m in London Ambulance Service due to rising demand, just two years after the trust announced plans to shed almost 900 posts.
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Ombudsman: NHS 'failing to listen and learn'
There are “systematic problems” with NHS hospitals failing to listen and learn from patient complaints, the Health Service has Ombudsman said.
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Vale of York CCG plans £3.3m surplus and to pay off debt
FINANCE: Vale of York CCG is planning for a surplus of £3.3m in its first financial year – but hopes to pay off nearly £3.5M of the deficit it is inheriting.
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Patients lack help eating at Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing below average for the help provided by staff at meal times in the inpatient survey.
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Patients lack meal choice at Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing below average for choice of hospital food in the inpatient survey.
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New non-executive for Hull and East Yorks
WORKFORCE: Andy Snowden has been appointed as a non-executive director at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust.