Latest news – Page 1016
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Plymouth Hospitals aims for openness
WORKFORCE: The executive team at Plymouth Hospitals Trust has set aside seven days dedicated to meeting with clinicians in its 35 service areas.
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Ealing Hospital sees lower elective admissions rate
PERFORMANCE: Ealing Hospital Trust reported elective admissions were 11.7 per cent lower than the same period in the previous year.
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Lack of capacity blamed for poor reporting on Swindon QIPP plans
FINANCE: Six out of seven of Swindon primary care trust cluster’s QIPP workstreams were rated amber by NHS South of England in September.
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Ealing Hospital Trust forced to 25 per cent extra escalation beds
PERFORMANCE: Ealing Hospital Trust was forced to open an average of 60 escalation beds in September against a 47-bed average for July and August, a report reveals.
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Ealing Hospital Trust to see out rest of 2012-13 on block contract
FINANCE: Ealing Hospital Trust will see out the rest of 2012-13 on a block contract arrangement worth £103m, its commissioners have said.
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Recruitment drive for health visitors
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has launched a recruitment drive for health visitors.
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HSJ Live: rolling news 28.11.12
HSJ examines whether the NHS can make money from its global operations - and the rest of today’s news
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Hunt to announce plans for Ofsted-style hospital ratings
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is backing the introduction of an Ofsted-style rating system for hospitals and care homes in an attempt to end a “crisis of care” in parts of the system.
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Restrict friends and family test to hospitals, says DH
The new friends and family patient satisfaction test should initially be largely restricted to acute care settings rather than rolled out universally, according to a Department of Health cost-benefit analysis.
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'Significant' risk in specialised services upheaval, says board
The new commissioning system for the £12bn specialist services budget in 2013-14 will be “radically different” but its introduction involves a “significant” risk, the NHS Commissioning Board has said.
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'Whistleblowing' surgeon in High Court battle
A surgeon who claims he is being victimised for blowing the whistle about safety concerns at Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust in Liverpool will take his case to the High Court, HSJ has learned.
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ANALYSED: The rollout of NHS 111
HSJ Local Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing the NHS or major health economies. This week we examine the rollout of NHS 111, the non-emergency telephone number.
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NHS 111 switch will be a 'big bang'
NHS 111 is likely to generate inappropriate referrals for a “considerable period of time”, a champion of the new non-emergency telephone number has told HSJ.
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New guidance for specialty doctors and employers
A planning guide to help specialty doctors and associate specialists with their often complex work has been published jointly by the NHS Employers organisation, the British Medical Association and the devolved administrations.
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Patients should pay for 'lifestyle' diseases - Tory MP
Patients suffering from diseases caused by “lifestyle choices” such as diabetes should pay for their medication to help save the NHS from collapse, a Tory GP has urged.
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NHS Ealing top in the cluster for individual funding requests
PERFORMANCE: NHS Ealing is top in the NHS North West London cluster for individual funding requests, a report reveals.
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HSJ Live: 27.11.12
HSJ looks at the environmental impact of NHS buildings and the rest of today’s rolling news coverage
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New chief executive announced for Cambridge
WORKFORCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has announced that Keith McNeil has been appointed its new chief executive.
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Ealing and North West London Hospitals Trust merger work costs £9m
STRUCTURE: Work on the merger of Ealing Hospital Trust and North West London Hospitals Trust has cost a combined total of £9m, a report reveals.