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Mid Staffs inquiry 'to focus on cultural issues'
Cultural issues surrounding quality and raising concerns will be the main focus of the Mid Staffs Inquiry report, it has been claimed.
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North Staffordshire trust threatened with fines over A&E failure
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have threatened to fine University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust over “persistent” failures to hit A&E targets, HSJ has learned.
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Southend struggling with A&E targets
PERFORMANCE: Four A&E targets - including the four hour wait - were failed in April, Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust’s board heard.
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A&E target missed by West suffolk
PERFORMANCE: West Suffolk Hospital Foundation Trust failed to reach the 95 per cent standard for 4 hours in A&E in April.
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Suffolk trust may drop bottled water in bid to be green
PERFORMANCE: Bottled water could be off the menu at West Suffolk Hospital Foundation Trust - as part of its sustainable development policy.
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Grant promises mandate will liberate NHS
NHS Commissioning Board chair Malcolm Grant has promised the body’s forthcoming operating “mandate” will “liberate” the health service.
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NHS needs new 'visionary' leadership style
The next generation of leaders in the NHS needs a different approach if the service is to deliver on future challenges, the man charged with leading the development of talent has told HSJ.
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McKinsey partner: 'Women could do most antenatal care themselves'
The NHS could make huge savings on doctors and midwives wages’ by enlisting patients to input their own health records and conduct their own antenatal care, a McKinsey partner suggested last week.
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New IT strategy for West Herts
FINANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust has adopted a new IT strategy which, if fully implemented, could ultimately cost £67m over five years.
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Joe Rafferty to leave NHS Commissioning Board
The national director for commissioning support is leaving the NHS Commissioning Board to run a mental health trust.
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Appraisal 'step change' needed at QE hospital
WORKFORCE: Appraisal rates at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, need to undergo a “step change” if they are to meet the target of 90 per cent, the board heard.
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Provider performance lagging
PERFORMANCE: Performances at some acute providers in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has been below national standards, the board of the NHS Cambridgshire and Peterbrough cluster has been told.
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Hike in safeguarding at Ipswich
PERFORMANCE: Staff had to deal with 429 children with safeguarding children alerts who were admitted to Ipswich Hospital in 2011-12 - a 21 per cent increase on the previous year.
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Fire at St Richard’s Hospital
PERFORMANCE: A fire broke out at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust last week, less than 10 days after the organisation was hit by flooding.
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Princess Alexandra enrols new apprentices
WORKFORCE: Eleven more members of staff have been enrolled on the Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust’s apprenticeship scheme.
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Demanding MRSA target for Princess Alexandra
PERFORMANCE: Only one post-48 hour MRSA case was reported at Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust in 2011-12 - but this has meant the trust has a demanding target of just one case for this financial year, its board heard.
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Cambs CCG appoints CEO
WORKFORCE: Andy Vowles has been appointed chief operating officer of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG.
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Pay driving finance issues at Princess Alexandra
FINANCE: Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust made a loss of over £1m in the first month of the financial year, the board heard.
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Early surplus for Southend
FINANCE: Southend University Hospitals Foundation Trust started the financial year well making a small surplus is April of £103,000.
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Princess Alexandra improves on 18 week target
PERFORMANCE: Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust admitted 93.5 per cent of people within 18 weeks in April, after failing to meet the 90 per cent standard in February and March.