Latest news – Page 1151
-
HSJ Local
Suffolk hits year-end MRSA target
PERFORMANCE: NHS Suffolk had 13 cases of MRSA in its area by the end of February, against a year to date ceiling of 13.
-
HSJ Local
New chair appointed for Basildon and Thurrock
WORKFORCE: A former Lord Mayor of London has been appointed chair of Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals.
-
News
NHS Employers targets reduced incremental pay rises
NHS Employers has launched a bid to reduce the impact of incremental pay rises in the NHS, it has been revealed.
-
News
Novartis launches legal challenge against PCT cluster
A pharmaceutical company is taking a primary care trust cluster to court over its decision to encourage the use of a cheaper, unlicensed drug in a case that could be worth millions to the NHS.
-
News
NHS data skewed by efforts to protect trust finances
The “disproportionate” financial implications of changes to the way the NHS classifies patients have led it to maintain “inaccurate recording and inaccurate payments”, the Audit Commission has reported.
-
HSJ Local
CQC finds Surrey and Borders compliant following 'mouse' incident
PERFORMANCE: A review of Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust by the Care Quality Commission has found one of its facilities to be compliant with four essential standards, but noted improvements could be made.
-
HSJ Local
Western Sussex found February tough month for A&E
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust’s performance on accident and emergency waits slipped below target in February.
-
News
Prentis warns Lansley over 'attack' on Agenda for Change
The government will face widespread industrial action by health workers if it launches an attack on NHS pay and the Agenda for Change agreement, the general secretary of Unison said today.
-
HSJ Local
King's Fund called in to look at options for unwanted hospital
STRUCTURE: The London/Surrey borders acute trust is working with the King’s Fund to examine options for St Helier Hospital.
-
News
Union leaders attack regional pay proposals
Changing the pay rates of public sector workers, including NHS staff, to reflect regional differences would be an “unworkable, divisive nightmare”, union leaders have warned.
-
HSJ Local
C difficile success for Western Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust finished last year below its threshold for cases of C difficile but faces a tougher infection control task over the coming 12 months.
-
HSJ Local
Mid Essex acute heading for year end deficit
FINANCE: Mid Essex Hospital Services Trust is heading for a deficit at year end after struggling to meet its cost improvement plans.
-
HSJ Local
Central and North West London Foundation Trust launches recovery college
PERFORMANCE: The mental health and community services provider has launched an educational service for people with mental health issues and those in receipt of addictions and learning disabilities services.
-
HSJ Local
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE: Shelagh McCormick has been appointed medical director at NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.
-
HSJ Local
Dartford and Gravesham busts C difficile target
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham Trust looked set to miss its yearly target for C difficile by nearly 50 per cent, according to latest board papers.
-
News
Public health leader quitting NHS for Canada role
One of the country’s leading public health directors will be leaving the NHS for Canada next month, HSJ can reveal.
-
News
Health board seeks legal advice over torchlit surgery
A health board is taking legal advice after a surgeon had to finish an operation by torchlight when maintenance workers switched off the power.
-
HSJ Local
Taunton and Somerset reports low death rates
PERFORMANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has a significantly better than average hospital standardised mortality ratio, and no difference between HSMRs for patients admitted on weekdays or at the weekend, according to latest figures from Dr Foster Intelligence.
-
HSJ Local
Extended community x-ray service in Surrey
STRUCTURE: Woking Community Hospital has extended the opening hours of its x-ray facilities to include weekends.
-
HSJ Local
Consultancy wins prize for work with Newham Hospital
WORKFORCE: PricewaterhouseCoopers won a Management Consultancy Association award for its work on the east London hospital’s cost reduction programme.