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The fear of an irrevocable tipping point haunts plans to rescue A&E
There are two kinds of performance problems large enough to set alarm bells ringing at national level and get newspaper leader writers dusting off their “NHS in crisis” clichés.
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Morecambe Bay investigation will seek families' input
Further details have emerged of the independent inquiry into University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust’s maternity and neonatal services.
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Cancer survival rate highlighted
Cancer patients living in the most deprived parts of England are a third less likely to be alive five to 10 years after diagnosis than those in the most affluent areas.
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A&E performance raised in County Durham FT contract meeting
PERFORMANCE: County Durham and North Darlington Foundation Trust failed to meet its 95 per cent four hour A&E wait target in September, and this was “formally discussed” at a contract meeting, according to board papers from North Durham CCG.
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Health burden is greatest during moderately cold weather
The NHS has been urged to place greater emphasis on supporting vulnerable groups during periods of moderately cold rather than freezing temperatures after a study suggested this is when services come under greatest strain.
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HSJ Live 4.11.13: NHS warned about greater dangers of moderately cold weather
Services come under most strain in these conditions, says Public Health England
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Trust errors result in hundreds breaching waiting time target
A hospital trust has revealed it failed to properly record the waiting times of 60 per cent of its elective inpatients, causing hundreds of them not to receive treatment within the 18-week deadline.
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Lamb: Failing integration pioneers could lose their status
The Department of Health’s integrated care “pioneers” will be monitored centrally to check progress against their plans and could be stripped of their status if they lose their way, health minister Norman Lamb has said.
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Council leader accused of intimidating CCG staff
A council leader has reacted angrily to claims that he intimidated staff of Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group.
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1 November issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for AndroidDownload the appIn this week’s issue we launch HSJ’s first ever commission, on hospital care for frail older people. Read more about how it will work, ...
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Mid Yorkshire hospitals reconfiguration referred to Hunt
STRUCTURE: Plans to reconfigure Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust’s services have been referred to the health secretary.
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Health board IT failure looked at
Computer problems which seriously disrupted hospitals in a major health board area for two days at the beginning of October are now being investigated.
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Nick Clegg defends A&E closures
Nick Clegg has defended the government’s decision to downgrade two accident and emergency departments.
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Coventry and Warwickshire trust slips on cancer waits
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire has failed to hit its cancer waiting time target for three months in a row.
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Corby CCG appoints acting accountable officer
Corby clinical commissioning group has appointed Carole Dehghani as acting accountable officer.
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HSJ Live: 1.11.13: Healthcare leaders react to 'integration pioneers' announcement
Hundreds of northwest London patients failed to receive treatment within specified time
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HSJ commission to tackle "the major issue affecting NHS performance"
HSJ has launched a commission to investigate and help improve the hospital care of frail older people.
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Community trusts devise plan to 'level playing field'
Community services trusts are starting work on a national programme to develop indicators to benchmark their performance and value, which could potentially underpin a tariff payment system for the sector, HSJ can reveal.
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Exclusive: Wellbeing boards must avoid becoming 'a side show'
More than three quarters of health and wellbeing boards believe they have little influence over NHS England, according to a major study shared exclusively with HSJ and its sister title Local Government Chronicle.
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