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HSJ Live 30.08.2013 Fresh criticism of friends and family test
Claims some too few responses give unfair impression on patients satisfaction test, the NHS trusts putting patients up in hotels, and the rest of today’s news and comment
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High Court orders second inquest over Mid Staffs death
The High Court has ordered a second inquest be held into the death of a Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust patient which has been the subject of accusations of a lack of openness by senior managers.
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A&E response rate remains issue for friends and family test
NHS trusts have continued to struggle to gather responses to the friends and family test from accident and emergency patients, the latest tranche of data has revealed.
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Sharp fall in stroke performance reported at Warrington and Halton Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have asked Warrington and Halton Hospitals to provide an explanation for a sharp deterioration in its performance against stroke targets, board papers reveal.
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NHS Choices use of friends and family scores 'misleading', say trusts
NHS Choices has been accused of “misleading” and “confusing” patients in its presentation of the results of the friends and family test.
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Stockport records £645,000 deficit in Q1
FINANCE: Stockport Foundation Trust recorded a deficit of £645,000 for the first three months of 2013-14, its latest finance report states.
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BREAKING: Mid Staffs to be prosecuted over patient death
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust is to be prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive following the death of a patient in April 2007.
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Concerns raised about Ipswich Hospital’s finances
FINANCE Ipswich Hospital Trust has labelled its finances an area of “high risk” after auditors raised concerns about its savings plans.
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Expenditure ‘greater than income’ at Liverpool Women’s
FINANCE: Liverpool Women’s latest board meeting was advised that the FT’s expenditure was “currently greater than its income”, trust documents state.
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UK's first private medical school announced
The UK’s first private medical school is about to be launched.
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Ambulance staff ballot warning
Union leaders have warned of the threat of industrial action among ambulance workers in a row over sick pay.
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Kernow CCG plans to reject Propco invoices
FINANCE: Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group plans to reject invoices from NHS Property Services as they “significantly exceed” funding for estates costs.
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Salford Royal consultant to launch ‘groundbreaking’ Parkinson’s study
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Salford Royal consultant neurologist Monty Silverdale is to launch “the largest ever study of pain in Parkinson’s Disease”, the foundation trust announced today.
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Northern Devon working with community over bed closures
STRUCTURE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust is planning to close 10 community hospital beds as part of a pilot designed to deliver more care closer to home.
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Dorset County above limit for C-diff
PERFORMANCE: Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust was above its limit for cases of c-difficile in May by one case.
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HSJ Live 29.08.2013: Health and Safety Executive to prosecute Mid Staffs
Watchdog to act over the death of a patient in 2007.
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Monitor rejects calls for different approach to PFI risk
Monitor has rejected claims from foundation trusts with large private finance initiative commitments that they should be treated differently than others under the regulator’s new system for measuring financial risk.
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Steve Field appointed as chief inspector of general practice
Steve Field has been appointed as the Care Quality Commission’s chief inspector of general practice.
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Private hospital groups face selling off sites
Private healthcare groups face having to sell off sites after the competition watchdog found 101 private hospitals across the UK have little local competition.
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Warning over migrant health charges
Government proposals for an extended charging system for migrants and short term visitors attempting to access healthcare in the UK could cause unintended damage to NHS services, the British Medical Association has warned.