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Surrey campaign to tackle learning disability discrimination
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has launched a campaign to help tackle the stigma, discrimination and crime faced by local people who have a learning disability.
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Heart of England below standard on ambulance handovers
PERFORMANCE: Ambulance handover performance at Heart of England Foundation Trust was below the required standard in quarter one of 2013-14.
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Solihull CCG recruits Nigel Edwards for urgent care review
STRUCTURE: Solihull clinical commissioning group has enlisted King’s Fund senior fellow Nigel Edwards to advise on planned changes to local urgent care services.
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Telehealth deal agreed by Surrey CCGs
COMMERCIAL: The largest telehealth deployment in the country has been commissioned by Surrey County Council.
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Meals on wheels deal in West Sussex
COMMERCIAL: Foodservice provider Compass Group and the Royal Voluntary Service are to deliver meals to over 1,200 people across West Sussex.
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Sussex-based accountants target GPs
COMMERCIAL: Sussex-based chartered accountants and tax advisers, Carpenter Box LLP, has launched a new team specialising in the healthcare sector.
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HSJ Live: HSJ Awards 2013 shortlist unveiled
What Patricia Hewitt really said about India and the rest of the day’s news
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Exclusive: NHS England forecasts 13pc savings plan shortfall
NHS England is predicting it will fall short of its efficiency savings target by 13 per cent in this financial year − a much bigger gap than that expected by clinical commissioning groups.
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King’s Lynn FT to bring in ‘external support’ after regulator mauling
Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust is to bring in “external support” to sort out financial and performance problems identified by regulators, Monitor has announced.
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Council moves to block mental health reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: Plans to remove all acute inpatient mental health beds from Medway Maritime Hospital have been referred to the health secretary by local councillors.
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NHS trusts look to expand into India
Up to 20 NHS trusts are in discussions with Indian healthcare providers about potential business agreements, a senior figure facilitating the talks has told HSJ.
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Seven-day GP services to be trialed in Greater Manchester
STRUCTURE: A new six-month trial will see patients in the North West have greater access to GPs, with surgeries opened into the evening and on weekends in a bid to reduce the number of unnecessary A&E visits.
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HSJ Live: 22.8.2013 GPs to trial seven-day service in Greater Manchester
NHS England predicts 13 per cent efficiency savings shortfall and the rest of today’s news and comment
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Exclusive: Nine CCGs planning overspends in first year
Nine clinical commissioning groups are forecasting multimillion pound deficits in their first year, HSJ has learned.
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Over-40s health checks dubbed 'waste of time'
Health checks offered to millions of people over 40 are a waste of time and could lead to people taking medicines unnecessarily, the head of the Royal College of GPs has said.Dr Clare Gerada said the government was promoting its NHS Health Check programme “against good evidence”.Her intervention comes after ...
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Huge leap in number of bids to curb liberty
A record number of requests have been made by hospitals and care homes to deprive people of their liberty, figures show.
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HEFT slips on orthopaedic waiting times
PERFORMANCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust met its overall waiting lists target despite trauma and orthopaedics and general surgery lagging behind the 18 week performance standard.
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HSJ Live 21.08.2013 Health tourism 'a myth'
International organisation slams Jeremy Hunt’s plan to restrict access to health services for migrants.
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HSJ releases Android app
HSJ’s tablet app is now available for Android devices. Users can download it from the Google Play store.Android users can download the HSJ app from the Google Play storeThe new app means Android users can access HSJ’s award-winning journalism on the move or save it to read offline. It contains ...
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Patient feedback hub launched but 2015 target reconsidered
NHS England has “soft launched” a flagship transparency project which allows patients to give real time feedback on their hospital experience.