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CQC could appoint three chief inspectors in regulation shake-up
The Care Quality Commission confirmed today that it planned to appoint two chief inspectors to lead its work on hospitals and adult social care. The regulator said it was also considering the appointment of a third chief inspector, responsible for primary and integrated care.
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Patient survey flags concerns over George Eliot care
PERFORMANCE: Patient ratings for care given by doctors at George Eliot Hospital was worse than for most other NHS trusts, a Care Quality Commission survey has found.
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Involve junior doctors in IT development, conference told
Health service IT managers should draw on the experiences of junior doctors when designing new processes, one such doctor has said.
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East Lancashire misses A&E target in February
PERFORMANCE: The trust missed the four hour accident and emergency target in February, due in part to a lack of available beds, board papers state.
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Mixed inpatient survey results for Warrington and Halton
PERFORMANCE: Warrington and Halton Hospitals scored significantly worse than average on three questions in the 2012 NHS inpatient survey, and significantly better than average on two.
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Frimley Park misses C difficile target by two
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust missed its target this year for Clostridium difficile infections.
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King's College issues statement over liver transplant claims
PERFORMANCE: Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has issued a statement denying reports that private non-EU patients are being placed on the trust’s waiting lists.
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Frimley Park ‘halves’ MRSA cases
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust reported one “post 48-hour” MRSA bacteraemia case in 2012-13.
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East Lancashire surplus ahead of plan
FINANCE: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust recorded a year-to-date surplus of £3.9m at the end of February 2013, against a planned surplus to that point of £2.9m.
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Ambulance handovers concern in Dorset
PERFORMANCE: The latest board papers from Dorset CCG warn that ambulance handovers continue to” cause concern” across NHS Bournemouth and Poole and NHS Dorset where it says a number of one hour delays are reported frequently.
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Dorset CCG complains of risk from secondary care performance
FINANCE: Finance board papers for Dorset CCG warn of an “increasing trend of over performance within secondary care” which is says represents a “significant financial risk” for the future CCG.
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Barnet and Chase Farm missing A&E target in period of 'extreme operational pressure'
PERFORMANCE: Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust is missing the four-hour A&E target for January, although is still on track for the year-to-date, board papers reveal.
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HSJ Live 18.4.2013 Charities slam competition regulations
Charities line up against controversial NHS competition rules, and the rest of the day’s news
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Exclusive: Healthcare for London review
HSJ has exclusively published the in-depth review into the flagship reconfiguration initiative
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Lansley intervention damaged patient care, says Carnall
The former NHS London chief executive has said Andrew Lansley damaged patient care by halting the capital’s large-scale service change programme.
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NHS England plans to lead 'radical' service change
NHS England is planning to continue the health service’s current savings drive after 2015, and to recast it as a programme of “ambitious and radical” service change led by its area teams.
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Burton Hospital FT failing RTT target
PERFORMANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has failed to deliver the 90% referral to treatment target for the three months to March, according to the latest performance report from East Staffordshire CCG.
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Salisbury launches new commercial venture
COMMERCIAL: Salisbury Foundation Trust has launched its own brand of handcream in a venture it believes is the first of its kind in the NHS.
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Basildon and Thurrock hits A&E target for first time in months
PERFORMANCE: Increased emergency demand has had an impact on many performance measures at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust – but it met the four hour accident and emergency standard in February for the first time since September, board papers state.
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Can the NHS still deliver major service change?
A new review raises questions over reconfiguration