News – Page 1002
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Chair re-appointed at West London Mental Health Trust
WORKFORCE: Nigel McCorkell has been re-appointed as chair of West London Mental Health Trust.
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Barts misses cancer referral target
PERFORMANCE: Barts Health Trust has failed to achieve the 85 per cent threshold for the 62-day standard of urgent referral to treatment, an NHS London report said.
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Ipswich Hospital bags trauma unit status
PERFORMANCE: Ipswich Hospital Trust has been given official trauma unit status, the trust has announced.
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Portsmouth improves on patient ratings
PERFORMANCE: Portsmouth Hospital Trust’s reported patient satisfaction score has risen, and the organisation is also maintaining good performance on healthcare acquired infections.
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Peterborough and Stamford appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Robert Hughes as its new chairman.
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Sheffield Children's Hospital decides against Lorenzo
COMMERCIAL: Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has decided against adopting the Lorenzo electronic patient record system.
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HSJ LocalLewisham Council gives Hunt deadline to backtrack on hospital downgrade
STRUCTURE: Lewisham Council has given Jeremy Hunt a deadline of February 22 to backtrack on the downgrade of Lewisham Hospital or face a judicial review.
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NewsCommissioners intervene to prevent Furness maternity transfer
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has dropped plans to temporarily shut maternity and neonatal services in Furness after commissioners intervened to resolve its staffing crisis.
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NewsFrancis: Status of management needs to be enhanced
The status of healthcare management as a profession needs to be enhanced in order to bridge the gap between managers and clinicians, according to Robert Francis QC.
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NewsNew criminal powers for CQC would need a higher level of proof
The Care Quality Commission would need to increase its standards of proof if it is to make use of new powers to bring criminal prosecutions as proposed in the Francis report, lawyers have warned.
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Good nurses should be rewarded with more pay says Francis
Nurses who “demonstrate a commitment to patient care” could receive more pay under recommendations made by Robert Francis QC.
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HSJ LocalNorthern Devon closes inpatient beds
STRUCTURE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust has announced a temporary closure of a community hospital to inpatients following a critical Care Quality Commission inspection.
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NewsLabour MP calls for moratorium on A&E closures
A Labour MP has called on ministers to impose a moratorium on closures of hospital emergency departments until the NHS Commissioning Board’s national review on the subject has been carried out.
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Medway FT fined after patient fell from window
PERFORMANCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust has been sentenced for safety failings after a vulnerable patient died following a fall from a first floor window at Medway Maritime Hospital.
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Social enterprise renews community service deal
COMMERCIAL: A new contract has begun for Central Surrey Health to continue delivering community services for the 290,000 people living in the central Surrey region.
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NewsNHS Midlands and East 'failed', say MPs
The strategic management of health resources across the east of England strategic health authority has “failed”, according to an influential committee of MPs.
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NewsInnovators 'must provide more evidence' about product effectiveness
Pharmaceutical and technology companies looking to introduce their products into the NHS must do more research to demonstrate effectiveness, a senior NHS Commissioning Board official has said.
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NewsFrancis: Regulating healthcare assistants would not cost 'too much'
Regulating healthcare assistants would be simple and would not “cost too much money”, according to Robert Francis QC.
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NewsCameron tells GMC and NMC to improve accountability
The prime minister has told the General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council it must outline the steps they will take to strengthen their systems of accountability in the light of the Francis report.
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NewsUnison accepts Agenda for Change proposals
Unison has become the latest health union to accept proposals to dilute the Agenda for Change pay framework, marking a significant step towards their introduction.