News – Page 1016
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Barnet and Chase Farm found to have fiddled A&E figures
PERFORMANCE: Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust fiddled their A&E figures, a report commissioned by the trust has found.
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Stamford & Rutland staffing levels ‘unsafe’
WORKFORCE Peterborough and Stamford hospitals Trust has been criticised by regulators for unsafe staffing levels.
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CQC raises staffing concerns at Boston Pilgrim
WORKFORCE United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has been criticised by regulators for unsafe staffing levels.
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East of England Ambulance FT bid deferred
PERFORMANCE East of England Ambulance Service Trust’s foundation trust bid has been deferred for 12 months, Monitor has announced.
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Mental health care passes ‘friends and family’ test
PERFORMANCE Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust NHS has reported a robust performance on the new patient satisfaction survey, the friends and family test.
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Three ‘never events’ at Wirral University Teaching Hospital
PERFORMANCE: There were three ‘never events’ reported by Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust between July and September 2012, according to latest commissioner board papers.
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Unite complains about Yorkshire Ambulance Service proposals
WORKFORCE: The union Unite has complained about service changes planned by Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust.
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Cambs wins armed services contract
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust has won a contract to provide the armed forces with mental health services.
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North West hosts first study of new treatment for early stage bipolar disorder
CLINICAL RESEARCH: NHS trusts across the north west are to take part in a clinical trial to examine the benefits of recovery focussed cognitive behavioural therapy for people who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder for less than five years.
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Kent community trust in list of gay friendly employers
WORKFORCE: Kent Community Health Trust has been judged to be one of the top 100 gay-friendly employers in the country.
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SE Ambulance trust in list of gay friendly employers
WORKFORCE: The South East Coast Ambulance Service has been judged to be one of the top 100 gay-friendly employers in the country.
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Nazi salute nurse struck off
A mental health nurse who performed Nazi salutes in front of patients has been struck off.
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NewsMid Staffs Foundation Trust 'too small' to be sustainable
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust − the first organisation to be taken through Monitor’s failure regime − will not be able to sustain its current services in the future, investigators have found.
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NewsOmbudsman to investigate more care failures
Hospitals and other health services are likely to face more investigations by the parliamentary and health services ombudsman after a review called for a change in its approach.
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New chief exec appointed by Brighton and Sussex
WORKFORCE: Matthew Kershaw has been appointed as chief executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust.
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NewsNineteen trusts will have less than a year to become FTs
The NHS Trust Development Authority has conceded that more than a third of the organisations which intend to become standalone foundation trusts will not have submitted their applications to it by April.
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Unions agree proposal with Sodexo in Sussex dispute
WORKFORCE: The GMB is to consult its members over proposals to resolve a dispute with Sodexo regarding its facilities contract at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust.
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Kent and Medway pens patient transport contract
COMMERCIAL: NHS Kent and Medway has chosen NSL Care to operate its non-emergency patient transport service.
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CQC highly rates prison services in Lewes
PERFORMANCE: Prison healthcare services at HMP Lewes, provided by Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust, have been praised in a report from the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsDH names new director general
The Department of Health has named Croydon London Borough Council chief executive Jon Rouse as its new director general of social care.