News – Page 1026
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NewsExclusive: CCG performance and assurance regime unveiled
Clinical commissioning groups will be rated four times a year on their performance and annually on their organisational capability, under a draft assurance regime to be published today.
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NewsExclusive: Acute and community provider may compete to lead frail elderly service
An acute provider and a community health trust are likely to compete to be the lead provider of services for the frail elderly under planned changes to contracting in Oxfordshire.
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NewsAsthma care variation warning
There is an “alarming variation” across the country in the numbers of asthma patients who are admitted to hospitals after suffering from an asthma attack, a charity has said.
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NewsGP commissioning leader defends CCGs over NHS 111 failure
Blaming local commissioners for the failure of NHS 111 in some parts of the country is a “bit rich”, the president of NHS Clinical Commissioners has told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: Oxfordshire's 'outcomes-based commissioning'
Will Oxfordshire’s new approach transform services?
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NewsEast of England pathology shake-up details emerge
Trusts involved in a controversial pathology services reconfiguration are to consult staff on the changes later this month, amid union claims that major logistical issues surrounding the project remain unresolved.
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Brighton and Sussex rated poorly for discussing future care needs
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing below average in the inpatient survey for discussing future health or social care needs with patients.
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Queen Victoria FT explains surgical risk
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for explaining risk to people before procedures.
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Queen Victoria FT answers call bells quickly
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for the time it takes to answer call bells.
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Good access to staff, say Queen Victoria FT patients
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for being able to access members of staff with concerns.
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Queen Victoria FT explains anaesthetics
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for explaining anaesthesia.
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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust misses A&E target
PERFORMANCE Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust missed the four-hour A&E target in January, according to commissioners.
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NewsCommissioners raise concerns over Caldicott recommendations
Efforts to integrate care and improve services with better use of patient data could be hindered by proposals in the government-commissioned Caldicott review, it has been warned.
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NewsNHS England area teams told to lead A&E recovery
NHS England’s local area teams have been given less than a month to develop accident and emergency “recovery plans” for their patch, the organisation’s interim deputy chief executive has announced.
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A&E performance below par in Stockport
PERFORMANCE: The latest contracts and performance board paper for Stockport CCG warn that A&E waiting times targets for February and March at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust have “deteriorated below” previous levels.
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New A&E to open at Cumberland Infirmary
STRUCTURE: A new Emergency Surgical Assessment Unit will open at the Cumberland Infirmary, part of North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Dementia services to be restructured in West Lancs
STRUCTURE: Dementia services across Lancashire are set to be streamlined following the results of a recent consultation and subsequent publication of an independent report published by the University of Central Lancashire.
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UHSM pioneers allergy research
RESEARCH: University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust has spearheaded the world’s biggest every study of food allergies.
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Tameside CCG warned about poor A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: Recent board papers warn that performance in meeting the four hour waiting time target A&E at Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the eight minute response time target for the North West Ambulance Service is likely to get worse in the coming months.
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Salford appoints new non-execs to board
WORKFORCE: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Paul Renshaw as executive director of organisational development and corporate affairs.