News – Page 1045
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Hammersmith Hospital best performing of Imperial's A&E under new test
PERFORMANCE: The Friends and Family Test has rated Hammersmith Hospital’s A&E top of the four run by Imperial College Healthcare Trust.
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Children's mental health service review launched in east Yorkshire
STRUCTURE: East Riding of Yorkshire and Hull Clinical Commissioning Groups, Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council have launched a review and redesign of Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the area.
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Payment structure review in sheffield
FINANCE: Sheffield CCG has commissioned a review of the value of introducing a different payment structure to the current payment by results system in place across the NHS.
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Lincolnshire hospitals hit by high demand
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust says it is experiencing a high demand for beds and services.
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Southampton doctor becomes national clinical leader
WORKFORCE: A doctor from University Hospitals Southampton Foundation Trust has been appointed as a national clinical director by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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New governors take up post at Bradford FT
WORKFORCE: New hospital governors have been appointed to the Council of Governors of Bradford Teaching Hospitals.
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Top gay equality ranking for Sussex Partnership
PERFORMANCE: Sussex Partnership has come top in the first ever Healthcare Equality Index, published by Stonewall to measure an organisation’s commitment to delivering services to the lesbian, gay and bisexual community.
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Facelift for Hull Royal Infirmary
STRUCTURE: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is to invest over £8m to provide new windows and an external façade for its 160ft tower block on the Hull Royal Infirmary site.
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Lincolnshire trust touts for more cosmetic business
COMMERCIAL: Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is offering people the change of a free cosmetic surgery consultation.
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Local FT performance biggest risk to Harrogate CCG finances
FINANCE: Board papers warn that Harrogate and Rural District CCG’s contact with Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust “remains a key risk to the CCG’s financial position and therefore requires close scrutiny and management”.
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HSJ LocalCompeting hospital provider opposes Dorset FT merger
STRUCTURE: A hospital provider has written to the Competition Commission opposing plans for the first merger between two foundation trusts.
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CCG hears concerns over South Tees performance
PERFORMANCE: Board papers for Hambleton Richmondshire and Whitby CCG outline concerns over performance at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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NewsAnalysed: The Bournemouth and Poole merger
HSJ Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine the proposed merger between Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals and Poole Hospital foundation trusts
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Imperial's hyper acute stroke unit rated top in the country
PERFORMANCE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust’s hyper acute stroke unit is top-rated in the country, a report to the Imperial board said.
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Southern Health plans local terms and conditions for social care staff
WORKFORCE: Southern Health Foundation Trust’s social care division has been negotiating with unions about the introduction of local terms and conditions for all staff.
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Norfolk and Suffolk Palliative Care Academy develops new web portal
IT: Norfolk and Suffolk Palliative Care Academy has developed a new web portal to improve end of life care.
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NewsTense wait for Leeds heart op decision
Families and clinicians on both sides of the controversy over the children’s heart unit at Leeds General Infirmary face a tense wait to see whether surgery will resume at the centre as expected this week.
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NewsInvestigation raises questions over UK pathology services
Improvements are needed to the way pathology departments across the country are organised and quality assessed, a Royal College of Pathologists investigation has found.
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Imperial blames GP hours for pressure on A&E
PERFORMANCE: Minutes produced for the April board meeting of Imperial College Healthcare Trust said a change to the opening hours of GPs’ surgeries had added to the pressure on non-elective services.
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RCHT consultant to lead radiologists
STRUCTURE: Dr Giles Maskell director of cancer services at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has been elected president of the Royal College of Radiologists.