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Trust 'shocked' at Sir Jimmy Savile allegations
PATIENT SAFETY Buckinghamshire Healthcare, the trust that runs Stoke Mandeville Hospital, has said it is “shocked” over allegations that Sir Jimmy Savile abused children while volunteering there.
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NewsHospital baby dies in bug outbreak
A premature baby has died in hospital following an outbreak of the pseudomonas bacteria, it has emerged.
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NewsNHS commissioners could be made to pool budgets with councils
Care and Support Bill may require CCGs to pool budgets with local authorities
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Poole maternity unit closed for 27 hours
PERFORMANCE: Poole Hospital Foundation Trust was forced to close its maternity unit to new admissions for 27 hours on 15 and 16 August.
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Buckinghamshire trust puts back FT application date to April
STRUCTURE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust has agreed a revised timetable for submission of its application to become a foundation trust.
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Poole and Royal Bournemouth appoint joint IT director
WORKFORCE: John Gill has been appointed joint director of IT at Poole Hospital Foundation Trust and Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Foundation Trust, as the two trusts continue to work towards merging.
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Coventry and Warwickshire fears Monitor pipeline lag
STRUCTURE: Monitor’s foundation trust authorisation pipeline has been highlighted as a “red” risk by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust.
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Red finance rating for Coventry and Warwickshire Trust
FINANCE: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust have been given a “red” financial risk rating score of two for July and August, worse than the score of three given for April to June.
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NewsAccountability probe could lead to regulation for managers
The government signalled a possible move towards the regulation of NHS managers as new health secretary Jeremy Hunt launched a probe to determine how they might be held to account for care failures.
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NewsGovernment to commit the NHS to a "paperless" future
The government will this month commit the NHS to a “paperless” future, according to the Commissioning Board’s informatics chief.
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NewsBorrowing limit challenge for Worcestershire acute trust
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust may need an increase in its borrowing limit to cover the costs of a major service reconfiguration, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHunt backs 'simple and short' NHS mandate
The new health secretary wants to publish a “simple and short” mandate for the NHS, in order to “unleash local innovation”, he has said.
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NewsUnions push back against pay freeze calls
Health unions will push back against calls for a continued pay freeze in the NHS by warning that a third of health service employees have seriously considered leaving their jobs in the past year.
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News£46m pledged for NHS's 'biggest ever' leadership programme
The NHS is to launch the largest ever drive to create a new generation of NHS leaders in a £46m bid to improve productivity and patient outcomes.
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NewsDH unveils rules for objecting to Monitor tariff proposals
Commissioners will only be able to force Monitor to reconsider its approach to price setting for an NHS service if more than half of them object, under latest Department of Health proposals.
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NewsOutsourcer enters healthcare market
Outsourcer MITIE Group has entered the healthcare market by acquiring home care services provider Enara Group for £110.8m, the company has announced.
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NewsConservative Party Conference: live Twitter blog
Tweets from the conference by the HSJ news team. Follow @davewwest and @nickgolding
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Cornwall redesigns services for isolated communities
The NHS in Cornwall has a small population spread over a large area, so is piloting new ways of delivering care outside of hospital
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: a new model of hospital care in Cornwall
A pilot urgent care model for Cornwall has fired the enthusiasm of providers while raising questions including start-up funding
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NewsTrust plans to dismiss and re-hire 5,500 staff to cut sick pay
A north eastern foundation trust has revealed plans to dismiss and re-hire 5,542 staff to make savings on its sick pay bill, in a move believed to be unprecedented in its scale.