News – Page 1068
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NewsCuts 'threaten drug abuse progress'
Funding cuts and reforms to public services risk reversing the declining trend in drug abuse among young people, campaigners have warned.
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Trusts 'fail on patient openness'
The families of patients who are victim of a “serious incident” at an NHS organisation may be waiting for a year before they are given any explanation, researchers found.
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NewsWolverhampton FT bid fails as CQC finds failings
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust’s bid for foundation trust status has been deferred by Monitor after a recent Care Quality Commission inspection found essential standards were not being met, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: NHS Employers backs pay freeze
Patient care will suffer unless the NHS pay freeze is extended into a third year, the body representing all major NHS employers is to warn.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Worst performing London boroughs for GP outcomes revealed
An internal report on the quality of GP practices in London has found one cluster performing significantly worse than the other five.
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Staff fears prompt nursing investment by FT
WORKFORCE: A Midlands hospital trust has announced plans to recruit dozens more nurses after staff voiced fears over ward shortages.
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Wolverhampton CCG picks GP as accountable officer
STRUCTURE: NHS Wolverhampton CCG has appointed a GP as designate accountable officer.
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Alan Webb made accountable officer designate of three Berkshire East CCGs
STRUCTURE: Alan Webb has been appointed as the designate accountable officer for the Berkshire East CCG Federation - a group of three CCGs.
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Salisbury signs Bloodhound deal
COMMERCIAL: Salisbury Foundation Trust has signed a five year deal with MSoft for the provision of its Bloodhound Fridge Lock Down system.
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Manchester CSU boss appointed
WORKFORCE: Leigh Griffin has been appointed managing director of the Greater Manchester commissioning support unit.
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Capacity ‘crisis’ hits Brighton and Sussex
PERFORMANCE: A state of “business continuity” was declared at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust on 24 September, after it admitted many more patients than were discharged.
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Failure regime trust interests Dartford and Gravesham
STRUCTURE: Dartford and Gravesham Trust is one of 39 organisations that have expressed an interest in taking over part of troubled South London Healthcare Trust.
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East Sussex Healthcare £2.7m behind plan
FINANCE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has fallen behind on its financial plan in the middle of the second quarter of 2012-13, due to agency spend and unexpected 18-weeks activity.
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Acting chief denies plan to shut A&E
STRUCTURE: The acting chief executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has refuted suggested it is considering downgrading accident and emergency services at one of its sites.
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EKH’s hat in the ring for South London Healthcare Trust
STRUCTURE: East Kent Hospitals Foundation Trust is one of 39 organisations that have expressed an interest in taking over part of troubled South London Healthcare Trust.
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'Care village' planned for Maidstone area
STRUCTURE: A new private sector care facility has been planned for an area in West Kent.
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Overweight patients in Herts referred to slimming groups
SERVICES: Overweight patients who need surgery in parts of Hertfordshire can now be referred to local slimming groups in a bid to kickstart their weight loss.
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NewsWarnings after PCT data protection breach
Lawyers have warned of the legal limits on sharing information with private companies when running preventative initiatives after a primary care trust was found to have broken the Data Protection Act.
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NewsCommissioning board to thank staff for work in 'difficult' times
The NHS Commissioning Board has resolved to write to its staff to thank them for their efforts in “extremely difficult” circumstances.
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NewsNew FTN chief calls for big cut in commissioner underspends
The new chief executive of the Foundation Trust Network has called for NHS commissioners to significantly cut the proportion of health funding they leave unspent.