News – Page 1074
-
NewsLamb: NHS cannot fund social care reform
Care services minister Norman Lamb has said social care reform should not be funded from the NHS budget because the health service is already under financial pressure.
-
HSJ LocalAnalysed: acute hospital services in Worcestershire under review
We look at plans to reconfigure acute services in Worcestershire, where the health economy faces a £200m financial gap.
-
NewsGMC investigates complaint against Dame Barbara Hakin
The General Medical Council has launched an investigation into a complaint against national director for commissioning development Dame Barbara Hakin, HSJ can reveal.
-
NewsEye patients 'wait too long' for treatment
Patients are waiting too long to receive vital treatment which could help save their sight, according to a new report.
-
HSJ Local
Western Sussex records no mixed sex breaches
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
-
NewsHinchingbrooke falls again in patient satisfaction rankings
Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has fallen again in the monthly league table of hospital patient satisfaction being piloted across the Midlands and East of England.
-
HSJ Local
Nottingham spends £100k on pressure cushions
PERFORMANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has placed the single largest NHS order for pressure relieving cushions from manufacturer Parkhouse.
-
HSJ LocalUK first consultant retires after 28 years
WORKFORCE: One of the founders of the UK’s first department of podiatric surgery is set to retire this month after 28 years working in Herefordshire.
-
HSJ Local
Leicester Trust promotes safer surgery
WORKFORCE: The University Hospitals of Leicester Trust is promoting the use of the WHO surgery checklist to all staff as part of Safer Surgery Week between 24 and 30 September.
-
HSJ Local
Taunton and Somerst reports low HSMR
PERFORMANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust had the third lowest hospital standardised mortality ratio in its peer group.
-
HSJ Local
Five mixed sex breaches at Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust recorded five breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
-
HSJ Local
Major improvement for Surrey on mixed sex target
PERFORMANCE: NHS Surrey recorded two breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
-
HSJ Local
Better mixed sex performance at Brighton and Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Brighton And Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
-
HSJ Local
Chinese ‘mandarins’ visit Central Surrey Health
STRUCTURE: A top Beijing official and 12 regional Chinese government directors visited Leatherhead Hospital at the end of August in order to learn about social enterprise schemes.
-
HSJ Local
No mixed sex breaches for Kent Community Health
PERFORMANCE: Kent Community Health NHS Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
-
HSJ Local
Zero breaches of mixed sex rules by Surrey and Borders
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
-
HSJ Local
First governors elected at Western Sussex
WORKFORCE: The first-ever council of governors has been elected for Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, as the organisation pushes for foundation status.
-
HSJ Local
New eye unit opens at Western
STRUCTURE: A new ophthalmology outpatient unit opened this month at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust.
-
HSJ Local
Hillingdon Hospital increases number of short-stay admissions
PERFORMANCE: Hillingdon Hospital has seen an increase in the number of short-stay admissions, lowering its overall length of stay, a board paper reports.
-
HSJ Local
Hillingdon Hospitals downgrades savings forecast by £200k
FINANCE: Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust has revised its forecast savings downwards by £200,000, board papers reveal.