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NewsPatients lodge 3,000 complaints a week
Patients lodged 3,000 complaints about their experience of the NHS every week in the past year, figures suggest.
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Fire disrupts Crawley Hospital
PERFORMANCE: A fire occurred at Crawley Hospital during the afternoon of Tuesday 28 August, mostly affecting two wards.
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NewsHospital fire probed over arson link
A fire at a hospital is being investigated by detectives amid fears it may be linked to three other suspected arson attacks.
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FT to receive council payout after planning win
FINANCE: Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust will receive thousands of pounds in legal costs from its local authority after winning a planning battle.
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Poole comes out on top in cancer survey
PERFORMANCE: Poole Hospital Foundation Trust has come out top in a key indicator for cancer care, with 94 per cent of patients rating their care excellent or very good.
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HSJ LocalPolice investigate 11 NHS staff after A&E death
PERFORMANCE: A criminal investigation has been launched into the death of a patient who collapsed outside a hospital A&E department.
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NewsChief: £170m mental health trust 'lost its way'
South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust must win back the support of its commissioners, its new chief executive has said
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NewsCall to maintain Cancer Drugs Fund
Tens of thousands of cancer sufferers could be denied life-extending drugs unless the government finds a way to continue funding treatment for patients, a charity has warned.
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Colchester's £25m radiotherapy unit gets go-ahead
SERVICES: Plans for a £25m state-of-the-art radiotherapy unit at Colchester General Hospital have won planning permission, enabling work to get underway.
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Cambridge seeks three non-executive directors
WORKFORCE: Three non-executive directors are being sought by Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Reorganisation of mental health services in Luton
SERVICES: A number of mental health services in Luton are moving into a refurbished and extended unit on the Luton and Dunstable Hospital site.
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Suffolk invests in surgery
SERVICES: A new medical centre for Felixstowe has won the support of NHS Suffolk.
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£1.5m invested in Bedfordshire practices
FINANCE: Up to £1.5m is to be invested in improving services in GP practices in Bedfordshire.
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Innovation beacon status for personality disorder service
SERVICES: Hertfordshire’s personality disorder service - run by Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust - has been invited to become one of 15 community innovation beacon site in England.
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Herts Partnership forms social enterprise to offer patients training
SERVICES: People with mental health conditions in Hertfordshire are to get the chance to train as grounds maintenance staff in a new initiative.
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Consultation in Herts before council takes over sexual health
SERVICES: People who use sexual health services in Hertfordshire are being asked what they think about the services as part of a consultation process.
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Jonathan Williams joins East Coast Community Healthcare
WORKFORCE: Jonathan Williams has taken up post as director of quality and assurance at East Coast Community Healthcare.
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Gynaecology ward refurbishment at West Suffolk
SERVICES: A £190,000 ward refurbishment will give women at West Suffolk Hospital for gynaecological services more privacy and dignity.
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West Suffolk leases scanners for seven years
SERVICES: Two new scanners will provide better imaging services at West Suffolk Hospital.
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NewsIncrease in new consultants affects NHS job market
An annual survey of newly-qualified medical consultants has revealed the first indications of a workforce bulge, with new medics experiencing a “hostile” jobs market.