News – Page 1095
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MP sticks up for Virgin contract in Surrey
COMMERCIAL: Conservative MP for Woking Jonathan Lord claimed in a parliament debate last month that community services in part of Surrey had improved since they were taken over by Virgin.
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Cuts in east region will damage mental health services says BMA
Mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk will be damaged by fresh proposals outlined by the local trust which include staffing cuts, doctors have warned.
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Barnet and Chase Farm found to have fiddled A&E figures
PERFORMANCE: Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust fiddled their A&E figures, a report commissioned by the trust has found.
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Stamford & Rutland staffing levels ‘unsafe’
WORKFORCE Peterborough and Stamford hospitals Trust has been criticised by regulators for unsafe staffing levels.
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CQC raises staffing concerns at Boston Pilgrim
WORKFORCE United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has been criticised by regulators for unsafe staffing levels.
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East of England Ambulance FT bid deferred
PERFORMANCE East of England Ambulance Service Trust’s foundation trust bid has been deferred for 12 months, Monitor has announced.
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Mental health care passes ‘friends and family’ test
PERFORMANCE Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust NHS has reported a robust performance on the new patient satisfaction survey, the friends and family test.
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Three ‘never events’ at Wirral University Teaching Hospital
PERFORMANCE: There were three ‘never events’ reported by Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust between July and September 2012, according to latest commissioner board papers.
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Unite complains about Yorkshire Ambulance Service proposals
WORKFORCE: The union Unite has complained about service changes planned by Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust.
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Cambs wins armed services contract
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust has won a contract to provide the armed forces with mental health services.
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North West hosts first study of new treatment for early stage bipolar disorder
CLINICAL RESEARCH: NHS trusts across the north west are to take part in a clinical trial to examine the benefits of recovery focussed cognitive behavioural therapy for people who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder for less than five years.
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Kent community trust in list of gay friendly employers
WORKFORCE: Kent Community Health Trust has been judged to be one of the top 100 gay-friendly employers in the country.
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SE Ambulance trust in list of gay friendly employers
WORKFORCE: The South East Coast Ambulance Service has been judged to be one of the top 100 gay-friendly employers in the country.
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Nazi salute nurse struck off
A mental health nurse who performed Nazi salutes in front of patients has been struck off.
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NewsMid Staffs Foundation Trust 'too small' to be sustainable
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust − the first organisation to be taken through Monitor’s failure regime − will not be able to sustain its current services in the future, investigators have found.
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NewsOmbudsman to investigate more care failures
Hospitals and other health services are likely to face more investigations by the parliamentary and health services ombudsman after a review called for a change in its approach.
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New chief exec appointed by Brighton and Sussex
WORKFORCE: Matthew Kershaw has been appointed as chief executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust.
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NewsNineteen trusts will have less than a year to become FTs
The NHS Trust Development Authority has conceded that more than a third of the organisations which intend to become standalone foundation trusts will not have submitted their applications to it by April.
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Unions agree proposal with Sodexo in Sussex dispute
WORKFORCE: The GMB is to consult its members over proposals to resolve a dispute with Sodexo regarding its facilities contract at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust.
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Kent and Medway pens patient transport contract
COMMERCIAL: NHS Kent and Medway has chosen NSL Care to operate its non-emergency patient transport service.