News – Page 1104
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Paediatric review suggests changes at Morecambe Bay maternity unit
STRUCTURE: Restricting University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay’s troubled Furness General Hospital maternity unit to low-risk births could help take pressure off of its stretched paediatric services, an external review has advised.
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NewsSutton GPs oppose downgrade of local hospital
GPs are opposing a proposed downgrade of accident and emergency and maternity services at St Helier Hospital in south London, it has emerged.
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NewsNICE proposes indicators for holding CCGs to account
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has suggested 44 indicators which could be used to monitor the success of clinical commissioning groups.
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NewsPost Polio Syndrome awareness urged
Greater awareness has been urged among family doctors of a debilitating neurological condition almost as common as Parkinson’s.
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NewsLife expectancy linked to jobless rate
A greater risk of premature death is faced by people living in areas of England with long-term low employment, new research has claimed.
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NewsMonitor installs new chairman at Bolton as major failings uncovered
Foundation trust regulator Monitor this afternoon moved to install a new chairman of Bolton FT after a major hole was uncovered in the finances of the troubled hospital trust.
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NewsLoss-making Hinchingbrooke may require loan
Hinchingbrooke Healthcare Trust made a £2.3m loss in the three months to the end of June and may need a cash injection later this financial year if it does not deliver on cost improvement plans.
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NewsLeeds trust ordered to pay £1.2m over tumour
A woman who says she feels like a freak because of the effect on her growth of an undiagnosed tumour has won £1.3m damages after bringing proceedings against Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
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NewsElectronic health research funding
Four centres of excellence in electronic health research are to be set up.
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NewsMost powerful hospital trusts ask for more funding
England’s 10 most prestigious teaching and research hospital trusts have asked the Department of Health and the Treasury for a 10 per cent top-up to their tariff payments, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNon-acute services see rise in transfer delays
The level of delayed transfers of care attributed to non-acute NHS services has been rising consistently over the past two years, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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NewsConsultant quits over diagnostic 'failures'
A whistleblower has resigned from his job as a consultant at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, complaining about a “complete failure of corporate leadership” at the trust.
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NewsCommissioners delay cuts to practices’ income
Commissioners in south-west London are delaying significant cuts to the income of some overfunded GP practices in Wandsworth and Croydon to avoid “destabilising” them.
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HSJ Local
Salford Royal completes £200m revamp
STRUCTURE: Salford Royal FT has completed a £200 million, five-year redevelopment project with finishing touches including new car parks, covered walkways and outdoor areas.
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HSJ Local
Pennine Acute reports ‘excellent progress’ despite ‘never event’
PERFORMANCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has reported that it is on course to meet 38 of the 43 performance indicators in its 2012-13 business plan, but has failed in its objective to have zero “never events” in the year.
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HSJ Local
Breaches of antibiotic policy leave trust struggling to combat C diff
PERFORMANCE: Failures in antibiotic prescribing have left Pennine Acute Trust struggling to hit targets for reducing C difficile infections, trust board papers show.
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Avon and Wiltshire reaches out to service users
PERFORMANCE: Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust is holding a series of patient and public engagement events, following the publication of a highly critical report of the trust’s governance.
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HSJ Local
Signficant reduction in infection at Liverpool and Broadgreen
PERFORMANCE: Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust has made “excellent progress” in reducing MRSA and other infections, according to the trust’s Quality Account for 2011-12.
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HSJ Local
Royal Bolton closes walk-in centre
STRUCTURE: Royal Bolton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has closed a nurse-led walk-in centre in Bolton town centre as part of a reorganisation of urgent care.
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HSJ Local
Stockport FT in surplus despite underlying debts of £1.5m
FINANCE: Stockport FT had a surplus of £251,000 at the end of June, £29,000 ahead of its planned surplus, but reported an underlying deficit of nearly £1.5m.