News – Page 1107
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Commissioners could be incentivised not to give services additional protection
Commissioners may be given a “financial incentive” not to designate large numbers of NHS services for extra regulatory protection, future sector regulator Monitor has suggested.
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Some 'abolished' PCT and SHA staff to stay on after April 2013
Some primary care trust and strategic health authority staff may be kept on for up to a year after April 2013 to help “close down” the abolished organisations, it has emerged.
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Steep fall in long-waiters at Stockport
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust has achieved a steep fall in the number of its patients that have been waiting more than a year for treatment, commissioner board papers show.
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WWL clears backlog of patients waiting more than a year
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust had cleared its backlog of patients waiting more than a year for treatment by mid-June, latest commissioner board papers show.
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Bristol acutes to merge
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust and North Bristol Trust have agreed to work towards a merger, potentially creating an organisation with an annual turnover of almost £1 billion.
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Hospitals face 'voting booths' in A&E to measure patient experience
Hospitals may have to install voting booths in inpatient wards and A&E to measure patient experience, HSJ can reveal.
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Olympic beds donated to Tunisia
More than 300 hospital beds which featured in the Olympic Games opening ceremony are to be donated to hospitals in Tunisia.
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Patient dies in legionnaires' outbreak
One of the patients affected by a legionnaires’ disease outbreak has died in hospital, the Health Protection Agency has said.
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CQC whistleblower to stay on the board
The Care Quality Commission non-executive director who gave highly critical evidence to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Public Inquiry will stay on the regulator’s board, despite attempts by its chair to remove her.
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Caution urged on referrals to private centre
A local medical committee has taken the unprecedented step of warning local GPs to consider whether an independent treatment centre is the right choice for their patients.
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Alder Hey Children's Trust responds to court case decision
Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust has told HSJ it recognises consultant surgeon Edwin Jesudason as a whistleblower.
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Sheffield children's FT co-ordinates study to screen babies
PERFORMANCE: Sheffield Children’s FT is co-ordinating a major study to screen newborn babies for five rare diseases.
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Dorset Heathcare anticipates Monitor downgrade
PERFORMANCE: Dorset Heathcare Foundation Trust are anticipating Monitor will downgrade their governance risk rating to amber/green.
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NHS Rotherham has 400K surplus
FINANCE: NHS Rotherham has a stable financial position with a £400,000 surplus to date, shows a report to the PCT cluster board.
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New pharmacy to reduce outpatient wait
STRUCTURE: A new pharmacy at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary should help reduce waiting times for outpatients, say managers.
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Netball, swimming and zumba help boost staff wellbeing
WORKFORCE: Staff at Calderdale and Huddersfield FT are taking part in netball, swimming and other sports as part of efforts to promote healthy lifestyles and reduce stress, reveals the trust’s first annual staff health and wellbeing report.
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Nicholson opens 'advanced' Wirral GP practice
STRUCTURE: NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has formally opened the new premises of a Wirral GP partnership, at which national commissioning leader James Kingsland is a senior partner.
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Vacancy rate of 11.7 per cent at Southern Health
WORKFORCE: Southern Health is running at a staff vacancy rate of 11.7 per cent in the year to date, more than double the rate planned.
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108 patients waiting more than a year for treatment at CMFT
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust still had more than 100 patients who had been waiting over a year for treatment in June, although the figure had more than halved since March, commissioners have reported.
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HSJ Local
Steep fall in long-waiters at Tameside Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust has achieved a steep fall in the number of its patients who have been waiting more than a year for treatment, commissioner board papers show.