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NewsThree commissioning support services fail key test
Three out of 26 commissioning support service plans have been scrapped and a further nine have been identified as needing “rigorous management”, the NHS Commissioning Board has announced this morning.
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NewsRCN warns of treatment in corridors and long trolley waits
Patients are being routinely left on trolleys for hours and treated in corridors and other inappropriate areas, the Royal College of Nursing has warned in the wake of new survey results.
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BSUH pens deal for EPR system
COMMERCIAL: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a contract for a new electronic patient record system.
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Dementia care initiatives trumpeted in East Sussex
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has highlighted the improvements it is making in care for dementia patients.
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Top 40 ranking for Frimley Park
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been named among the 40 best in the country for the eleventh time by health intelligence company CHKS.
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New medical training facility opens
STRUCTURE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has officially opened a new state-of-the-art facility to improve patient safety.
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Chief exec praises waiting time efforts
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has met the accident and emergency waiting time target for weeks in a row, according its chief executive.
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Medway FT rated in top 40 list again
PERFORMANCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust was named one of the 40 top hospitals in the country at the annual CHKS 40 Top Hospitals Awards.
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Heart success for Medway
PERFORMANCE: The number of people dying of heart attacks in Medway has fallen by 77 per cent over the last two decades, according to latest public health data.
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School liaison nurses work to reduce absenteeism
SERVICES: A pioneering service in Essex will see two school liaison nurses working to reduce school absenteeism and encourage appropriate use of health services.
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Cambridge and Papworth choose patient record system
FINANCE: A new electronic patient record system which will help to support clinical decisions has taken a step forward for Cambridge University Hospitals and Papworth Hospital.
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Firm sought to run pharmacy in Welwyn
COMMERCIAL: NHS Hertfordshire is looking for a company to run a pharmacy in a redeveloped hospital in Welwyn Garden City.
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Guy's hits A&E target for quarter despite shaky January and February
PERFORMANCE: The south London hospital trust missed the A&E four-hour performance target in January and February but hit it in March, papers reveal.
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Mental health trust tenders for 'non-removable monitoring devices'
PERFORMANCE: The south London mental health trust is tendering a contract worth between £400,000 and £500,000 for security devices worn by service users when off the trust’s grounds.
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London Central West Unscheduled Care Collaborative wins £3.3m contract
COMMERCIAL: The London Central West Unscheduled Care Collaborative has won the two-year contract to pilot NHS 111 services in Inner North West London.
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North East director appointed as regional head of commissioning board
WORKFORCE: Richard Barker, the NHS North of England chief operating officer and previously director at Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been appointed as the NHS Commissioning Board’s regional director for the North of England.
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Circle publishes Hinchingbrooke patient feedback
Hinchingbrooke Hospital - the first acute NHS hospital to be run by a private company - is collecting feedback from every patient and publishing it on its website.
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COPD project scoops best practice award
PERFORMANCE: A project to help Wirral patients with chronic lung diseases manage their own care has won a regional award for best practice.
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FTs join forces on pathology services
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay FT and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals FT have announced plans to work together to develop pathology services in Cumbria and Lancashire.
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New nursing director for Tameside Hospital
WORKFORCE: Tameside Hospital has appointed a new director of nursing.