News – Page 1198
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News'Command and control' management style leads to poor care
Poor care will ensue if managers impose a “command and control” culture that robs staff of authority to make decisions, a major report into the care of older people has found.
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RUH 'unlikely' to close savings gap this year
FINANCE: Royal United Hospital Bath Trust is £4.8m behind on its cost improvement plan year to date.
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NewsRCN stalls on pensions decision after low vote turnout
The Royal College of Nursing’s council has held back from rejecting the government’s latest pensions offer after a poor ballot turnout among members.
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NewsLords win tweaks to Health Bill on competition
The government looks set to accept a series of further changes to its Health Bill in the face of persisting political and professional concern.
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NewsCCG calls for Health Bill to be scrapped
Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group has written to the prime minister calling on him to withdraw the Health Bill.
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NewsConflicts of interest Health Bill amendments agreed
Cross-party pressure in the House of Lords on strengthening clinical commissioning group governance will be reflected in further amendments to the Health Bill.
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NewsNHS to extend HIV care to overseas visitors
Overseas visitors to Britain are to be offered free HIV treatment on the NHS for the first time.
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NewsGovernment told NHS needs competition
The government must push for greater competition in providing services, a thinktank has demanded.
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Sussex Community hunts for new finance director
WORKFORCE: Sussex Community NHS Trust is currently seeking to appoint a director of finances and estates.
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'We care' what patients think, says Western Sussex Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust is investing in a technology to help patients provide feedback on its services, it has announced.
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Brighton puts checks in place to guard quality and safety
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has agreed a scrutiny process for its efficiency programme in order to try and prevent drops in patient safety or quality.
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Unwelcome 18 week anniversary for Frimley Park
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust has not met its 18 week referral to treatment monthly target for a year.
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New Kent hospital runs into trouble with CQC
PERFORMANCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust said it had made immediate changes to improve patient care at its new hospital at Pembury after a routine inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
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Breakeven on cards for Brighton and Sussex
FINANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust is reporting a marginal surplus of £0.1m for the 10 months ending January 2012.
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Bed capacity falls by 50 at Frimley Park
STRUCTURE: Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust shed around 50 beds from its capacity over nine months last year.
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Ward safety checklist roll out at Brighton and Sussex
WORKFORCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust is in the middle of rolling out a ward safety checklist to improve patient monitoring and safety.
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Frimley Park expects new A&E to be ready in May
STRUCTURE: Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust claims it is “on track” for the spring completion of its new emergency department.
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Finance director appointed to commissioning board
A strategic health authority’s finance director has been given the top finance post at the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsFurther operational guidance for public health teams
Proportion of resources defined for supporting commissioners
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AQP risks and benefits assessed by Notts Healthcare
COMMERCIAL: The opening up of podiatry and psychological therapies to any qualified provider presents threats and opportunities, Nottinghamshire Healthcare’s board heard.