News – Page 1224
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HSJ Local
CQC reports only one minor concern at Colchester
PERFORMANCE: A Care Quality Commission report has found one minor concern around essential standards of care at Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust but otherwise given the trust a clean bill of health.
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Cambridge's deficit less than expected
FINANCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust was £6.6m in deficit at the end of September - better than its expected £9.6m deficit at that time, the board of governors heard.
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Basildon and Thurrock chief steps down
The chief executive of much-criticised Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust is to step down.
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Enter now: Care Integration Awards launched by HSJ and Nursing Times
Health Services Journal and Nursing Times announce the launch of a brand new awards programme; the Care Integration Awards, recognising and rewarding excellence in collaborative clinical practice.
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Patient Safety Awards 2012 now open for entry
Following the fourth successful Patient Safety Congress, Heath Service Journal and Nursing Times are delighted to present the Patient Safety Awards 2012.
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One in five deaths now 'in own home'
More than a fifth of people now die in their own homes, while the overall trend for deaths at home is rising, research suggests.
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NewsTwo royal colleges declare opposition to Health Bill
The Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives have declared all out opposition to the government’s Health and Social Care Bill.
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NewsTrusts facing 'difficult choice' over service provision
NHS trusts face “difficult choices about the services they provide” as they fight to sustain savings programmes of 5 per cent a year, according to a report by Monitor and the Audit Commission.
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NewsForty-one commissioning support services are proposed
The 50 primary care trust clusters could set up as many as 41 commissioning support services nationwide, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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NewsManagers to fly in to run straggling CCGs' budgets
The NHS Commissioning Board will not take on the budget responsibilities of clinical commissioning groups which fail to win full authorisation by April next year, HSJ has been told.
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NewsInconsistent CQC inspections leave trusts facing action on 'minor issues'
Inconsistent judgements by Care Quality Commission inspectors worried about “covering their backs” are leaving trusts facing action over issues as minor as a broken microwave, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ Local
Burton FT considering local pay proposals
WORKFORCE: Staff could go “several years” without incremental pay rises and some would only receive “market rate” salaries where there was a “business need”, under a foundation trust’s proposals.
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NewsJobs created as Scottish ambulance dispute resolved
The Scottish Government is to create 150 jobs in the Scottish Ambulance Service following the resolution of a long-running dispute over working hours.
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HSJ Local
St Helens and Knowsley finances red-rated by SHA
FINANCE: The trust’s financial position at the end of November was given a ‘red’ risk rating in its strategic health authority’s latest finance report.
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HSJ Local
Pennine Acute’s finances red-rated by SHA
FINANCE: The trust’s financial position at the end of November was given a ‘red’ risk rating in its strategic health authority’s latest finance report.
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HSJ Local
PCTs challenging over £2m of Leicester activity
FINANCE: Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland cluster is challenging or querying over £3m worth of activity at University Hospitals Leicester Trust.
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HSJ Local
Hospital handover delays rise in south central area
PERFORMANCE: The South Central Ambulance Trust has reported delays in handovers between ambulance and hospital services, with the delay times multiplying by a factor of five in some parts of its patch.
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HSJ Local
East Cheshire Trust’s finances red-rated by SHA
FINANCE: The trust’s financial position at the end of November was given a ‘red’ risk rating, in its strategic health authority’s latest finance report.
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HSJ Local
Many Leicestershire urgent care centre attendences would be better managed by GPs
PERFORMANCE: Nearly half of attendances at the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland urgent care centre would be better managed within GP practices, a clinical audit has shown.
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HSJ Local
South Central Ambulance reports equipment failure SUIs
PERFORMANCE: The South Central Ambulance NHS Trust has reported a series of serious untoward incidents involving equipment failure, including ambulance doors not opening.