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NewsTrusts blame high SHMIs on poor coding
More than half of the trusts that performed poorly against the new summary hospital-level mortality indicator have blamed their figures on coding issues, with palliative care a particular area of concern.
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Newcastle FT consultant made director of cancer network
WORKFORCE: Tony Branson, consultant clinical oncologist at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been appointed as medical director of the North of England Cancer Network.
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South Tees Hospitals win patient safety award
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has received national recognition from the Department of Health for the work it has done to improve patient safety.
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Heatherwood FT cuts waiting time reduction schemes
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust is cutting measures to reduce waiting times in a bid to save money.
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Coventry and Warwickshire loses patient data twice in two months
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust has breached the Data Protection Act by losing patients’ medical information twice in two months this year.
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NewsLansley hails Academic Health model as 'wealth-creator' for UK
The health secretary has given his backing to an expanded “Academic Health Science System” in London, saying the model would “create wealth” for the country.
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Second London reconfiguration approved
COMMERCIAL: The health secretary has approved the closure of services at King George Hospital in Ilford.
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NewsChair appointed to HEE steering group
A chair has been appointed to oversee the development of the new body that will be responsible for NHS workforce education and training.
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NewsLansley sets out 'four tests' for hospital bailout and threatens to sack boards
Andrew Lansley has said trusts who want loans as they try to achieve foundation status will have to pass four tests.
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Salford Royal had 25 mixed sex breaches in September
PERFORMANCE: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust recorded 25 breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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Mid Cheshire Hospitals FT had 21 mixed sex breaches in September
PERFORMANCE: Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recorded 21 breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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Three quarters of Birmingham CCGs rated 'red' in pre-authorisation test
STRUCTURE: Nine of 12 prospective clinical commissioning groups in the Birmingham and Solihull PCT Cluster have been rated “red” for their structure, by a Department of Health assessment tool.
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NewsFourteen trusts rated worst by first official hospital death rate
Fourteen hospital trusts have been identified as the poorest performers in the first official hospital-wide mortality ratings.
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NewsChildren's care quality can be improved - study
The largest case-based study into children who died after surgery has found there was room for improvement in more than a quarter of cases.
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NewsBurnham attacks coalition over 'catastrophic' NHS changes
Combining the biggest financial challenge in the NHS with the biggest re-organisation is a “catastrophic error of judgment”, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said yesterday as he attacked the government’s health reforms.
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Exclusive: trusts demand £350m to get through FT pipeline
Hospital trusts have asked for over £300m in loans by April 2012 to remain within the foundation trust pipeline, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsMid Staffs inquiry hears calls for regulation of managers
The code of conduct for NHS managers does not feel “real” and should be replaced with a stronger system of regulation, the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry has heard.
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NewsSecond PCT cluster chief resigns
The chief executive of a south west primary trust cluster has resigned fewer than six months after taking up the post, citing personal reasons.
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NewsRising discharge delays blamed on NHS, not local authorities
Delays in discharging patients from acute hospitals are increasingly being blamed on the NHS rather than local authorities, data suggests, despite large cuts to social services budgets.
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London community trust faces loss of quarter of turnover
COMMERCIAL: An aspirant community foundation trust could be stripped of a quarter of its business to support a new hospital trust emerging from demerger of Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals.