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Ealing Hospital chief exec defends maternity services from attack by the Mail on Sunday
WORKFORCE: In his report to May meeting of the board acting chief executive Dr William Lynn said: “The article discussed the ethnicity of mothers giving birth at EHT and implied that the maternity care provided at the trust was poor because we deal with a diverse population.”
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Torbay looks to make changes to hospital management
STRUCTURE: Torbay Care Trust is planning to implement new management structures for its community hospitals in a bid to ensure the delivery of “safe, effective and high quality care”.
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Torbay Care Trust closes NHS Devon hospital
PERFORMANCE: A community hospital had to be closed by its new management days after its transfer to Torbay Care Trust under the transforming community services programme.
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Private provider opens specialist rehab hospital in Southwark
STRUCTURE: The Cambian Group has announced the opening of a new hospital in the Southwark area to rehabilitate men with mental health problems.
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Lancs FT paid £169,000 in severance over past two years
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust has made severance pay outs of £169,467 to departing employees over the past two years, figures released by the Public Accounts Committee show.
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Interim chair appointed at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust
WORKFORCE: The Appointments Commission has confirmed the appointment of Mike Viggers as interim chair of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Western Sussex ploughs £250k into hospital lift refurbishment
COMMERCIAL: The trust is to spend £250,000 this year on refurbishing unreliable lifts at its sites, according to board papers.
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Infection control targets met by Western Sussex Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: The trust met its targets for reported cases of MRSA and Clostridium difficile last year, according to its latest board report on infection control and cleanliness.
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Productive ward success for Western Sussex Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: The trust has adopted the Productive Ward progamme across all its wards and been commended by regulators for its work on the initiative, according to board papers.
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SHA approves Western Sussex bid for FT status
STRUCTURE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust’s trust application for foundation status was approved at the end of last month by its strategic health authority.
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Trafford CEO heads to Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals
WORKFORCE: Ron Calvert has been appointed chief executive of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Newcastle Hospitals creates community services division
STRUCTURE: Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust has taken on most of its local primary care trusts’ community services, and housing them in a new division.
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Winchester and Eastleigh staff sickness levels reflects vacancy rate
WORKFORCE: Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust has attributed a high sickness rate among clinical and diagnostics services (CADS) staff to a high level of vacancies.
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Blackpool and North Lancs to consult on four hospital closures
STRUCTURE: Primary care trusts in Blackpool and North Lancashire are preparing to consult local residents on the possible closure of four hospitals across the Fylde coast, board documents reveal.
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Call to overhaul NHS dental system after TV probe
An undercover investigation has revealed that some dentists are overcharging patients for treatment that should be available on the NHS.
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MS patients register launched
The first national database to gather information about multiple sclerosis was launched today, as a charity slammed the state of care for people with the disease.
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'Skills gap' in public sector jobs
A gap between public sector workers and managers is forming in terms of having the skills and confidence needed to find a job in the private sector, a study has found.
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Two women die after Royal Oldham A&E wait
PERFORMANCE: Two women died after they had to be treated in ambulances outside a hospital because its A&E unit was full.
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Government must remove barriers to integrated care, warns King's Fund
Barriers to more integrated care must be overcome if the NHS is to rise to its challenges, the King’s Fund has written in its official response to the Health Bill’s “pause”.