News – Page 724
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HSJ LocalFifth maternal death at east London hospital
PERFORMANCE: There has been another maternal death at Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust.
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NewsUpdated: £6bn Manchester devolution deal is signed
NHS and local government leaders have this morning announced plans to join up health and social care budgets for Manchester worth £6bn, but insisted the deal is not a ‘town hall takeover’ of health services.
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HSJ LocalThree-quarters of trust’s wards short of nurses, review finds
WORKFORCE: Only five of 22 wards at Northampton General Hospital Trust have sufficient numbers of nurses, an investigation into staffing levels has found.
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HSJ LocalCCG to fund genetic testing for high cholesterol condition
PERFORMANCE: Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group has become one of only a small number of CCGs to agree funding for DNA testing of familial hyperlipidaemia, a condition which causes cholesterol levels to be much higher than normal from birth.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief asks staff to trust internal whistleblowing procedures
WORKFORCE: Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Partnership Trust is urging staff to use internal whistleblowing systems for their complaints after the Care Quality Commission conducted an unannounced inspection based on anonymous ‘concerns’.
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HSJ LocalCCG expected to rule on closure of mental health unit
STRUCTURE: Telford and Wrekin CCG is expected to decide next month whether to close a mental health unit in Telford that hosts inpatient facilities and crisis resolution teams.
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NewsMidlands trust launches independent bullying inquiry
A Midlands trust is launching an independent investigation following claims nurses quit the organisation due to bullying.
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NewsNursing left off government's shortage occupation list
Government advisers have recommended that nursing is not added to the list of occupations in short enough supply that they can be ‘sensibly’ filled by recruitment outside Europe.
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NewsHunt rejects call to extend barring checks on staff and volunteers
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has rejected a key recommendation from the investigation into lessons learnt from the historic abuse by Jimmy Savile at NHS hospitals.
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NewsSavile inquiry calls for change in law for screening staff
There is ‘very patchy’ management of volunteer schemes in trusts and the law should be changed so that all staff and volunteers in contact with patients should be given a barring list check, the authors of an investigation into Jimmy Savile’s historic sexual abuse have said.
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HSJ LocalCommunity trust wins subcontractor role for sexual health services
PROCUREMENT: Derby Community Health Services Trust has won a contract to provide sexual health services alongside Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust as a subcontractor.
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HSJ LocalLincolnshire mental health trust appoints medical director
WORKFORCE: Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust has appointed Dr Sue Elcock as its new medical director.
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NewsCQC falls short in responding to safeguarding alerts
The Care Quality Commission board has raised concerns over the performance of the organisation in responding to safeguarding information and taking action against persistently non-compliant providers.
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HSJ LocalMajor FT brings in turnaround director
PERFORMANCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a turnaround director to tackle its finance and performance issues.
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HSJ LocalTrust urges BME staff to apply for senior positions
WORKFORCE: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has set up schemes to help staff from black and minority ethnics backgrounds to develop leadership skills and encourage them to apply for senior roles.
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HSJ LocalControversial MSK contract could stay with current providers, CCG says
STRUCTURE: Commissioners in West Sussex will begin discussions with local providers to continue delivering musculoskeletal services after the preferred bidder pulled out of the contract.
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HSJ LocalDemand for beds stretches pooled budget for learning disability services
FINANCE: Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group is predicting an overspend of almost £400,000 this financial year on its learning disability pooled fund with Walsall Council, largely because of high demand for inpatient beds.
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HSJ Local'Buddy' systems essential for lone workers, CCG says
WORKFORCE: Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group is urging employees to introduce a buddying system if they work alone.
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HSJ LocalTrust surplus £250k more than expected after third quarter
FINANCE: Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership had a surplus of £795,000 by the end of December - £251,000 more than planned.
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HSJ LocalCCG to investigate postponed operations
PERFORMANCE: North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group is to investigate patient concerns about postponed operations.