News – Page 784
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HSJ LocalNeil McKay to help lead cardiac joint venture
STRUCTURE: Sir Neil McKay has been appointed to help lead a project to merge cardiac services at two Manchester trusts.
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HSJ LocalMonitor to investigate specialist trust
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has launched an investigation into Liverpool Women’s Foundation Trust after the Care Quality Commission raised concern about “inadequate” staffing levels and the trust’s systems for monitoring service quality.
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HSJ LocalCambridge University Hospitals no longer in breach of its licence
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust is no longer in breach of its licence after improving its financial and clinical performance, Monitor has announced.
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NewsExclusive: Salford Royal admits 'significant failings' within surgery division
One of England’s most high profile foundation trusts has admitted it unknowingly left hundreds of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for orthopaedic surgery
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NewsAge discrimination in surgery rates
Older people still face age discrimination when doctors decide whether or not to give them life-saving surgery, a new report suggests.
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NewsExclusive poll: Public fear for the future of free healthcare
Voters fear the principle of free healthcare is in danger and that the NHS is threatened by the private sector, an HSJ/FTI Consulting survey has found
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HSJ LocalMonitor intervenes over huge deficit at North East foundation trust
FINANCE: The health sector regulator has taken action at South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust, which faces a deficit of nearly £35m this year.
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Police investigate historic tribunal case withdrawal
PERFORMANCE: Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the withdrawal of a historic employment tribunal case involving a former Broadmoor Hospital employee.
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Private providers turn away trust's elective referrals
PERFORMANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals Foundation Trust is struggling to clear a backlog of patients waiting for planned treatment because private providers are turning away more than expected, the trust has said.
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King's to set up vascular surgery service
STRUCTURE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust has decided to establish a vascular surgery service, despite a nearby trust already running one.
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HSJ LocalCommunity NHS trust appoints charity boss as chief executive
WORKFORCE: Leeds Community Healthcare Trust has appointed charity boss Thea Stein as its new chief executive.
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NewsLive Q&A: Sir David Dalton answers your questions on his review
Join HSJ’s webchat with Sir David Dalton today at 12pm
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NewsUPDATED: NHS cannot force insurers to delete patient data
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has admitted it has no legal power to force private companies holding potentially sensitive patient data obtained from its predecessor body to delete the information.
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NewsNHS England to offer local commissioning 'step-change'
Simon Stevens is set to invite clinical commissioning groups and local authorities to experiment with a further “step change” in joint commissioning arrangements.
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NewsNHS England struggling to balance £97bn budget
NHS England this week confirmed it had still not managed to set plans to balance its £97bn budget for 2014-15, in what experts saw as a sign that the NHS overall could face financial crisis sooner than expected.
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NewsNHS England and UCLH in contracting dispute
NHS England is in dispute with University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust over £75m of the trust’s specialised services contract for this financial year.
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HSJ LocalBridgewater foundation trust application 'reactivated'
STRUCTURE: A North West community trust has had its application for foundation trust status “reactivated” following a positive inspection report, Monitor has announced.
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Performance of troubled ambulance trust deteriorated
The performance of the East of England Ambulance Service deteriorated further in 2013-14 as it missed all of its targets in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
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NewsUK to lead superbug fight - Cameron
Britain will lead the fightback against antibiotic-resistant superbugs threatening to send medicine “back into the dark ages”, David Cameron has said.
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NewsBig jump in private share of NHS community services market
The share of NHS community health service funding going to private providers has sharply increased in recent years, a new study reveals.