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NewsGrant to hospital favoured by Queen
A private hospital favoured by the royal family is to expand its facilities after receiving a grant worth up to £30m.
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NewsAction call on mental health 'mortality gap'
NHS services need to adapt so they can address both physical and mental health issues - and not deal with them separately, an expert has said.
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NewsHSJ celebrates BME Pioneers working in the NHS
All this week HSJ will be looking at what can be done to create a more diverse mix at the top of NHS leadership
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Western Sussex hospital buildings to be sold off
Hospital buildings owned by Western Sussex Hospitals Foundation Trust will now be sold on the open market after failing to attract buyers with a health and social care remit.
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NewsUPDATED: Hunt demands explanations from A&E underperformers
The health secretary has this afternoon called the leaders of five hospital trusts that have failed to hit accident and emergency waiting times targets, HSJ has learned.
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Leeds services move to payment by results
FINANCE: Ambulance and mental health services in Leeds are moving to a payment by results financial model, according to board papers from Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group.
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Mid Yorks forecasts £0.5m overtrade
FINANCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust has forecast a £0.5m overtrade (3.8 per cent) against its contract plan, according to board papers from Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group.
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Brent cardiology procurement on hold after bidders complain
Brent Clinical Commissioning Group has been forced to pause its cardiology services procurement process after complaints were made by the two other bidders.
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Newbury and District CCG plans A&E public health campaign
Newbury and District CCG is among a group of four west Berkshire clinical commissioning groups that have launched a communications campaign aimed at encouraging patients to contact their GPs before going to A&E.
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"Zero tolerance" for pressure ulcers
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust says it is taking a “zero tolerance” approach to pressure ulcers amongst its inpatients.
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News£150m funding for A&Es to ease winter pressures
NHS England today confirmed £150m will be taken from its expected surplus to ease winter pressures on more accident and emergency departments this year.
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NewsScrapping formula could raise billions for social care
More than £4bn could be raised to pay for adult social care in England by scrapping an outdated funding formula, the Local Government Association has said.
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NewsInspectors will listen to historical whistleblowers says CQC
Care Quality Commission inspection teams will be able to consider all whistleblowers’ contributions, no matter when their complaint dates from, the regulator has said.
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NewsLondon given until 2014-15 to meet emergency and maternity standards
Clinical commissioning groups in London have given their providers until April 2014 to meet new quality standards in emergency and maternity services.
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HSJ LocalAmbitious plan seeks to reduce admissions by 12,000
An ambitious project has been launched in Staffordshire in an attempt to reduce the level of non-elective admissions to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire by almost 12,000 over the next three years.
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NewsDelays 'harm brain bleed patients'
Patients suffering a brain haemorrhage could be unnecessarily harmed due to delays in diagnosis and treatment - especially at weekends and out of hours, a report says.
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News'No improvement' in patient safety
Hospitals have made “no improvement” in monitoring the quality of patient care in light of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust scandal and “no improvement” in keeping patients safe or treating them with dignity, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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22 November issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Please note: if iPad users have been experiencing difficulties with the app recently we recommend you delete it from the homescreen and download the latest version from www.hsj.co.uk/tablet-appDownload the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app ...
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Revealed: the 24 CCGs forecasting deficits in their first year
There are now clinical commissioning groups expecting to finish their first year of operation in the red in each of the four English NHS regions, figures shared exclusively with HSJ reveal.
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‘More comprehensive health plans’ for looked after children in Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest has shown “improved arrangements to assess and review the health of looked after children” after being deemed “inadequate” in 2011, according to a review by the Care Quality Commission.