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Cambridge incident not declared as never event
SAFETY: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust failed to declare a never event incident, according to the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsNHS England urged to act on 'chaotic' pathology mergers
NHS England has been urged to intervene to resolve the “chaotic vacuum” in pathology services resulting from a series of botched restructures.
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Derby fails to meet Monitor's targets
Monitor has warned Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust that it must improve emergency department waiting times and its financial performance.
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News'Link' between mortality rates and doctor sanctions to be probed
The General Medical Council has told HSJ it will investigate an apparent statistical link between high mortality rates and the numbers of doctors receiving a warning or sanction.
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NewsHunt criticises 'unacceptable and unjustified' NHS salaries
The health secretary has raised concern about senior manager pay and may impose a limit on the number of arm’s-length body staff earning more than £100,000.
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NewsBMA backs seven-day NHS service
The British Medical Association has said it now supports extending seven-day access to some NHS services.
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Salford finance director to move to Leeds
STRUCTURE: Salford Royal Foundation Trust finance director and deputy chief executive Tony Whitfield is leaving to join Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust in January.
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'Risk remains' on West Middlesex A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: ‘Risk remains’ about accident and emergency performance at West Middlesex University Hospital, board papers reveal.
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Barnsley FT reports 'variable' A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust is seeking to address accident and emergency performance, which has “continued to be variable throughout August and into September”.
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Monitor places King's Lynn in special measures
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust has been placed under special measures by Monitor because of poor care and weak leadership.
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Homeless hospital discharge scheme piloted in London
A scheme to support homeless people as they are discharged from hospital will be run across two London boroughs this winter.
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Heart of England considers inpatient and surgery reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: One of the largest acute trusts in the Midlands has begun a review of surgery and inpatient services across its three sites, with a view to ensuring their long term clinical and financial sustainability.
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NewsHunt vows to tackle hospital problems
The health secretary has promised to get “to the bottom” of problems in NHS hospitals after a review showed more than a quarter of trusts were at risk of not offering safe, high-quality care.
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NewsCall for awareness drive on social care costs
More needs to be done to make people understand that social care in later life is not free, the former care minister has said.
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NewsOpposition mounts to extension of special administrator powers
Government plans to widen the powers of trust special administrators face opposition both within and outside Parliament, HSJ has learned.
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News25 October 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.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for AndroidWhat’s wrong with clinical leadership?In this week’s issue we take a closer look at the problems in clinical leadership. David Prior writes in Opinion that “there ...
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Taunton investigating weekend mortality
PERFORMANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust is investigating why deaths have been higher than expected at weekends, commissioner board papers reveal.
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Dorset Healthcare agrees property transfer
COMMERCIAL: Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust has agreed to accept stewardship of former primary care trust estate after submitting “test cases” to the health secretary.
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Delays remain 'major concern' for Oxford trust
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care are three times higher than target at Oxford University Hospitals Trust.