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NewsSatisfaction survey ‘damages staff morale and alarms patients’
NHS England is under fresh pressure to rethink the presentation of results of its friends and family test amid warnings those results based on few responses are damaging staff morale and needlessly alarming patients.
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NewsNew end-of-life care group planned
The government is expected to announce a new coalition to examine end-of-life care in response to the scrapping of the controversial Liverpool care pathway.
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NHS 'gets 3,000 complaints a week'
The NHS in England receives more than 3,000 complaints a week, according to official data.
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NewsSmaller trusts face 'disproportionate' impact from 30pc marginal rate
Controversial financial levers aimed at curbing the growth in non-elective NHS activity are having a “disproportionate impact” on smaller trusts, according to analysis by healthcare intelligence firm CHKS shared with HSJ.
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Inherited care liability adds to CCG's financial woes
FINANCE: Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group could face an unfunded liability of up to £8m for NHS continuing healthcare claims made before the group came into being.
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Stockport records £645,000 deficit in Q1
FINANCE: Stockport Foundation Trust recorded a deficit of £645,000 for the first three months of 2013-14, its latest finance report states.
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Salford Royal consultant to launch ‘groundbreaking’ Parkinson’s study
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Salford Royal consultant neurologist Monty Silverdale is to launch “the largest ever study of pain in Parkinson’s Disease”, the foundation trust announced today.
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Sharp fall in stroke performance reported at Warrington and Halton Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have asked Warrington and Halton Hospitals to provide an explanation for a sharp deterioration in its performance against stroke targets, board papers reveal.
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Dorset County above limit for C-diff
PERFORMANCE: Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust was above its limit for cases of c-difficile in May by one case.
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Northern Devon working with community over bed closures
STRUCTURE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust is planning to close 10 community hospital beds as part of a pilot designed to deliver more care closer to home.
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Expenditure ‘greater than income’ at Liverpool Women’s
FINANCE: Liverpool Women’s latest board meeting was advised that the FT’s expenditure was “currently greater than its income”, trust documents state.
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Kernow CCG plans to reject Propco invoices
FINANCE: Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group plans to reject invoices from NHS Property Services as they “significantly exceed” funding for estates costs.
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NewsNHS Choices use of friends and family scores 'misleading', say trusts
NHS Choices has been accused of “misleading” and “confusing” patients in its presentation of the results of the friends and family test.
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HSJ LocalBREAKING: Mid Staffs to be prosecuted over patient death
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust is to be prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive following the death of a patient in April 2007.
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HSJ LocalHigh Court orders second inquest over Mid Staffs death
The High Court has ordered a second inquest be held into the death of a Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust patient which has been the subject of accusations of a lack of openness by senior managers.
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NewsA&E response rate remains issue for friends and family test
NHS trusts have continued to struggle to gather responses to the friends and family test from accident and emergency patients, the latest tranche of data has revealed.
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NewsUK's first private medical school announced
The UK’s first private medical school is about to be launched.
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NewsAmbulance staff ballot warning
Union leaders have warned of the threat of industrial action among ambulance workers in a row over sick pay.
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Concerns raised about Ipswich Hospital’s finances
FINANCE Ipswich Hospital Trust has labelled its finances an area of “high risk” after auditors raised concerns about its savings plans.
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NewsMonitor rejects calls for different approach to PFI risk
Monitor has rejected claims from foundation trusts with large private finance initiative commitments that they should be treated differently than others under the regulator’s new system for measuring financial risk.