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NewsHealth and care 'pioneer' judges named
The Department of Health has announced the names of the people who will decide which councils are given a place on its heavily over-subscribed scheme to “pioneer” integrated health and social care.
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NewsCare cutbacks put vulnerable at risk, experts warn
An in-depth study of social care provision has highlighted a “clear possibility” that local government funding cuts mean vulnerable people are not receiving the help they need and are being put at “increased risk” as a result.
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NewsMid Staffs trust shake-up 'flawed'
A reconfiguration of healthcare at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust is critically flawed, it has been claimed, after it emerged several key managers have never been consulted over their views.
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NewsJudge orders treatment of patient
An NHS trust has been given permission by the Court of Protection to carry out medical treatment on a woman who suffers from a learning disability and has a long-standing fear of hospitals.
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NewsThree trusts handed £38m in bailouts
Three NHS hospital trusts have been handed a total of £38m in Department of Health bailouts, HSJ has learned.
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New unit at Worcester Royal to help A&E
Work has been completed on a new unit at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust which is aimed at relieving pressure on the trust’s accident and emergency department.
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Complaints rise at Worcester Royal Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The number of complaints about Worcester Royal Hospital have almost doubled over five years according to the latest annual complaint report.
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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT appoint new deputy chair
WORKFORCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust have appointed non-executive director Allan Arnott as its senior independent director and deputy chairman.
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United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust gets £6m bailout
FINANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has been given a £6m bailout, HSJ can reveal.
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Portsmouth Hospitals given £6m bailout by DH
FINANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has been given a £6m bailout by the Department of Health.
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge gets £25.8m in bailout
FINANCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust received a £25.8m bailout in April, HSJ can reveal.
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Social enterprise wins £65m community services contract
COMMERCIAL: Commissioners have awarded the contract to run South Gloucestershire’s community services to a social enterprise based in Bath.
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NewsManagers 'will escape prosecution' under Berwick's law
Members of the Berwick review group have played down the impact of its proposed new criminal offence of neglect or wilful misconduct.
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HSJ LocalMarginal tariff money to support seven day working in Bath
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners in Bath and Wiltshire have agreed a plan to spend cash withheld from their local acute trust following a rise in emergency activity on helping it move towards seven day working.
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NewsStudy backs GP melanoma biopsies
GPs should routinely perform initial biopsies to test for melanoma, a new study claims.
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NewsNHS Choices rapped over call costs
The NHS Choices website misled users by failing to state the costs of higher-rate 0844 numbers, the advertising watchdog has ruled.
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NewsUPDATED: Treasury to divert £250m a year to high risk A&Es
The Department of Health is planning to spend £500m propping up urgent care services in the most pressured health economies between now and the next general election.
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NewsChief nurse says major problems now harder to hide
England’s chief nursing officer Jane Cummings has said it is now much harder for an NHS hospital to “hide” poor staffing on the scale seen at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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'Intensive action plan' for Ealing older people's ward with care problems
PERFORMANCE: West London Mental Health Trust is putting in place an “intensive action plan” for an older people’s ward in Ealing, after problems were reported with care, training and bullying.
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Wirral Hospital plans £16m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £16m in 2013-14.