News – Page 919
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Lewisham blames A&E performance on norovirus, out-of-borough patients and mental health breaches
PERFORMANCE: Lewisham Healthcare Trust has blamed norovirus, an increase in out-of-borough patients and “issues relating to mental health breaches” for missing the 95 per cent A&E target.
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East Sussex public health director leaves
WORKFORCE: The head of public health at East Sussex County Council is leaving, with her deputy appointed to the role in an acting capacity.
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North Somerset debates community hospital
STRUCTURE: North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group is set to debate future of Clevedon Community Hospital.
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NewsHunt: Boards will be given 'one year to turn trusts around'
Hospital boards will get one year to address quality failures before they are removed, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told MPs.
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NewsFather wins battle for new inquest
A father has won a High Court battle for a fresh inquest into the death of his young son, who died after an alleged refusal by a senior physician to see him as his condition worsened.
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NewsNHS changes 'hindering hospices'
Hospices across England are being hindered and many face additional costs under new NHS structures, according to a hospice charity.
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NewsAlastair McLellan named 'editor of the year'
HSJ editor Alastair McLellan has been named ‘editor of the year’ by magazine trade body, the Periodical Publishing Association.
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Former care trust chair takes on Healthwatch role
WORKFORCE: The fomer chair of Blackburn with Darwen Care Trust Plus has been appointed the chair of the local health watchdog.
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CCGs launch joint prospectus
STRUCTURE: Diabetes services closer to home and a new GP home visiting scheme are among plans outlined in a new prospectus jointly launched by Greater Preston CCG, and Chorley and South Ribble CCG.
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Cornwall trusts work together on children's services
STRUCTURE: Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust and Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust have agreed a series of measures to integrate community and acute children’s services.
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Southport and Ormskirk appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital has appointed orthopaedic surgeon Rob Gillies as its new executive medical director, the trust has reported.
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Two cases of measles in Blackburn with Darwen
PERFORMANCE: There were two confirmed cases of measles in Blackburn with Darwen in the first 18 weeks of this year, show CCG board papers.
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Bolton FT one of best in region for A&E waits
PERFORMANCE: Royal Bolton Hospitals Foundation Trust remains one of the few hospitals across Greater Manchester to “sustainably” achieve the A&E four-hour target over the past year, commissioner board papers show.
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Cornwall Partnership nurse recruitment drive
WORKFORCE: Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust is spending £0.5m to expend its nursing workforce.
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Mersey Care Trust submits five year plan
STRUCTURE: Mersey Care Trust has moved one step closer to gaining Foundation Trust status after submitting its five-year business plan to the Trust Development Authority (TDA).
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NewsExclusive: Senior NHS Direct leaders warned 111 was unsafe but were overruled
Senior directors at NHS Direct warned it was not safe to go live with one of its biggest NHS 111 contracts but were overruled, HSJ has learned.
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NewsManaging director resigns as NHS Direct losing more than £1m a month
NHS Direct is losing £1.5m a month and is likely to exit the NHS 111 market by the end of the year. The director charged with leading its 111 work has resigned following disciplinary action being initiated, HSJ understands.
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Bradford and Airedale PCT due to end 2012-13 with £7.5m surplus
FINANCE: NHS Bradford and Airedale was expected to end 2012-13 with a surplus of £7.5m.
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Hundreds of jobs to go at Walsall
WORKFORCE: Walsall Healthcare Trust has announced plans to shed nearly 300 full-time equivalent posts over the next five years.
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IAPT performance highlighted in Milton Keynes
PERFORMANCE: The number of people receiving mental health treatement under the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies scheme is off target in Milton Keynes.