News – Page 930
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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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HSJ Local
"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More than £4bn could be raised to pay for adult social care in England by scrapping an outdated funding formula, the Local Government Association has said.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
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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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HSJ Local
‘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.
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HSJ Local
Surrey Downs GPs vote no to major service change
GPs in Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group have voted to leave the Better Services Better Values programme that would have seen Epsom Hospital’s services reduced.
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Colchester commissions independent investigation
Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has commissioned an independent investigation into the cancer waiting times failings brought to light in a recent Care Quality Commission inspection.
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HSJ Local
Harrogate hospital due for new style CQC inspection in November
PERFORMANCE: Harrogate and District Foundation Trust is due to be inspected the Care Quality Commission’s new acute hospital inspection programme in November.
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HSJ Local
New people and engagement director at Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust
WORKFORCE: Ian Brandwood has been appointed to Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust as people and engagement director.
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NewsControversial radiotherapy on offer to patients again
Cancer patients who were denied access to a cutting edge therapy under NHS England’s specialised commissioning policies will be able to access it again if they agree to take part in a clinical trial.
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HSJ LocalConcern over threatened trust's children's ward
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has uncovered major concerns at a children’s ward run by Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust, which is facing a battle for survival.
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NewsNHS 'wasted £40m' on utility bills
The NHS in England wasted more than £40m last year by paying too much for its energy and water, the TaxPayers’ Alliance pressure group has claimed.
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NewsPharmacies 'could relieve GPs'
Pharmacies should be able to offer basic medical treatment like flu jabs or diabetes care to relieve the pressure on GPs, an MP has said.