All articles by Nick Renaud-Komiya – Page 19
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Trusts should 'twin' to boost income abroad
NHS organisations are being encouraged to ‘twin’ with hospitals in countries like China as part of an effort by the government to help them secure international business deals.
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Rise in general practice whistleblowing
The Care Quality Commission has recorded a surge in the number of whistleblowers complaining about standards in general practice, the regulator’s most senior inspector has said.
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Bournemouth trust misses cancer target
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust has missed a national target to admit cancer patients for their first treatment within 62 days.
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NHS Twitterati: How we engage staff and communicate with the public
The most active chief executives on Twitter reveal why they use the platform
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Health chiefs flock to Twitter to talk to staff and the public
Trust chiefs have taken to Twitter in significant numbers in a bid to keep in contact with staff, swap ideas and drive good practice, HSJ research has revealed.
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Capita wins Bristol pathology software contract
COMMERCIAL: A trio of acute trusts have signed an eight-year contract with outsourcing giant Capita and software provider Clinisys to supply laboratory information system for their pathology services.
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Ian Carruthers appointed trust chairman
Sir Ian Carruthers has been appointed as chair of Portsmouth Hospitals Trust, the NHS Trust Development Authority confirmed on Friday.
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Special measures for ‘merger’ trust
A troubled foundation trust is to be placed into special measures after inspectors reported a catalogue of repeated failings, including unsafe staffing levels and missed accident and emergency targets.
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MPs' warning over waiting time data
NHS England is failing to collect “consistent, complete and accurate” waiting times figures from trusts, according to an influential committee of MPs.
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Treat patients closer to home, CQC tells mental health trust
Devon Partnership Trust has been ordered by regulators to ensure that patients requiring acute care are treated closer to their homes.
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Urgent action needed for software switchover
NHS England has warned that “urgent action” is required from NHS organisations and GP practices which have still not migrated their computer operating systems away from the soon-to-be ditched Microsoft Windows XP platform.
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Trust subject to further enforcement action
Regulators have ordered Southern Health Foundation Trust to overhaul its governance structures following serious concerns about the quality of its care.
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Management shake-up at East Midlands trust
STRUCTURE: Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a pair of senior managers to join its new chief executive, David Sissling.
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Cancer trust embarks on pathology joint venture
One of Europe’s biggest pathology firms has secured its first NHS contract as the Christie Foundation Trust becomes the latest trust to join up with a private provider to deliver pathology services.
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Incumbent wins GP out of hours contract
Commercial: A contract to provide out-of-hours GP care to patients in and around Nottingham has been awarded to Nottingham Emergency Services CBS, a non-profit company.
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Trust discusses concerns over maternity services
PERFORMANCE: Directors at Southampton University Hospitals Trust are concerned about the lack of capacity to provide maternity services to a sufficient standard at one of its sites.
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Serco boss to head up specialist hospital firm
A senior director at outsourcing giant Serco is to step down from her role to become the chief executive of the Huntercombe Group, a hospital and specialist care centre provider.
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Optum scoops £150m contract in Thames Valley and Wessex
COMMERCIAL: Private provider Optum has won a three-year contract to carry out acute commissioning services for 18 Wessex and the Thames Valley clinical commissioning groups.
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Outgoing NHS Wales chief defends record
The outgoing chief executive of NHS Wales has defended the service’s performance in the country under his watch as he prepares to return to a leadership position within the English health service.
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Private patient unit joint ventures face tougher competition scrutiny
Private hospital operators looking to run private patient units in NHS hospitals are to face closer scrutiny by regulators to ensure such arrangements will not negatively affect competition, it has been announced.