All articles by Shaun Lintern – Page 77
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New chair for Royal Wolverhampton
WORKFORCE: A chartered accountant has been appointed as chairman of The Royal Wolverhampton Trust.
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DH accepts mortality data 'around' during Nicholson's Mid Staffs oversight
Hospital-level mortality rates were “around at that time” when Sir David Nicholson was chief executive of the heath authority overseeing the Mid Staffordshire Trust, the Department of Health has accepted to HSJ.
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Morecambe Bay Inquiry chair revealed
PERFORMANCE: The independent inquiry into poor care at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust will be led by Dr Bill Kirkup CBE, local MPs have revealed.
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Analysed: The way ahead for Wye Valley Trust
HSJ Local Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine the potential plans for Wye Valley Trust after it admitted it will not be able to achieve foundation trust status.
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GP claims his CCG is pressing savings 'beyond point of safety'
STRUCTURE: Doctors at a Nottinghamshire GP practice have warned they are being “pushed beyond the point of safety” to save money for their clinical commissioning group.
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Review suggests reducing Redditch A&E
A major review of acute services in Worcestershire has recommended reducing the number of patients being seen at Alexandra Hospital in Redditch by around a quarter.
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Corporate manslaughter case attempt brought against Nicholson
Sir David Nicholson could face a private criminal prosecution for corporate manslaughter over deaths at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, HSJ can reveal.
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Nicholson 'absolutely determined' to see reform transition through
Sir David Nicholson has defended himself before MPs and said he is “determined” to remain in post as the government’s NHS reforms are introduced.
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Trust consortium urges further cuts in pay
Further cuts in NHS pay, terms and conditions are needed to help NHS trusts meet their financial targets, according to a consortium of trusts in the South West.
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Community trusts seek payment system reform
Aspirant community foundation trusts plan to lobby for changes to the NHS finance system to prevent activity being driven into acute hospitals.
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DH opens door to NHS pension for private sector
Private companies providing NHS services are being allowed access to the NHS pension scheme ahead of anticipated Treasury action to widen eligibility, HSJ has learned.
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Unions agree to reduce staff terms and conditions
Health unions and NHS Employers have agreed a landmark deal to reduce the pay, terms and conditions of almost one million NHS staff.
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Norovirus hits wards at Mid Staffs
Four wards at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have been affected by norovirus.
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FT governor resigns after raising concerns about blood stain
A governor of North Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Foundation Trust has resigned after raising concerns about a blood stained chair with local media.
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Trust sued over surgery blunder
PERFORMANCE: Salisbury Foundation Trust is being sued by a patient who had the wrong testicle removed during surgery and can no longer have children.
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Trust launches live feedback phone application
Birmingham Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust has launched a real-time feedback application, allowing patients to post comments on its website.
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NHS faces a potential nursing drought, study warns
A government-commissioned report has revealed the NHS could be crippled by a shortage of nearly 200,000 nurses in just three years’ time.
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Public blame managers for Mid Staffs, survey finds
More than half the public blame NHS managers for the disaster of poor care at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, according to a survey shared exclusively with HSJ.
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Minister reveals plans for Morecambe Bay inquiry
An independent inquiry is to be set up to investigate poor care at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust.
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United Lincs: Former chief exec was not 'gagged' on patient safety
The hospital trust at the centre of the furore over whistleblowing and gagging clauses has told HSJ its former chief executive, Gary Walker, is and was always free to speak out about its patient care.