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HSJ LocalLewisham Council gives Hunt deadline to backtrack on hospital downgrade
STRUCTURE: Lewisham Council has given Jeremy Hunt a deadline of February 22 to backtrack on the downgrade of Lewisham Hospital or face a judicial review.
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NewsCommissioners intervene to prevent Furness maternity transfer
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has dropped plans to temporarily shut maternity and neonatal services in Furness after commissioners intervened to resolve its staffing crisis.
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NewsFrancis: Status of management needs to be enhanced
The status of healthcare management as a profession needs to be enhanced in order to bridge the gap between managers and clinicians, according to Robert Francis QC.
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NewsNew criminal powers for CQC would need a higher level of proof
The Care Quality Commission would need to increase its standards of proof if it is to make use of new powers to bring criminal prosecutions as proposed in the Francis report, lawyers have warned.
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CommentPodcast: Why patient safety should be top priority
Peter Homa responds to the Francis report
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CommentPodcast: 'Do we have enough skilled NHS managers?'
Roger Taylor of Dr Foster responds to Robert Francis’ report
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CommentPodcast: 'Commissioners have to deliver quality care'
Judith Smith responds to the Francis report
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News
Good nurses should be rewarded with more pay says Francis
Nurses who “demonstrate a commitment to patient care” could receive more pay under recommendations made by Robert Francis QC.
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Blogs
'18-weeks' penalties change again: this time it's good
At last: instead of punishing hospitals for treating their long-waiters, the latest NHS Contract prevents long-wait backlogs from building up in the first place.
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NewsHSJ Live: Rolling news 8.2.12
Calls for a moratorium on A&E closures and the rest of today’s news
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HSJ LocalNorthern Devon closes inpatient beds
STRUCTURE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust has announced a temporary closure of a community hospital to inpatients following a critical Care Quality Commission inspection.
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NewsLabour MP calls for moratorium on A&E closures
A Labour MP has called on ministers to impose a moratorium on closures of hospital emergency departments until the NHS Commissioning Board’s national review on the subject has been carried out.
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HSJ KnowledgePagers off: the end for the bleep
New communications devices can help improve hospital services
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HSJ KnowledgeUsing technology to better manage long-term conditions
The current model of long-term conditions management in the NHS is not sustainable
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LeaderFrancis report: sensible, verbose, impractical
The government response will need much consideration
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HSJ Local
Medway FT fined after patient fell from window
PERFORMANCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust has been sentenced for safety failings after a vulnerable patient died following a fall from a first floor window at Medway Maritime Hospital.
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HSJ Local
Social enterprise renews community service deal
COMMERCIAL: A new contract has begun for Central Surrey Health to continue delivering community services for the 290,000 people living in the central Surrey region.
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CommentWe urgently need to reimagine healthcare
We need the service to deliver health and social care
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HSJ KnowledgeNew accountability in CCG commissioning
We must reflect on who’s in charge in the post-reform NHS