All South West articles – Page 102
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NewsPCTs urged to chase mental health value
Patchy spending on adult mental health services around the country has prompted calls for commissioners to tackle inequalities and ensure they are getting value for money.
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NewsSwine flu could put performance targets on hold
National and regional managers are in talks about putting performance targets on hold to cope with the increasing number of people contracting swine flu.
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NewsTrust in talks over merger with struggling foundation
A hospital trust in the South West is considering a merger with a struggling foundation trust.
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NewsDarzi says focus on long term conditions
Regions should consider shifting their attentions from waiting times to long term conditions to reflect the changing economic climate, health minister Lord Darzi has said.
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NewsLocalism takes flight as managers seize the day
When Lord Darzi asked the NHS to come up with regional plans, managers found themselves in uncharted territory. A year on, HSJ has looked around the country to see how they fared
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HSJ KnowledgeOne year on: Darzi's long and winding road
Only 12 months into Lord Darzi’s 10-15 year vision, it is no surprise that little real progress has been seen. But the forthcoming public spending squeeze could be a large and unexpected obstacle in the road to improved quality, safety and innovation.
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NewsRegions told to re-examine Darzi visions
Every strategic health authority region will be told to re-examine its Darzi strategy to take account of the toughening financial regime.
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NewsBarbara Hakin and Andrew Cash top health honours list
East Midlands strategic health authority chief executive Dr Barbara Hakin has been made a dame in the Queen’s birthday honours.
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NewsNew NHS tariff upsets PCT financial plans
Cost inflation caused by the introduction of the latest version of the payment by results tariff could hit primary care trusts’ preparations for the financial downturn, commissioners have warned.
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Monitor appoints new chief and chair to 'challenged' foundation trust
A foundation trust has been assigned a new chief executive by Monitor for the second time in eight months.
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Royal Cornwall chief executive John Watkinson to appeal sacking
A trust chief executive has been sacked by his board following an independent review which found the organisation was heading “towards corporate failure”.
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'Corporate failure' of ex-Bromley chief at Cornwall
An independent report has accused the chief executive and board members at Royal Cornwall Hospitals trust of serious failures.
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Integrated care will be tested by only 16 organisations
Just 16 organisations have made it onto the Department of Health’s integrated care pilot scheme.
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Second review damns Royal Cornwall chief
A suspended hospital trust chief executive - already accused of “serious failings” in his previous post - led his present organisation towards “corporate failure”, an independent review has concluded.
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NewsNext stage review: SHAs steer Darzi plans through financial storm
The recession and the subsequent question marks over funding mean SHAs’ visions published last year are being recast. But, as Alison Moore finds out, many have made strong progress regardless
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HSJ Knowledge
Improving stroke care: fast thinking
Despite being one of the country's biggest killers and the largest cause of disability, stroke only recently gained a national strategy. Now the drive for faster intervention is giving it a much needed boost. Jennifer Taylor reports
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NHS Confederation names new chief executive
Acting NHS Confederation chief executive Steve Barnett has been given the post permanently.The confederation has been searching for a new chief executive since last May when Gill Morgan left to become permanent secretary to the Welsh Assembly.
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Decompression sickness fraudsters go to jail
Two men have been jailed for their parts in a £250,000 scam to defraud the NHS by billing for bogus decompression sickness treatments.
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Suspended chief executive in limbo as review drags on
A hospital trust that suspended its chief executive in October and began a review into his performance has had to appoint a second interim replacement, as the review overruns by more than two months.John Watkinson was suspended by the Royal Cornwall Hospitals trust following a critical review of his performance ...
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Community
Media Watch: prayer dispute
'Persecuted for praying', screamed the Daily Mail's front page on Monday. Caroline Petrie, a community nurse in North Somerset 'could be sacked' for offering to pray for a 79 year old widow she was treating.