All Health Service Journal articles in 14 July 2011
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HSJ Local
Further delays to Bedford Hospital FT application
STRUCTURE: Bedford Hospital, whose FT application was sent back from the Department of Health last year, still has issues to address before reapplying, according to the East of England provider development board.
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NewsWarning over social care integration 'barriers'
The barriers to integration between health and social care have worsened in the last year, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has said.
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NewsMental health facing 'critical window' of opportunity
The mental health sector needs to take advantage of a “critical window” to be involved in the changes to the NHS, Department of Health figures have said.
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CMO recommends directors for research in NHS trusts
The chief medical officer has recommended that NHS organisations appoint a board-level director responsible for research, and highlighted the financial incentives for taking part in clinical trials.
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NewsHospital autonomy makes 'no difference' to performance
Giving hospitals more autonomy as foundation trusts has made little difference to how they perform, according to researchers.
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NewsDH publishes full Commissioning Board plans
The Department of Health has published the proposed role and structure of the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsExclusive: Lansley says hospitals exempt from 'over-managed' claim
Andrew Lansley has used an exclusive HSJ interview to exempt the acute sector from his criticism that the NHS is over-managed.
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NewsDemand management schemes 'not proven'
Schemes being used to manage demand for hospital care have “limited evidence” and some may increase costs, NHS managers have been told.
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NewsMonitor directors say FTs 'opportunistic' in acquiring community services
The foundation trust regulator has criticised the “opportunistic” approach of trusts to absorbing community services.
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NewsNicholson urges MPs to end obsession with bed numbers
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has challenged politicians to accept that health service modernisation will mean reducing the number of hospital beds.
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NewsFTN: the DH needs to explain where the money has gone
The Department of Health needs to explain to trusts working on their savings targets where the money has gone, the head of the FTN has said.
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HSJ Local
Lewisham Healthcare Trust puts off replacing pathology equipment
FINANCE: The south London trust said there was “uncertainty about the future of pathology services on the University Hospital Lewisham site”
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HSJ Local
Two deprivation of liberty cases substantiated against South London Healthcare Trust
PERFORMANCE: The large acute trust is increasing training on safeguarding after a report to its board said: “Two cases of abuse have been partiallysubstantiated against the Trust in relation to poor discharge planning”.
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NewsNHS managers to face tighter checks on behaviour
Managers will be forced to comply with a nationally defined set of ethical, behavioural and technical standards through their employment contracts, under plans being drawn up.
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CommentProgress in the community: how TCS has helped community providers
With the Transforming Community Services transfers largely complete, attention turns to realising the benefits this sector of the NHS can now bring. Dr Kate Fallon looks at the progress that has been made.
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NewsTroubled Southern Cross to close
Care home operator Southern Cross has confirmed that it is to close down after the landlords of its properties abandoned the company.
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NewsIT can double patient contact time
Patient contact time can be doubled among frontline community health teams by moving to modern computing systems, researchers have found.
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HSJ LocalNorth Staffordshire PCT in obesity surgery appeal
A former police officer is taking his legal battle over a primary care trust’s refusal to fund obesity surgery to the Court of Appeal.
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NewsMonitor delays chief executive appointment until bill is clarified
Monitor, the foundation trust regulator, has announced a delay in its appointment of a chief executive.
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NewsManagers urged to support nurses in drive to make savings safely
Managers are urged to support their nurses in a national programme intended to give the profession a major say in improving quality of care while at the same time improving efficiency – so that safety is not compromised.