All Health Service Journal articles in 18 August 2011
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HSJ Local
Alexandra Hospital fails CQC spot checks
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was not meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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HSJ Local
Royal Free Hampstead fails CQC spot checks
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was not meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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HSJ Local
Cambridgeshire sets limits on providers to cut patient transfer delays
PERFORMANCE: NHS Cambridgeshire has set “contractual limits” to reduce beds being blocked by delays in transfering patients in the area, according to a letter from the strategic health authority.
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HSJ Local
Out of hours risk in Cambridgeshire
STRUCTURE: New arrangements for out of hours GP services in Cambridgeshire risk increasing “serious incidents”, according to the local primary care trust.
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HSJ Local
NHS chief warns South Essex CCGs may 'fragment'
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of the NHS has said the formation of clinical commissioning groups in south Essex could lead to “fragmentation”.
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HSJ Local
Outer north west London QIPP performance at 13 per cent of yearly plan at month three
FINANCE: The outer north west London cluster has achieved just under a sixth of its QIPP plan for the year by the end of the first quarter.
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NewsDH seeks better value from IT contracts
The Department of Health will not pull the plug on its contract with electronic care record supplier CSC, although trusts will gain more freedom over which IT systems they buy, HSJ has been told.
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NewsNHS trusts to take over community service assets
Acute and mental health trusts are to be given the chance to acquire billions of pounds worth of property assets used to provide community services, with final decisions due by the end of the year.
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HSJ Local
£72m refurbishment gets go-ahead at East and North Herts
COMMERCIAL: East and North Hertfordshire Trust’s £72m hospital redevelopment has been given the go ahead by the health secretary.
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NewsGPs gain opt-out over new primary care data service
Plans for a new primary care information system have been approved by the Department of Health, but HSJ has learned that GPs have secured the right to opt out of the scheme.
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NewsLow manager numbers risk care homes' future
A “leaked” document showing a lack of managers in post has heightened concerns over the future of troubled care homes.
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NewsPatent warning for doctors over genetic tests
Increasing use of diagnostic genetic tests could put NHS doctors and managers in the firing line for infringing patents, it was claimed today.
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HSJ Local
Winchester and Eastleigh trust spends £690,000 on maternity
STRUCTURE: Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust has announced it will spend £690,000 upgrading a birthing unit, as a wider review of maternity services in the local area takes place.
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HSJ Local
Warwickshire PCT pays council to develop reablement
FINANCE: NHS Warwickshire has proposed transferring more than £6m to Warwickshire County Council to develop reablement services.
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HSJ Local
Robert Jones and Agnes gains FT status
STRUCTURE: Robert Jones and Agnes Orthopaedic and District Hospital Trust has become the latest to gain foundation status.
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HSJ Local
Dudley Hospitals nearly halves pressure ulcers
PERFORMANCE: The Dudley Group has reported a 45 per cent reduction in the numbers of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in the first quarter of 2011-12.
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HSJ Local
Sheffield moving to single clinical commissioning groups
STRUCTURE: GP practices within Sheffield primary care trust are planning to form a single clinical commissioning group, the PCT has said.
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HSJ Local
Amber-red rating for North West Ambulance Service’s FT bid
STRUCTURE: The ambulance trust’s bid for foundation status was rated amber-red by NHS North West at the end of June, according to a letter sent by the strategic health authority last month.
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HSJ Local
Imperial served with performance notice over 18-weeks target
PERFORMANCE: The west London trust was issued with performance notices by commissioners and has seen the national 18 Weeks Intensive Support Team after problems with waiting list management.
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HSJ Local
South West Ambulance receives Olympic funding
FINANCE: South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has received £120,000 from the Department of Health to help prepare for the Olympic sailing competitions in 2012.