All Health Service Journal articles in 23 May 2014
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HSJ Local
Row between East Sussex trust and local MP over 'insulting' criticism
STRUCTURE: A south east trust has hit back at its Liberal Democrat MP for refusing to discuss his “insulting and inappropriate” criticisms of its restructuring programme.
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News
HSJ's older people's commission launches first report
HSJ’s Commission on Hospital Care for Frail Older People has published its first report today.
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News
Review of 'overdefined' specialised services underway
Responsibility for commissioning some specialised services, such as chemotherapy and renal dialysis, could be handed to clinical commissioning groups as part of an NHS England review.
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HSJ Local
Third of community trust staff report abuse from patients
WORKFORCE: A third of staff employed by Gloucestershire Care Services Trust have experienced harassment, bullying or abuse from patients and their relatives, a survey reveals.
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HSJ Local
Trust accidentally reveals personal details of 2,800 staff
WORKFORCE: South Central Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has apologised after thousands of its staff’s personal data, including nationality, sexual orientation and salary details, was published on the organisation’s website.
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HSJ Knowledge
Spending to save: The innovative response to the Francis report for the nursing workforce
How the focus on clinical practice is bringing about new ways of working at leading trusts
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News
NHS England shakes up top team as junior directors leave
The NHS England top team is to be shaken up amid a string of departures of less senior directors from the organisation.
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Comment
CCGs must learn to 'co-commission' without conflict of interest
New plans mean greater CCG responsibility
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News
HSJ Live 23.05.14: TDA struggles to replace resigned chairs
Concerns raised over 17 departures at 99 trusts TDA oversees, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment.
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Supplements
Patient safety: The UK's first 'credentialing' system
Controls access for suppliers to trust areas
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News
TDA struggles to replace resigned chairs
The NHS Trust Development Authority has become concerned at the number of chairs that have resigned from the 99 trust boards it oversees, after 17 left their posts in 2013-14.
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Supplements
HSJ efficiency supplement: Yes we scan, the case for smaller MRI scanners
This HSJ supplement explores the changing views toward MRI scanners and why the new generation of ‘compact’ scanners is showing benefits for patients, staff and suppliers.
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Supplements
Technology: The big question
The economic and clinical case for using ‘compact’ MRI scanners
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HSJ Knowledge
Fighting flu epidemics: the answer's in the numbers
Use meta-analysis of data to prevent flu
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News
Financially challenged areas among biggest losers from care claims clawback
Some of the most financially challenged health economies were among the biggest contributors to an £800m pot established to settle continuing healthcare claims that was clawed back by the Treasury, an HSJ investigation has found.
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Supplements
Stephen Kennedy: The inefficiency of the one size fits all approach to MRIs
New methods of working