All Health Service Journal articles in 24 January 2014
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CommentIdentifying the members of the A&E frequent flyers club
Some patients attend emergency units more than 10 times a year
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CommentMore patient data ultimately means better care
Help us get a complete picture of the care the NHS delivers
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Colchester improvement director appointed
WORKFORCE: Mark Davies has been appointed improvement director at Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust.
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CommentMore accountability and regulation could punish the system
Accountability could have a negative impact on care workers
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NewsPharmacies aim to absorb GP strain
A new campaign to increase awareness of the pharmacy service aims to take pressure off GPs and A&E departments.
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NewsTreat patients in ambulances - MP
More patients should be treated in the back of ambulances rather than taken to hospital, MPs have heard.
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NewsNHS the second most gay friendly employment sector
The health service is the second most gay friendly employment sector, according to Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index.
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NewsMajor London trust's A&E 'unfit for purpose', says CQC
University College Hospital London Foundation Trust has been issued with four compliance actions following a new-style Care Quality Commission inspection.
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NewsNHS contracts 'going to private firms'
Almost 70 per cent of NHS contracts awarded since the government’s controversial reforms became law have been won by private firms, a campaign group has claimed.
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NewsWoman's fight over partner's sperm
A woman has launched a legal battle for the right to “harvest” her seriously-ill partner’s sperm so that she can have his children.
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NewsUse of deprivation of liberty safeguards rises
There has been a sharp increase in the number of applications to use deprivation of liberty safeguards for people over the age of 75, it has emerged.
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CommentWhy NHS staff engagement matters
A new report should be taken seriously by all in the sector
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Monitor approves proposal to dissolve Mid Staffs
Monitor has approved the trust special administrators’ proposal for Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust to be dissolved.
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New MD at South Warwickshire
WORKFORCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has appointed a new medical director.
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Private hospital groups forced to sell sites
Two private hospital operators have been told by the Competition Commission that they must sell off nine hospitals between them in order to improve competition in the private healthcare market.
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Trust appoints acting chair
The NHS Trust Development Authority last week announced the appointment of an acting chair at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust.
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CommentDefine a clear role for hospitals in integrated care
One north London acute trust shows the way forward
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NewsTameside's Lorenzo difficulties continue
The first trust to accept a sweetener payment to switch to the Lorenzo electronic patient record system has admitted it continues to face a series of risks to patient safety and performance arising from its implementation.
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Seclusion rooms used as bedrooms by mental health trust
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust has been issued with a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission after an inspection team found seclusion rooms were being used as bedrooms.
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NewsExclusive: Clegg to launch mental health action plan
Nick Clegg is next week expected to launch a national mental health action plan, advocating a further push towards “parity of esteem” between the sector and the rest of healthcare, HSJ has discovered.