All Health Service Journal articles in 1 December 2011
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HSJ Local
Delayed discharges force Royal Devon to cut operations
PERFORMANCE: Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust was forced to reduce elective procedures due to the high number of patients waiting for suitable ongoing care outside hospital.
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NewsFlory plans CCG finance chief 'accreditation' process
It will be “very, very difficult” to find chief financial officers for all of the 200-plus clinical commissioning groups that will take over NHS commissioning from 2013, David Flory has warned.
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SupplementsMaking progress in mental health policy and practice - an HSJ supplement
This week’s HSJ supplement in association with Lloyds Pharmacy looks at how a new direction for mental health strategy must take this opportunity to improve outcomes for patients with mental health issues.
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HSJ Local
CQC holds up Devon Partnership FT timetable
PERFORMANCE: Devon Partnership Trust’s foundation trust application has been delayed due to a responsive review by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ Local
Cornwall Partnership governance risk downgraded
PERFORMANCE: Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust’s Monitor governance rating has been downgraded to amber/red owing to Care Quality Commision concerns about services.
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SupplementsHSJ supplement - special finance report
This HSJ special finance report looks at the financial future for trusts eyeing foundation status, new legislation designed to stop bribery that could catch some organisations out, and why it can be difficult to find a finance director.
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SupplementsHSJ supplement - special technology report
This HSJ special technology report looks at the benefit of handheld devices in the health service, and the problems facing telehealth as a solution to unplanned admissions.
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HSJ Local
Eleven homicides investigated at AWP
PERFORMANCE: Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust is subject to 11 investigations into homicides by NHS South West, more than any other mental health trust in the region.
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HSJ Local
London trusts club together to pursue Welsh claims
FINANCE: Moorfields Eye Hospital, the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Kingston and Barts are pursuing the Welsh Health Boards for unpaid bills, a board paper reveals.
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HSJ Local
Solent trust slipping against surplus target
FINANCE: Solent NHS Trust is struggling to meet its surplus target despite higher than expected levels of income, as it is overspending on pay.
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HSJ Local
Hampshire beats chlamydia screening target
PERFORMANCE: NHS Hampshire performance is exceeding its screening target for chlamydia, while NHS Portsmouth and NHS Southampton are showing slight underperformance.
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HSJ Local
UHB to become 'magnet' for pharma money and clinical research after hook-up with uni
COMMERCIAL: University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust and the University of Birmingham has today announced a joint working agreement to be known as Birmingham Health Partners (BHP).
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NewsFrancis: Mid Staffs report will aid NHS managers
The chair of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry has outlined the areas he will focus on in his final report into the failings that allowed poor care to go unnoticed for so long at the trust.
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NewsNicholson: electoral cycle means we have to do service changes in next 18 months
Sir David Nicholson has said the “electoral cycle” means NHS managers were “much more likely to get through” service changes in the next 18 months than later in the parliament.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs subject to extra safeguards when commissioning from GPs
Clinical commissioning groups will not need to have a doctor as their most senior officer, and will be able to commission services from local GPs subject to extra safeguards to minimise the danger of a conflict of interests.
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CommentViews from the picket line
James Clayton, a reporter on the HSJ and Nursing Times news desk, spent yesterday talking to nurses and other health workers on the picket lines in London.
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NewsData protection charge for man who contacted patient on Facebook
A 21-year-old man who used patient information to contact a female patient on Facebook has been charged with an alleged breach of data protection.
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NewsCCG management could learn from schools - Lansley
The health secretary has said clinical commissioning groups should learn from boards of governors in schools how to meet statutory responsibilities without spending large sums on running costs.
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NewsDH to set out CCG behaviour guidance
The government is to set out how a clinical commissioning group can buy from its own practices, and set out expectations for their governance, in an imminent paper.
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NewsLondon Ambulance Service calls in police support during strike
Police helped ambulances attending emergencies last night after thousands of NHS workers went on strike over public sector pensions.