All Health Service Journal articles in 19 January 2012
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NewsAll parts of NHS will be affected by strike - Unite
Every part of the NHS will be affected by strike action on 10 May, the union Unite has claimed.
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HSJ Local
Staff urged to open up on feelings
A mental health provider is offering staff the chance to take part in meetings to openly discuss the social and emotional impact of caring for patients.
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HSJ Local
Independent probe underway of Pennine Acute FT bid
PERFORMANCE: An independent review has been commissioned of the trust’s progress towards foundation status, the NHS North of England finance director reported.
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HSJ Local
CWP met with Monitor over governance red rating
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust was asked to meet with Monitor on 13 December to “consider whether the trust is in significant breach of its terms of authorisation”, according to newly published board minutes.
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HSJ Local
MD of Somerset CCG steps down
WORKFORCE: The managing director of Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group has stood down from her role due to a conflict of interest.
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HSJ Local
Emergency care pressure drives NHS Cumbria secondary care overspend
FINANCE: At the end of November the primary care trust’s budget for its two local hospitals was on course for an overspend of £4.9m this year, its latest finance report shows.
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NewsExclusive: DH letters to staff admit 'no clarity' on jobs
The Department of Health has given NHS managers a choice of two letters to send staff this month on the future of their roles – one of which is to be used in cases where there is still “no clarity” on what will happen to their jobs.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: hundreds waited hours for ambulances after software failure
PERFORMANCE: Hundreds of patients waited hours for ambulances in London when call handlers were forced to rely on pen and paper for 15 hours during a software failure, a report seen by HSJ has revealed.
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HSJ Local
Dorset mental health services failed to protect mother from her son
PERFORMANCE: A mental health trust has been criticised for failing to consider the safety of a mother who was killed by her paranoid son.
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HSJ Local
North West trusts £9m behind on savings plans at end of November
FINANCE: NHS trusts in the strategic health authority’s region booked ‘”cost improvement programme” savings of £113.9m by the end of November, against a plan of £123.2m to that point in the year to date.
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HSJ Local
Taunton and Somerset FT awards building contract
COMMERCIAL: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has awarded the contract for building its £34m single room development to construction firm BAM.
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HSJ Local
Barnsley Hospital misses A&E wait target
PERFORMANCE: NHS North of England has highlighted that Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust is not meeting the A&E waiting time target.
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HSJ Local
Cluster highlights Leeds Hospitals 18 weeks performance
PERFORMANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been identified by its strategic health authority cluster as not meeting the 18 weeks referral to treatment target.
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HSJ Local
North Cumbria savings plan forecast to fall £7m short
FINANCE: North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust had achieved just £3.7m of its planned £15.2m savings for 2011-12 by the end of November, its latest performance report shows.
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HSJ Local
Mid Yorks misses A&E wait target
PERFORMANCE: NHS North of England has highlighted that Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust is not meeting the A&E waiting time target.
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HSJ Local
Mid Yorks Hospitals 'to meet 18 weeks targets by April'
PERFORMANCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust is missing the 18 week referral to treatement target, its strategic health authority cluster has highlighted.
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News
Enter now: Care Integration Awards launched by HSJ and Nursing Times
Health Services Journal and Nursing Times announce the launch of a brand new awards programme; the Care Integration Awards, recognising and rewarding excellence in collaborative clinical practice.
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Patient Safety Awards 2012 now open for entry
Following the fourth successful Patient Safety Congress, Heath Service Journal and Nursing Times are delighted to present the Patient Safety Awards 2012.
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One in five deaths now 'in own home'
More than a fifth of people now die in their own homes, while the overall trend for deaths at home is rising, research suggests.
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NewsTwo royal colleges declare opposition to Health Bill
The Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives have declared all out opposition to the government’s Health and Social Care Bill.