All Health Service Journal articles in 10 January 2013 – Page 6
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NewsA&E closure 'can't be justified'
A damning report which demands a debt-ridden NHS trust is broken up must not be used to justify closing essential hospital services, a senior Labour MP has said.
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CommentMichael White: escalation in healthcare's culture wars
The Francis inquiry has riled the public and private sectors
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NewsOFT moves to extend its jurisdiction over NHS mergers
The Office of Fair Trading has moved to take over responsibility for assessing mergers between NHS trusts and foundation trusts, in a development which could have significant implications for the “pipeline” of aspirant FTs.
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CommentCommissioning board makes its move
Is the board’s rejection of the CCG funding formula a declaration of independence?
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HSJ KnowledgeThe building blocks for integrated care
Six key building blocks are required for the delivery of integrated care
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HSJ Local
Deficit at Royal Berkshire reaches £3.7m
FINANCE: The Royal Berkshire Foundation trust’s year to date deficit increased by a third in a single month, reaching £3.7m in October.
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HSJ Local
Royal Berkshire renegotiates Cerner deal
COMMERCIAL: The Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has held talks to renegotiate its electronic patient record system contract.
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HSJ Local
Royal Berkshire misses maternity targets
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust consistently performed worse than target on two key maternity performance indicators this year.
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HSJ Local
Forces mental health contract awarded to NHS consortium
COMMERCIAL: A national contract to provide acute mental health inpatient services for military personnel has been awarded to a partnership of eight NHS mental health trusts, including Southern Health Foundation Trust.
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Chief executive resigns at Midlands trust
The chief executive of University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust has resigned after six years in the post.
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HSJ KnowledgeNeighbourhood watch could prevent another tragedy
Could the peer review model be adopted around the NHS?
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CommentCommunity care should be the NHS's first option
Community FTs are crucial to the mandate’s aspirations
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HSJ KnowledgeTelling tales could cut complaints
Patient Feedback Challenge aims to improve the patient-staff relations
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving the diagnosis and referral process
How medical IT can help to improve diagnosis and referrals
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LeaderA perfect storm of NHS scrutiny
The quality of care in hospitals will come under fierce scrutiny after the Francis report is published
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NewsTrusts get chance to push back FT application dates
Trusts are being asked to re-submit their target dates for attaining foundation status amid new evidence that significant numbers will fail to complete the process by the original deadline.
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NewsHSJ live: rolling news 10.1.2013
How Patient Feedback Challenge aims to cut NHS complaints and the rest of today’s news
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NewsEpsom hospital pulled into A&E reconfiguration programme
Another hospital has been added to the list of those on the south west London and Surrey borders that could lose their accident and emergency and maternity facilities, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Weston now compliant with CQC standards on patient discharge
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has judged Weston Area Health Trust is now compliant with requirements to co-operate with other providers.
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HSJ Local
Leicestershire 999 calls up 30 per cent
The number of emergency 999 calls in Leicestershire has jumped 30 per cent in the first three weeks of December, according to the East Midlands Ambulance Service.