All Health Service Journal articles in 10 January 2014
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NewsHospital chief to chair nurse staffing group
Nursing academics who led research which found patients were at risk if nurse to patient ratios fell below one to eight have been commissioned to conduct a government backed review of the evidence on nurse staffing, HSJ has learned.
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Chief departs as Barking placed in special measures
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has been placed in special measures after the latest Care Quality Commission inspection found evidence of “unsafe care” in its accident and emergency departments.
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NewsWarning over A&E ambulance queues
The NHS has a “significant problem” with ambulances queuing at accident and emergency departments waiting to drop off patients, a senior official has said.
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NewsCQC chief executive backs wider duty of candour
The chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has thrown his weight behind a wider definition of the government’s planned statutory duty of candour.
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HSJ Local
Colchester cancer services 'unsafe' finds NHS England
PERFORMANCE: Colchester Hospital University Trust’s cancer services, which are also being investigated by the police, have been found “unsafe” in five areas, NHS England has announced.
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HSJ LocalManagerial failings allowed rogue surgeon to operate
A review into Heart of England Foundation Trust has found “weak and indecisive leadership from senior managers” and “secrecy and concealment” allowed a rogue surgeon to continue carrying out unrecognised and unsafe surgical procedures.
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CommentBetter housing will relieve winter pressures
Housing improvements are vital for reducing emergency hospital visits
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NewsHSJ Live: 20.12.2013 NHS England would 'very rarely' close a GP practice
Deputy medical director of NHS England says it would close a GP practice only if it was “at the extremes of immediate public safety”, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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NewsMedicine addiction data 'needed'
GPs should start collecting anonymous data on patients they suspect or know to be hooked on prescription drugs, a group of MPs has found.
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HSJ Local
Woman reveals impact of Good Hope error
A grandmother found out she had been wrongly diagnosed with breast cancer - 17 years after undergoing an operation by surgeon Ian Paterson.
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NewsCQC unveils community services inspection regime
The Care Quality Commission has outlined its new approach for inspecting community health services.
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NewsNHS England would 'very rarely' close a GP practice
The deputy medical director of NHS England said it would only close a GP practice if it was “at the extremes of immediate public safety”.
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NewsExclusive: Medical students face new NHS entry exam
Medical students may be given a full licence to practise medicine as soon as they graduate. However, under new plans they would have to sit an additional exam to gain entry onto the foundation programme that allows them to work for the NHS.
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HSJ Local
Cancer trust chief suspended
The Christie Foundation Trust yesterday suspended its chief executive Caroline Shaw.
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HSJ Local
Leicester faces £40m deficit
University Hospitals of Leicester Trust has said it will need ongoing financial support from the Department of Health after its forecast deficit doubled to almost £40m.
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HSJ Local
Community Services launches fresh bid for £800m contract
Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust has joined with a new private partner to make a second bid for an £800m older people’s services contract.
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NewsNHS employees offered Circle shares
NHS employees working at hospitals run by the operator Circle are to be offered shares in the company for the first time as part of moves to change its governance structure.
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HSJ Local
Boss of troubled Berkshire trust quits
WORKFORCE: Royal Berkshire Hospital chief executive Ed Donald has resigned after four years leading the organisation. The trust is currently being investigated by Monitor after governance concerns.
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NewsFTN chief criticises tariff and planning guidance
The chief executive of the Foundation Trust Network has said “growing financial pressures” on the NHS are preventing patients from receiving quality care.
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NewsFinancial implications imminent for east London reorganisation
The reorganisation of cancer and cardiac services in east London is taking shape with the financial implications set to be laid out at the end of this month.