All Health Service Journal articles in 11 October 2012 – Page 2
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Comment
Irresponsible, or a breath of fresh air?
Asda is making it easier to get a blue inhaler by cutting out the GP
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Comment
There is a Plan B after all
Public sector employment could be part of the solution to our economic woes, argues Noel Plumridge
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Comment
Stephen Eames: successful acquisitions
These laudable aims often act as a fig leaf for cost cutting - remember the old fable about Greeks bearing gifts
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HSJ Local
New chair for one of UK's most troubled trusts
WORKFORCE: A new chair has been appointed at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ Local
Brighton board signs off business case for surgical unit
STRUCTURE: The board of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has given the go ahead for a new day surgery centre.
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HSJ Local
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals in deficit and £1.7m behind plan
FINANCE: The foundation trust’s August finance report shows a year-to-date deficit of £588,100 after exceptional items, against a planned surplus for the period of £1.1m.
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HSJ Local
Four overdue patient safety alerts for Aintree
PERFORMANCE: The number of overdue patient safety alerts outstanding for the trust has dropped to four, according to latest central alerting system data.
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HSJ Local
Midwife led maternity unit opens in East Kent
STRUCTURE: St Peters midwifery-led unit opened last month at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, Margate.
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HSJ Local
NHS Gloucestershire prepares for decision on community services
STRUCTURE: Staff and residents in Gloucestershire have overwhelmingly given their support to the creation of a new NHS trust for the county’s community services.
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HSJ Local
London Ambulance appoints new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Ann Radmore has been appointed chief executive of London Ambulance Service.
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HSJ Local
Trust 'shocked' at Sir Jimmy Savile allegations
PATIENT SAFETY Buckinghamshire Healthcare, the trust that runs Stoke Mandeville Hospital, has said it is “shocked” over allegations that Sir Jimmy Savile abused children while volunteering there.
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Comment
Readers' letters - 11 October 2012
Critics of the Manchester maternity review are in denial, says Leila Williams of NHS Greater Manchester
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News
Hospital baby dies in bug outbreak
A premature baby has died in hospital following an outbreak of the pseudomonas bacteria, it has emerged.
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News
NHS commissioners could be made to pool budgets with councils
Care and Support Bill may require CCGs to pool budgets with local authorities
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HSJ Local
Poole maternity unit closed for 27 hours
PERFORMANCE: Poole Hospital Foundation Trust was forced to close its maternity unit to new admissions for 27 hours on 15 and 16 August.
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HSJ Knowledge
Stroke care: where do we go from here?
Stroke research will enter an exciting new era – as long as funding remains high
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HSJ Local
Buckinghamshire trust puts back FT application date to April
STRUCTURE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust has agreed a revised timetable for submission of its application to become a foundation trust.
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HSJ Local
Poole and Royal Bournemouth appoint joint IT director
WORKFORCE: John Gill has been appointed joint director of IT at Poole Hospital Foundation Trust and Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Foundation Trust, as the two trusts continue to work towards merging.
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HSJ Local
Coventry and Warwickshire fears Monitor pipeline lag
STRUCTURE: Monitor’s foundation trust authorisation pipeline has been highlighted as a “red” risk by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust.
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HSJ Local
Red finance rating for Coventry and Warwickshire Trust
FINANCE: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust have been given a “red” financial risk rating score of two for July and August, worse than the score of three given for April to June.