All Health Service Journal articles in 15 December 2011 – Page 4
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Berkshire Healthcare set to smash surplus target
FINANCE: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was predicting a year-end surplus of up to £7m in July, well above the planned £2.6m.
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24,000 diabetes deaths 'preventable', report claims
Up to 24,000 patients with diabetes are dying unnecessarily every year, according to a new report.
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Government urged to raise alcohol prices by leading medics
More expensive alcoholic drinks would save thousands of lives and prevent medical experts have said,
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NHS whistleblowers threaten legal challenge
Solicitors for new campaign group Patients First have threatened two London trusts with legal action claiming they may have acted unlawfully in discharging their duties towards whistleblowers.
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Two ‘unacceptable’ MRSA cases at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust chief executive has warned staff that two MRSA cases in two weeks is “completely unacceptable”.
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Warning over social care budget cuts in West Sussex
FINANCE: Local campaigners in West Sussex have written an open letter warning of the negative impact of social care budget cuts on vulnerable adults.
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All C sections subject to root cause analysis at Western Sussex
PERFORMANCE: The Caesarean section rate at Western Sussex Hospitals was discussed at its latest board meeting in November.
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Third of East Sussex Hospitals staff vaccinated against flu
WORKFORCE: Around a third of East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust’s workforce had been immunised against seasonal flu by 9 December.
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Western Sussex Hospitals improving on orthopaedics
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust needs “further work” to meet its stretch target for fractured neck of femur surgery but performance is improving.
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East Sussex Hospitals leads tender for archiving and imaging system
COMMERCIAL: East Sussex Hospitals Trust is leading the tender for an imaging and archiving system in the South East Coast region.
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Two birth centres to close in Derbyshire
STRUCTURE: The Derbyshire cluster has agreed that two midwife-led birthing centres should close in order to save up to £3.7m over five years.
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'Untested' IT procurement agreed in Derbyshire
COMMERCIAL: NHS Derbyshire County and NHS Derby City have published a service specification for an informatics service after April 2013 when the cluster will no longer exist.
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PCT managers at Derbyshire learn of fate
WORKFORCE: Board papers reveal that 87 people have had voluntary redundancy arrangements agreed with NHS Derby and NHS Derbyshire County, following discussions around assignments to clinical commisisoning groups.
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Derbyshire cluster to procure outsourced HR support
COMMERCIAL: A new specification for outsourced HR transactional support has been developed by primary care trusts in Derbyshire, which will be procured from April 2012.
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Southern Health releases reserves to plug deficit
FINANCE: Southern Health has been forced to release reserves to mitigate overspends in its mental health, community services and corporate services divisions.
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Lincolnshire, Humber and North Yorkshire to form single CSO
COMMERCIAL: The Humber PCTs - Hull, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and East Riding of Yorkshire - and the NHS North Yorkshire and York - are working on a single commissioning support organisation, it has been confirmed.
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Bassetlaw community services go to Nottinghamshire Healthcare FT
STRUCTURE: Bassetlaw PCT’s community services transferred to Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on 1 November.
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Sheffield CCG delegated £709m and asked for £5m 'recovery plan'
FINANCE: A single clinical commissioning group covering Sheffield has been delegated the vast majority of its eligible budget.
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Analysis: patients in poorer regions using A&E over GP
Patients in the poorest areas are 63 per cent more likely than those in the richest locations to find it hard to see a GP. They are also 53 per cent more likely to attend accident and emergency, according to HSJ analysis of newly published figures.
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Cost of rising emergency dementia admissions revealed
There has been a 12 per cent growth over five years in the number of people with dementia admitted to hospital as an emergency, according to a report exclusively shared with HSJ.