All Health Service Journal articles in 18 October 2012 – Page 4
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HSJ Knowledge
'A merger was our only viable option'
How the hospital where the NHS was launched merged with another organisation
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Leader
Easton’s move stokes debate on private sector’s value to NHS
Should Jim Easton be censured for taking a job at Care UK?
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HSJ Local
Bristol children's heart surgery faces CQC concerns
PERFORMANCE: Children’s heart surgery services at the Bristol Children’s Hospital face likely criticism from the Care Quality Commission following an investigation, HSJ understands.
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HSJ Local
Wolverhampton trust faces £6m pay-out
PERFORMANCE: The family of a disabled boy will receive a £6m pay out from the NHS after doctors and midwives at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust failed to recognise he was being starved of oxygen during his birth 11 years ago.
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News
Cuts pose risk to infection control gains, nurses warn
Progress on tackling healthcare associated infections could be lost as services come under increasing financial pressure, infection control nurses fear.
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News
'Whistleblowing' charter launched
A whistleblowing charter has been signed by health unions, employers and regulators, which pledges to support staff who raise concerns.
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News
Nicholson fears 'carpet bombing' privatisation
A warning by the head of the NHS that the government’s controversial health reforms could end in “misery and failure” sparked fresh Labour calls for parts of the shake-up to be halted.
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News
Warning against surgery age limits
Thousands of older patients are needlessly dying because they are being denied treatment on the grounds of their age, a report has found.
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News
Guidance on hospital food revealed
Some hospitals are failing to provide patients with high quality and healthy meals, the health secretary has warned.
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HSJ Knowledge
They are the champions: volunteers in the community
A look at the role of community health champions
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News
Ministers offer NMC £20m to cut fee hike
The government has offered a £20m grant to the Nursing and Midwifery Council in a bid to reduce the size of its proposed fee hike which has sparked uproar among the workforce.
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HSJ Local
Royal Cornwall to lead pioneering blood study
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has been awarded a grant to conduct ground-breaking research into reusing blood lost by mothers during birth.
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News
CQC seeks new recruits to hit inspection targets
The Care Quality Commission is seeking to recruit up to 200 health and social care professionals to ensure it can complete the required number of inspections by the end of the financial year, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ Local
Analysed: The sustainability of acute services in Coventry and Warwickshire
The Coventry and Warwickshire health economy is seeking a sustainable future for local trusts and clinical specialties
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HSJ Knowledge
A new look for eating disorder care
Commissioners and researchers teamed up to redesign an eating disorder service
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News
Pay 'cartel' hires lawyers to help draw up breakaway plans
The South West Pay Consortium has appointed a leading law firm to advise it on plans to amend staff pay, terms and conditions.
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HSJ Local
Cumbria Partnership launches research into disorders
Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust is looking for people who have been diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia or alcoholism to take part in a research project into the genetics behind these disorders.
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HSJ Local
New image system to improve East Sussex efficiency
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is teaming up with other hospitals across the region to introduce a new high-tech imaging system that will improve efficiency for patients.
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HSJ Local
Royal United Hospital Bath behind on QIPP plan
FINANCE: Royal United Hospital Bath has achieved 69 per cent of planned quality, innovation, productivity and prevention savings at the end of August.