All Health Service Journal articles in 19 April 2012 – Page 4
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Ongoing problems for Sussex acutes in race for foundation status
STRUCTURE: Four out of the five acute trusts serving the Sussex health economy are yet to achieve foundation status and continue to face difficulties in doing so, with the government’s deadline now less than two years away.
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PROMs performance improves slightly
Latest data on patient reported outcome measures has shown some improvement in the proportion of patients who felt their condition had improved following surgery.
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New approach to back pain management could save NHS £120m
Outcomes among back patients could be improved if a stratified management approach to providing primary care physiotherapy is adopted, research suggests.
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Analysed: the foundation trust pipeline in Sussex
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of the key issues facing the NHS’s major health economies. This week: the challenges facing provider organisations in Sussex as they progress along the foundation trust pipeline.
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Hospitals to review discharge policies
David Cameron will today call for patients to be treated with dignity and respect as hospitals are told to end the practice of discharging vulnerable people from wards during the night.
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Police investigate health board over serious incidents
Detectives are “assessing” whether a health board which failed to provide information about 56 serious incidents at its hospitals was guilty of any “criminality”.
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Chief exec confirms he is leaving in May
WORKFORCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust chief executive Duncan Selbie is to leave the organisation at the end of next month.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells sells old hospital site
COMMERCIAL: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has sold off its old Kent and Sussex Hospital site to a property developer.
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Timeline extended for Dartford and Gravesham merger
STRUCTURE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has put back the date it expects to merge with Medway Foundation Trust, but remains confident the link up will go ahead despite increased scrutiny of its proposals by the Cooperation and Competition Panel.
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SASH announces intention to become standalone FT
STRUCTURE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has agreed a two year plan intended to allow it to become a standalone foundation trust without merging with another organisation.
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Recruitment drive at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals to address nursing shortages
WORKFORCE: The trust’s unscheduled medical care division has acknowledged it will need to recruit up to eight nurses and healthcare assistants a month to prevent a repeat of the staff shortages it experienced in 2011.
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Yorkshire research highlights variations in type 1 diabetes care
RESEARCH: Research undertaken by Leeds Metropolitan University, with several Yorkshire and Humber NHS provider trusts and funded by NHS Diabetes, has highlighted discrepancies between type 1 diabetes services.
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Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals installs £170k robot pharmacy system
COMMERCIAL: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has installed a £170,000 robotic drug dispensary system at Castle Hill Hospital, and a second system is due to be installed in the dispensary at Hull Royal Infirmary in July.
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East Sussex DPH given national role
WORKFORCE: Diana Grice, director of public health for East Sussex, has been appointed vice president of the Association of the Directors of Public Health.
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HSJ Local
IT contract signed by Sussex Partnership
COMMERCIAL: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract with 2e2 to provide all its information and communications technology services.
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Exclusive: OFT to rule on foundation trust merger
The first ever merger between two foundation trusts is to be scrutinised for its impact on competition by the Office of Fair Trading, HSJ has learned.
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CCGs will be subject to Agenda for Change
Clinical commissioning groups will be made subject to the Agenda for Change pay agreement to avoid spiralling redundancy costs, it has been confirmed.
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Exclusive: Dame Ruth Carnall to leave NHS
NHS London chief executive Dame Ruth Carnall, one of the service’s most senior and respected leaders, is to leave the NHS next year.
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Obesity strategy criticised by royal colleges
Surgeons, psychiatrists, paediatricians and GPs launched a campaign today to battle rising levels of obesity, saying current strategies are not working.
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NHS redundancies costing tens of millions - Labour
Nearly £170m was spent on NHS redundancy payouts in one year, according to leaked government figures released by the Labour party.