All Health Service Journal articles in 21 June 2012 – Page 2
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NewsManagers should work out of hours, says dignity report
NHS managers need to be more available outside normal office hours in order to improve the care of older patients, a new report has recommended.
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HSJ Local
Eye boost for Warwick
PERFORMANCE: A hospital League of Friends group has purchased a £79,000 PASCAL Laser for the Ophthalmology Department at Warwick Hospital.
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NewsLegionnaires' outbreak 'has peaked', says health secretary
There have been no new cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the outbreak which has claimed two lives, health chiefs in Scotland have said.
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NewsFour new commissioning board directors announced
Four new non-executive directors of the NHS Commissioning Board were confirmed today by the Department of Health.
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NewsDoctors' strike latest: Meldrum calls for 'sensible' pensions solution
Monday 11.30am: The head of the BMA has called for a “sensible” resolution to the pensions dispute in his final speech to doctors as chairman.
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SupplementsInsights into oral chemotherapy service redesign
This exclusive article looks at the benefits of optimising oral chemotherapy service design.
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NewsHealth servants recognised in Queen's birthday honours
NHS managers and board members - and a hospital porter - have been honoured in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
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CommentWhy trusts should get behind NHS Hack Days and back 'geeks who love the NHS'
NHS Hack Days demonstrate the value of a modern approach to NHS IT procurement and show the way forwards for competitive trusts, writes Carl Reynolds.
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HSJ Local
CBE for Sussex FT chief
WORKFORCE: Lisa Rodrigues, chief executive of Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust, was awarded the CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
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NewsFTs warn of 'regulatory driven failure' under NHS reforms
Foundation trusts are lobbying Monitor to ensure financially challenged providers will be able to “temporarily” close protected NHS services under their new regulatory regime.
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NewsUnison conference to target held wages
Unison will open its national conference with a fresh attack against wage freezes and caps for health, council and other public sector workers.
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HSJ Local
MSA breaches at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The trust had eight breaches of the national bar on mixed sex accomodation in March, according to its commissioners latest performance report.
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HSJ Local
OBE for chief nurse
WORKFORCE: The chief nurse at a Midlands hospital has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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HSJ Local
Four MSA breaches at Aintree in March, commissioners report
PERFORMANCE: The trust had four unjustified breaches of the national bar on mixed sex accomodation in March, commissioner board papers show.
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HSJ Local
City and Hackney PCT end 2011-12 with surplus
FINANCE: City and Hackney PCT saw a surplus of £13.1m at the end of month 12, £4m above the planned surplus.
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SupplementsHSJ and NHS Confederation supplement
This exclusive supplement from HSJ and NHS Confederation includes an interview with Mike Farrar, insight for healthcare leaders on service provision and whistleblowing, data management and medical imaging case studies, plus a report from HSJ’s roundtable on partnerships.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: a new shape for acute services in north Kent
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine how acute providers in north Kent are being reshaped to ensure long term viability for acute services in the region.
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HSJ LocalNorth Kent trusts look to London to boost market share
Two Kent trusts will seek to expand their market share in surrounding health economies, including becoming the main acute provider for a London borough, if their merger bid is successful.
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Clustering in part to blame for PCT's £28m blackhole
The move from primary care trusts to clusters was in part to blame for a £28m black hole opening up in the books of a PCT, a report has found.
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NewsIan Cumming to lead Health Education England
National director of quality Ian Cumming has been named as the first chief executive of Health Education England.