All Health Service Journal articles in 24 May, 2013 – Page 2
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CommentNow is the time to invest in NHS leaders
NHS staff deserve more support in their new roles, says Karen Lynas
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HSJ Local
Leeds hospitals chief executive leaving post
The chief executive of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is to leave next month. Maggie Boyle’s departure follows persistent performance problems at the trust, and an investigation into mortality rates among children undergoing heart surgery.
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2gether score poorly on staff engagement
WORKFORCE: 2Gether Foundation Trust scored in the lowest 20 per cent for staff engagement in 2012, according to the NHS Staff Survey.
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Birmingham hospital mounts campaign to tackle pressure ulcers
PERFORMANCE: Heartlands Hospital has introduced a new tool in a bid to reduce pressure ulcers.
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NewsRevealed: NHS holds 'risk summits' over A&E concern
Pressures in accident and emergency have been the largest single trigger for “risk summit” meetings which are being called to address quality, safety and performance concerns under the new NHS system, HSJ research reveals.
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Portsmouth gets £6.2m DH bailout
FINANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has received a £6.2m bailout from the Department of Health.
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Southampton CCG associate director focuses on emergency care
PERFORMANCE: According to the latest quality monitoring report from Southampton CCG, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust reported an “above average number of black alerts” in March and April 2013.
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Horton hospital changes await commissioning strategy
STRUCTURE: Oxfordshire CCG has issued a statement stating it and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust have agreed any consultation on changes to Horton General Hospital will take place following the development of Oxfordshire’s commissioning strategy, but before the end of the current financial year.
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Bicester building date confirmed
STRUCTURE: Oxfordshire CCG has confirmed that building work is to go ahead for the redevelopment of Bicester Community Hospital is to go ahead from June.
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Chiltern C difficile concern
PERFORMANCE: The latest performance board papers for Chiltern CCG warn it is “unlikely” its maximum 77 case target for C Difficile for the area will be met.
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Overspend reported at Milton Keynes CCG
FINANCE: A Milton Keynes CCG finance board paper warned of an over performance on the organisation’s acute service contracts of £10m in 2012-13.
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Nene CCG echoes CQC concerns on Kettering
PERFORMANCE:Nene CCG has issue statement in response to the Care Quality Commission’s report on Kettering General Hospital.
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Wokingham highlights MRSA target risk
PERFORMANCE: The latest board papers for Wokingham CCG warn there is a “risk for delivery” in relation to its target of recording no cases of MRSA for 2013-2014.
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NewsPatients able to complain to Monitor about anti-competitive behaviour
Monitor will consider complaints about anti-competitive commissioning from individual patients and representative groups, under new guidance.
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CommentA&E funding is a catch-22
Monitor and NHS England must agree a new approach, says Chris Hopson
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HSJ KnowledgeHow NHS Change Day 'went viral’
Lessons from the event’s effective social media strategy
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NewsHSJ Live 21.05.2013: David Nicholson to retire
Sir David Nicholson will retire as chief executive of NHS England in March 2014 - latest reactions and tweets inside
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NewsCCGs defy Hunt by planning to increase competition for out-of-hours GP care
More than one in five clinical commissioning groups are planning to “introduce” competition for out-of-hours primary care in the next year, an exclusive HSJ survey reveals.
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NewsLabour highlights hospital capacity fall
Hospitals are “dangerously close to full”, Labour has warned, after it emerged that the number of hospital beds available to patients in England has shrunk by almost 6 per cent since the coalition government took office.
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NewsHunt backs chief inspector of GPs plan
Jeremy Hunt has backed plans for a chief inspector of general practice, to be based in the Care Quality Commission.