All Health Service Journal articles in 25 April 2014 – Page 3
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News
High infection rates 'unacceptable', says NICE
The number of patients getting an infection while under NHS care is “unacceptably high”, health officials have warned.
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News
NHS England faces 'unfunded' redundancy costs
NHS England has an “unfunded cost pressure” for 2014-15, which sources have linked to a large-scale redundancy programme it failed to finish last year.
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HSJ Local
Serco well positioned for combined call centre contract
Suffolk commissioners plan to create a single “care co-ordination centre” as part of a contract bundling proposal which could make outsourcing giant Serco well positioned for the role.
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HSJ Knowledge
The ever-changing NHS needs some blitz spirit
New ways to deal with relentless top-down change
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HSJ Local
Imperial launches investigation into its medical director
The medical director and former co-chief executive of Imperial College Healthcare Trust has been relieved of his duties while an independent investigation is carried out, the trust confirmed today.
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HSJ Local
Incumbent wins GP out of hours contract
Commercial: A contract to provide out-of-hours GP care to patients in and around Nottingham has been awarded to Nottingham Emergency Services CBS, a non-profit company.
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News
CQC to launch crisis care inspections in summer
Services for people in mental health crisis are to be put under the spotlight this summer with a round of targeted inspections by the Care Quality Commission, HSJ has learned.
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Comment
Michael White: Attacks on Welsh NHS smack of opportunism
Pre-election politics in full effect
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HSJ Local
Trust discusses concerns over maternity services
PERFORMANCE: Directors at Southampton University Hospitals Trust are concerned about the lack of capacity to provide maternity services to a sufficient standard at one of its sites.
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News
UK low in hospital beds league
Britain has fewer hospital beds per head of population than most other European countries, a report has found.
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News
NHS a 'political football', claim healthcare leaders
Healthcare leaders have criticised the political class for treating the NHS as a “political football” instead of engaging in a meaningful debate about its future.
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News
Mid Staffs dissolution deferred by six months
Scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust will remain in business until at least October despite the regulator’s desire to dissolve the organisation “as soon as possible”, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Circle awarded £120m MSK contract
COMMERCIAL: Private provider Circle has become Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s prime contractor for its integrated musculoskeletal service after scooping a £120m five-year contract.
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News
HSJ Live 16.04.2014: CQC to launch crisis care inspections in summer
Mental health crisis care is to be put under the spotlight by the Care Quality Commission with a series of targeted inspections later this year, and the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ Knowledge
How to provide 24/7, joined up palliative care
Scheme in Bedfordshire has had positive results
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News
Updated: Unison votes to ballot members on industrial action
One of the largest healthcare unions Unison is to ballot its 460,000 health members over plans to take industrial action – including strike action – following the government’s imposed pay deal.
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News
Innovation network could slip into ‘self-defeating spiral’
The much-vaunted scheme to drive and spread healthcare innovation across the country risks slipping into a “self-defeating spiral”, senior figures have warned after NHS England slashed its budget.
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Comment
January 2014 waits: More patients choose to delay treatment
Delays tip trusts into target breach
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News
North Staffordshire suspends consultant
The University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust has suspended and reviewed the work of a consultant surgeon who used an unproven technique for face and head operations, allegedly exposing 88 patients to unnecessary risk.