All Health Service Journal articles in 25 March 2010
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NewsMid Staffordshire inquiry findings published
A report into failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been published.
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NewsRose Gibb returns to court to battle for pay-off
Rose Gibb returns to the courts today in her battle to get a £175,000 pay-off - two and a half years after she left her job as chief executive at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust.
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NewsLess than half of NHS staff think managers work well with others
Just under half of NHS staff think that healthcare professionals and management work well together, figures from the 2009 NHS staff survey reveal.
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NewsTrust questioned closely in court over Rose Gibb payout
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust’s decision not to pay its former chief executive an agreed payoff came under intense scrutiny today.
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NewsNorfolk records major drop in bed blocking
There were up to 75 per cent fewer patients waiting for discharge on any one day across Norfolk this winter, following the introduction of a “capacity plan” to reduce bed blocking across the county.
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NewsJudgement reserved in Rose Gibb appeal case
The final outcome of the Rose Gibb case may not be known until after the election, after judgement was reserved today in her Appeal Court hearing.
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NewsTwo trusts registered with conditions
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust and Milton Keynes Hospital Foundation Trust have been told their registration with the Care Quality Commission is conditional on them improving the safety and quality of their care.
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SNP pledges to end consultants’ bonuses
A doctor turned politician has signalled the Scottish Nationalists’ determination to end the practice of financial bonuses for top NHS consultants.
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NewsSacked consultant wins bullying appeal
A leading consultant at top-security Broadmoor Hospital - sacked after complaints of bullying from colleagues, including a former lover - has won his case of unfair dismissal.
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NewsDarling promises 'sensible, giveaway-free Budget'
Chancellor Alistair Darling has promised a “sensible, workmanlike” Budget as he renewed his message that there would be no pre-election giveaways.
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NewsPM to unveil personalised public service web pages
Everyone in the country is to be given a personalised web page for accessing government services within a year as part of a plan to save billions of pounds by putting all public services online, Gordon Brown is to announce.
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News£557m announced for Scottish NHS
The Scottish government will spend £557m on building new hospitals and upgrading the NHS in 2010-2011, it has been announced.
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NewsAmbulance system backed despite death
Ambulance bosses have reassured the public the systems used to dispatch emergency vehicles are up to scratch after it was revealed that a woman died when the ambulance sent to her was diverted to another incident.
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NewsJail sentence for NHS fraudster
A senior NHS manager who fraudulently earned £245,246 over a five year period has been handed a 12 month prison sentence, suspended for a year. Hasan Tahsin was also ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.
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NewsA&E targets 'compromising safety'
Accident and emergency waiting time targets are endangering patient safety and care, a leading group of doctors has warned.
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NewsRCGP sets out post election wish list
The Royal College of GPs has called for longer consultation times and longer GP training in a manifesto targeted at whichever party wins the election.
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NewsHSJ exclusive: Monitor appoints high profile chair
HSJ can reveal the foundation trust regulator’s incoming chair.
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NewsCambridgeshire PCT provider arm to become first 'community NHS trust'
The provider arm of Cambridgeshire primary care trust is to become the country’s first community NHS trust on its journey towards foundation status.
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NewsBurnham, Lamb and Lansley clash in health debate
The three main political parties all accused each other of “failing the NHS” before Thursday evening’s televised debate between the Labour, Tory and Liberal Democrat leaders.
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NewsNew £1.5m NHS uniforms 'cause rashes'
A £1.5m programme to introduce colour-coded NHS uniforms in Wales could be scrapped after scores of nurses complained that the items caused painful rashes.