All Health Service Journal articles in 26 July 2012 – Page 2
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HSJ Local
Commissioners criticise 'remoteness' of Central London Community Health Trust's management
PERFORMANCE: Minutes of a meeting of NHS North Central London show officials criticising the ‘remoteness’ of Central London Community Health Trust’s management in Barnet.
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HSJ Local
Great Ormond Street a 'national outlier' on diagnostic waits
PERFORMANCE: Commissioner figures show the specialist children’s hospital is breaching the waiting times targets for diagnostics.
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HSJ Local
Cameron Ward named as Durham, Darlington and Tees director
WORKFORCE: Cameron Ward has been appointed as director of the NHS Commissioning Board’s Durham, Darlington and Tees local area team.
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HSJ Local
Chris Long confirmed as North Yorkshire and Humber director
WORKFORCE: Chris Long has been confirmed as the NHS Commissioning Board local area team director for North Yorkshire and Humber.
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News
Controversial vascular reorganisation referred to health secretary
Local authorities last night agreed to refer plans for a controversial reorganisation of vascular services across Cheshire and Merseyside to health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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HSJ Local
Plymouth Community Healthcare plans bed closures
STRUCTURE: Plymouth Community Healthcare Trust is consulting on changes to mental health recovery services that could involve the closure of nine beds.
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HSJ Local
Plans for new North Somerset Hospital unaffordable
FINANCE: Plans for a new £13m community hospital have been shelved due to the “changing financial circumstances” of the NHS, it has been announced.
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HSJ Local
Andy Buck confirmed as South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw director
WORKFORCE: Andy Buck has been confirmed as the director of the NHS Commissioning Board local area team covering South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw.
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HSJ Local
NHS North Central London sees improvement in childhood vaccinations
PERFORMANCE: All five PCTs making up NHS North Central London have seen rises in their rate of childhood immunisations, board papers show.
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HSJ Local
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital breaches infection target for the year
PERFORMANCE: The north London specialist trust has recorded three cases of clostridium difficile for the year so far, equivalent to its full-year limit.
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HSJ Local
Moorfields Eye Hospital has three 'never events'
PERFORMANCE: The specialist eye hospital has recorded three “never events”, according to a report to the board of NHS North Central London.
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HSJ Local
Taunton and Somerset clinician wins research award
CLINICAL RESEARCH: A consultant and diabetes specialist from Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has won a prestigious award for research into the impact of diet on Type 2 diabetes.
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HSJ Local
North Bristol outsources work to bring waiting list under control
COMMERCIAL: North Bristol Trust is outsourcing £1.6m of surgical work in order to meet performance on the 18-week referral to treatment target.
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HSJ Local
PCT requests explanation of 'disproportionate' referrals from Barnet and Enfield GPs
PERFORMANCE: NHS North Central London requested a report on the high number of Individual Funding Requests made by GPs in Enfield, compared with their peers in other boroughs.
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HSJ LocalCQC gives Mid Staffs clean bill of health
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has now lifted all of its concerns around Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
NHS North Central London predicts £31.8m surplus at end of 2012-13
FINANCE: The cluster comprising Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington predicts a year-end surplus for each of its constituent PCTs.
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HSJ Local
Camden 'Right to Request' bid withdrawn over competition concerns
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of NHS North Central London has reported to her board that a “Right to Request” bid to become a social enterprise by staff had been withdrawn after legal advice.
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HSJ Local
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust appoints replacement non executive directors
WORKFORCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust has appointed three non executive directors to replace the four who stood down at the beginning of the month.
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HSJ PartnersHow the NHS handles change: your opinions wanted!
HSJ wants your views! The NHS is changing - but the process of change is never easy and is sometimes painful.
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CommentWhy top-up fees are not the answer
Gleeful insurers are rubbing their hands at the prospects opened up by the Health Act.