All Health Service Journal articles in 27 October 2011 – Page 6
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HSJ Local
Rise in mixed sex breaches at Brighton and Sussex
PERFORMANCE: The trust this month recorded 77 breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
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HSJ Local
No mixed sex breaches at Ashford and St Peter’s during September
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust this month again recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
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HSJ Local
East Kent Hospitals records no mixed sex breaches in September
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust this month again recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
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HSJ Local
Frimley Park had no mixed sex breaches in September
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust this month again recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
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HSJ Local
No September mixed sex breaches for Queen Victoria Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust this month again recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
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HSJ Local
Sussex Partnership records zero mixed sex breaches for September
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust this month again recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
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HSJ Local
No September mixed sex breaches for Surrey and Borders Partnership
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust this month again recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
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HSJ Local
Use of agency increases in wake of Cornwall headcount reduction
WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, which is trying to cut 400 posts out of the workforce, has increased the number of agency staff it uses.
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HSJ Local
Lewisham Healthcare plans to increase 'market share' by 10 per cent
COMMERCIAL: The south London hospital trust said it planned to grow its “overall market share by 10 percentage points over the next four years, from around 65 per cent to 75 per cent”.
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HSJ Local
Royal Cornwall hit by readmissions tariff
FINANCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is underperforming by £2.3m against the contract with its main commissioner, largely due to unpaid readmissions.
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HSJ Local
Newham Hospital fails new A&E target
PERFORMANCE: The east London hospital has seen the proportion of people who leave without being seen remain steady at 10 per cent since April, double the target.
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HSJ Local
Newham improves 18 week RTT but is still below 90 per cent
PERFORMANCE: Newham University Hospital Trust’s board papers for September show a small improvement in July from the June position.
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HSJ Local
Ten patients responsible for third of Hillingdon unplanned re-attendance
PERFORMANCE: Hillingdon Hospital Foundation Trust’s figures have been skewed by one patient who has attended 158 times since April 1st 2011 - nearly once a day.
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News
Personal budget holders need more information, says DH report
Patients given control of their own health budgets need more information about the size of their funds and how they can be spent, a Department of Health report has found.
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News
Exclusive: Mid Staffs needs £80m to avoid financial collapse
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust may need as much as £80m government support to pull it out of the financial hole created by its care quality scandal, HSJ has learned.
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£30m spent on NHS patient taxis - report
More than £30m has been spent on taxis for NHS patients since 2008 thanks to a shortage of official non-emergency transport, according to the BBC.
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Mixed-sex ward breaches continue to improve
Mixed-sex accommodation rule breaches in NHS wards have decreased in the past month, newly released figure show.
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Government: Mid Staffs inquiry may lead to another health bill
A letter from health minister Earl Howe to members of the House of Lords admits the government may need to bring forward another health bill in response to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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Exclusive: government defending 'autonomy clause'
The government is resisting attempts to scrap the Health Bill’s so called “autonomy clause”, but close to offering a compromise amendment on the duties of the health secretary, HSJ understands.
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Lords propose greater transparency in new Health Bill changes
Proposed amendments to the Health Bill would effectively subject private and third sector bodies to the Freedom of Information Act by giving commissioners more power to require information from them.