All Health Service Journal articles in 4 July 2014
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NewsGP surgeries 'on brink of collapse'
Millions face a postcode lottery in GP services as chronic underfunding has left doctors surgeries’ “on the brink of collapse”, a senior GP has warned.
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HSJ Local
Mental health trust given three warning notices by CQC
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust has been given three warning notices by the Care Quality Commission after inspectors found it had “failed to protect the welfare of patients” on one of its dementia wards.
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HSJ PartnersRegulators need to bring more clarity to leadership ratings
There are too many uncertainties still
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HSJ PartnersFinding the framework: The key elements of leadership from the CQC, Monitor and TDA
The leadership frameworks explained
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NewsNHS England defends Care.data following 'enormous outcry'
NHS England has defended the controversial patient record-sharing programme Care.data following what it admits was an ‘enormous outcry’ in the way it was initially implemented.
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NewsHSJ Live 25.06.2014: Around 180 CCGs bid for primary care co-commissioning
Bids to co-commission primary care have been submitted by the majority of England’s 211 clinical commissioning groups, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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HSJ Local
Monitor takes further action against Southend FT
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has instructed an Essex foundation trust to put an action plan in place to fix what it described as “one of the worst performing accident and emergency departments in the country”.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Stafford Hospital safety review triggered by doctor shortage
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has been called in to inspect Stafford Hospital following concerns its shortage of doctors has spread, causing more services to become ‘fragile’.
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News
Doctors' language checks launched
Doctors from EU countries could from today face tough English language checks as part of fitness to practice tests.
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NewsAirline style briefings aim to improve patient safety
Trusts taking part in the new Sign up to Safety campaign will be asked to commit to giving patients “airline style” safety advice on their stay in hospital, a trust chief executive leading the campaign has said.
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NewsAround 180 CCGs bid for primary care co-commissioning
Bids to co-commission primary care have been submitted by around 180 of England’s 211 clinical commissioning groups, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalMorecambe Bay placed in special measures
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has been put into special measures after it was rated “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsNHS England to develop new indicator for nurse staffing
Almost half of NHS hospitals and inpatient areas recorded nursing shift ‘fill rates’ of more than 100 per cent in May, according to figures released as part of the government’s patient safety drive.
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HSJ Local
Princess Alexandra appoints new chief executive
Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust has appointed a new chief executive, the trust has announced.
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NewsHunt calls for safeguarding review in wake of Savile abuse
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for regulators and trust leaders to review safeguarding procedures after an investigation revealed that “weak systems” in hospitals had allowed celebrity Jimmy Savile to abuse scores of patients over many years.
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HSJ Local
Delay to merger increases costs by £3m
FINANCE: A proposed merger between Ealing Hospital Trust and North West London Hospitals Trust has been delayed by three months at a cost of £3m.
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HSJ Local
CCGs vote to centralise maternity and paediatric services in East Sussex
STRUCTURE: Consultant led maternity and paediatric services in East Sussex will be permanently run at Conquest Hospital in Hastings after clinical commissioning groups in the area voted to approve the proposal.
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CommentDon't let the glut of pilot projects distract from patient safety
New models of care are too fragmented