All Health Service Journal articles in 5 January 2012 – Page 2
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NewsLansley vows to reduce readmissions
Emergency readmissions among NHS patients soared under the last Labour government, according to official figures.
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NewsSocial care 'not fit for purpose'
The social care system has been branded “not fit for purpose” after figures revealed elderly people are paying up to £7,000 a year for home care services.
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News'Failing' social care system putting older people at risk
England’s “failing” social care system is leaving 800,000 elderly people “lonely, isolated and at risk”, say experts who have today urged the government and the Labour party to begin social care reform.
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NewsGovernment unveils extra £150m for home care
The government has announced an extra £150m for patients to receive care at home rather than in hospital.
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NewsBirmingham chief executive made a dame in new year's honours
The chief executive of University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust has been made a dame in the new year’s honours list.
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Hospital chief exec to take up new role with SHA
WORKFORCE: Heather Lawrence OBE is to leave Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust and start a new role with NHS London supporting non-foundation trusts in getting authorised by Monitor.
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New chief operating officer for Guy's and St Thomas'
WORKFORCE: Amanda Pritchard, currently deputy chief executive at Chelsea and Westminster Foundation Trust, is leaving in the spring to join the south London giant.
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New chair appointed as Hull and East Yorkshire seeks FT status
WORKFORCE: Robert Deri, an accountant, has been appointed chair of Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust.
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Sheffield Children's diabetes study nears end
PERFORMANCE: A four-year £1m study, led by Sheffield Children’s Foundation Trust, to assess whether education improves the long term health of children with diabetes is nearing an end.
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Salford Royal manager recognised in New Year honours
WORKFORCE: A human resources services manager at the foundation has received an MBE in the new year honours list.
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Review finds Herefordshire mental health services understaffed
WORKFORCE: A review of mental health services in Herefordshire has found many services were suffering from long term understaffing.
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Southampton overperforms on all referral targets
PERFORMANCE: Southampton primary care trust is overperforming against plan on all its activity indicators, cluster board papers reveal.
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Chief nurse mentioned in honours list
WORKFORCE: Hilary Chapman, chief nurse and operating officer at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, has become a CBE
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Nottingham exceeds A&E assessment time target by 100 per cent
PERFORMANCE: The trust is taking twice as long to assess patients admitted to accident and emergency as it should be.
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Permanent chief exec appointed at Royal Cornwall
WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust interim chief executive Lezli Boswell has been appointed to lead the trust on a permanent basis.
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Education changes will lead to £3m training income loss at Nottingham
FINANCE: Proposed changes to education funding will lead to a future loss of education and training income of £7.7m over a three year period.
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NHS Bury forecasts breakeven after £3m additional allocation
FINANCE: The primary care trust was forecasting it would break even for 2011-12 at the end of October after receiving an additional £3m in-year allocation, its latest finance report shows.
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Liverpool PCT chair gets OBE
WORKFORCE: NHS Liverpool chair Gideon Ben-Tovim has been awarded an OBE for services to health.
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East Lancs midwife gets OBE
WORKFORCE: Sheena Byrom, a consultant midwife at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, has been awarded an OBE for services to midwifery.
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Former Kingston chair gets CBE
WORKFORCE: Former NHS Kingston chair Neslyn Watson-Druée has been awarded a CBE for services to healthcare.