All Health Service Journal articles in 6 December 2013
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HSJ Local
Calderdale and Huddersfield misses target for TIA patients
PERFORMANCE: Only 51 per cent of transient ischemic attack patients with high risk of stroke were treated within 24 hours at Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust in October, falling below the 60 per cent target.
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HSJ Local
East Riding of Yorkshire introduces C diff card
PERFORMANCE: East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group has introduced a voluntary C difficile card, which will be issued to patients who test positive for the bacteria at hospital or their GP surgery.
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HSJ Local
Shropshire CCG agrees formal support from area team
PERFORMANCE: Shropshire CCG is receiving formal support from its area team because of failures to commission services that comply with the 18 week referral to treatment requirement, recent board minutes state.
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HSJ Local
Timeline for major reconfiguration set out by Barking, Havering and Redbridge
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has set out a proposed timeline for reconfiguration which will include moving all emergency admissions and surgery to Queen’s Hospital by mid 2015.
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CommentTepid Francis response won’t guarantee patient safety
The Mid Staffs inquiry has been a missed opportunity
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HSJ Local
New medical director for Barnet, Enfield and Haringey
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust has employed a new medical director who starts today.
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CommentAll health conferences should have a people's panel
Put patients centre stage of open, honest dialogue
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HSJ Local
New rapid access medical unit reduces A&E admissions
Princess Royal Hospital has launched a rapid access medical unit in an attempt to reduce accident and emergency admissions and long stays.
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HSJ Local
18 week referral to treatment target missed for over a year
North West London Hospitals Trust has missed its 18 week referral to treatment target every month since last September.
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HSJ Local
Walsall reduces paperwork by 80 per cent
A West Midlands trust is claiming to have reduced the total number of forms nurses need to complete by 80 per cent, down from 1,500 to just 300.
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NewsHSJ Live: 06.12.13 Hunt writes of 'long term challenges' in letter to NHS staff
London trust’s data problems, mortality ratios and the rest of the day’s news from the world of healthcare
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News
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NewsDr Foster identifies 13 trusts with high mortality ratios
Thirteen hospital trusts have higher than expected mortality indicator scores, according to an extract from the latest report by health analytics firm Dr Foster which has been shared exclusively with HSJ.
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SupplementsSo how was it for you? An HSJ roundtable
HSJ’s latest roundtable on the six months into the biggest transformation the NHS has undertaken
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SupplementsWhy it’s time to help the helpers
Employees’ mental health problems need as much attention as their physical problems
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HSJ Partners
Supporting mental health services
The best interests of vulnerable people need to be at the heart of decision making
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SupplementsTaking the drama out of a crisis
An Essex trust has become an evangelical supporter of a care management initiative for people with mental health issues
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