All Health Service Journal articles in 8 November 2012
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NewsPathology reforms moving too slowly says Carter
The man who led a national review of pathology services has lamented the slow pace of service reform and questioned whether a recent high-profile laboratory blunder could have been avoided had consolidation happened sooner.
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Lewisham Hospital better than average on coding
FINANCE: A report to the south east London primary care trust cluster said: “Lewisham Healthcare Trust with a clinical coding Healthcare Resource Grouping error rate of 7.2 per cent, was better than the national average.”
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Guy's and St Thomas' 'significantly worse' than national average for coding errors
FINANCE: An Audit Commission report has declared Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust “significantly worse” than the national average for mistakes in the clinical coding of work which it charges commissioners at tariff rates for.
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HSJ Local
Rotherham Hospital plans to cut 20pc of workforce over three years
WORKFORCE: Rotherham Foundation Trust has announced plans to cut 750 jobs - about 20 per cent of its workforce - over three years.
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HSJ Local
North of England provider development lead joins Trust Development Authority
WORKFORCE: Nicky O’Connor, programme director in the North of England SHA Cluster provider development team, has been appointed to the role of portfolio director in the NHS Trust Development Authority.
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Payment code error rate 15 per cent at King's College Hospital
FINANCE: A report to the South East London cluster said: “King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust’s average episode healthcare resource group error rate was 15 per cent and therefore worse than the national average.”
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HSJ Local
Heatherwood and Wexham park FT risks £600,000 contingency gap
FINANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust risks a £600,000 gap between the size of its contingency fund and all possible cost pressures.
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HSJ Local
Healthcare at Home partnership introduces cancer home care in Leeds
COMMERCIAL: A new private healthcare service, in partnership with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, has opened in the city, offering care at home for cancer patients.
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'No decision' on Mid Yorks organisational form
STRUCTURE: Strategic health authority papers say that “no decision” has been taken about Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s “future organisational form”.
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NHS SE London appointing 4th information governance officer in 18 months
STRUCTURE: The south east London primary care trust cluster’s risk register reveals that the organisation has lost its third “senior information risk owner” since April 2011.
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Yorkshire Ambulance Service appoints two directors
WORKFORCE: Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has appointed two new associate directors.
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals £8.8m behind plan
FINANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust was £8.8m behind plan at month six.
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HSJ Local
Doncaster pain clinic moves to new site
STRUCTURE: A chronic pain clinical provided by Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is moving to a new single site.
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Mid Yorkshire to get £6m for restructuring
FINANCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s commissioners have agreed to provide £6m to the trust to support restructuring for cost improvement, following £10m already provided.
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HSJ Local
Humber Foundation Trust extending Lorenzo functions
COMMERCIAL: Humber Foundation Trust is to extend its use of the Lorenzo electronic patient record system.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow do we define fair in commissioning?
The fuss over Monitor’s “fair playing field” review shows it is very timely
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Demand not falling, warns Heatherwood and Wexham Park
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust has warned that waiting lists will rise unless commissioners continue to invest more in its services, as demand is not falling.
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Southampton FT plans £70m children's hospital
STRUCTURE: Plans for a new £70m children’s hospital have been revealed by University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust.
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NewsNorth West hospital cash incentives 'cut A&E deaths'
Financial incentives could improve hospital mortality rates, according to a study.
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NewsNational Audit Office raises concern over Hinchingbrooke franchise
The National Audit Office has raised questions about the procurement process for one of England’s first privately run NHS hospitals.