All Health Service Journal articles in 8 November 2012 – Page 4
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NewsExclusive: Jim Easton's commissioning board role to be split up
Jim Easton will not be replaced, and the functions of his department will be split between four of the other NHS Commissioning Board national directors, HSJ has learned.
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Southampton consultant wins prize for flu vaccine research
RESEARCH: A consultant at Southampton General Hospital has been honoured following the publication of a paper on a universal vaccine for influenza.
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Power outage investigation at Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust lost power for 20 minutes while carrying out a routine generator test over the autumn, according to board papers.
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NHS Haringey demands improved 'talking therapies' performance
PERFORMANCE: NHS Haringey has asked its Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) provider for an action plan to improve performance.
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Aspirant FT says it has improved following CQC visit
PERFORMANCE: Managers at a Midlands hospital which had its application for foundation trust status deferred for the second time following CQC concerns, have said work has been done to improve.
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Quarter of St George's consultants 'have no job plan'
WORKFORCE: An audit committee report said it wanted to “raise concerns” with the board of St George’s Healthcare Trust about consultant job planning.
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St George's has higher staff turnover rate than other teaching hospitals
WORKFORCE: St George’s Healthcare Trust has a staff turnover rate 4 per cent higher than the London teaching hospital average, a report said.
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Non-executive appointed at Sussex Community
WORKFORCE: Martin Sambrook has been appointed as a new non-executive director on the Sussex Community NHS Trust board.
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Above average SMHI at Western Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust’s board has been told that its Summary Hospital-Level Mortality Indicator (SMHI) level is above average but “as expected”.
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NHS Haringey misses stop smoking target for quarter one
PERFORMANCE: NHS Haringey missed its target for getting smokers to quit for quarter one, achieving 300 against a target of 427.
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NHS Camden misses cervical cancer screening target
PERFORMANCE: NHS Camden has missed its target for cervical screening, achieving 66.9 per cent coverage against a national threshold of 80 per cent.
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Cluster calls meeting with Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust
PERFORMANCE: The North Central London primary care trust cluster called a meeting with the north London mental health organisation because “numbers of patients entering treatment are not in line with increased investment for 2012-13.”
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NHS Enfield misses stop smoking target for quarter one
PERFORMANCE: NHS Enfield missed its target for getting smokers to quit for quarter one, achieving 281 against a target of 300.
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NHS Camden stop-smoking rates below target
PERFORMANCE; NHS Camden was one of three boroughs in the North Central London primary care trust cluster to miss its stop smoking target in the first quarter of 2012-13.
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University Hospitals Birmingham set to fall 5 per cent short on CIP
FINANCE: University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust is forecasting a five per cent shortfall in its cost improvement plan this year.
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Bradford commissioners launch guide on access for disabled patients
PERFORMANCE: NHS Airedale, Bradford and Leeds has sent a guide to its GP practices, dentists, opticians and pharmacists about how to make their premises and services easier for disabled people to access.
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Rise in fracture clinic complaints at Western Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust said it had recently had problems with call handling in its fracture clinic.
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St George's to join King's Health Partners
STRUCTURE: St George’s Healthcare Trust is to join the King’s Health Partners Academic Health Science Network.
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Wye Valley appeal over norovirus spike
Wye Valley Trust has issued an “urgent appeal” for people with diarrhoea and vomiting to stay away from the County Hospital, in Hereford after a spike in the number of patients presenting with symptoms.