Acute Care – Page 327
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HSJ KnowledgeElection 2010: how to survive the calm after the storm
The post-election period heralds change but meanwhile the NHS must maintain its own momentum, says Alison Moore
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NewsPatient groups call for urgent government action
Patient group umbrella organisation National Voices has called for a new government to urgently tackle the “challenges facing health and social care”.
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NewsKramer loses seat despite hospital campaign
Liberal Democrat Susan Kramer failed to hold her Richmond Park seat despite a controversial campaign against hospital reconfiguration.
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NewsWarwickshire result casts doubt on NHS reconfiguration proposals
Chris White has won Warwick and Leamington for the Tories, casting further doubt on proposals to centralise specialist care.
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NewsMP who branded hospital downgrade 'barking mad' returned
Conservative Grant Shapps won his Welwyn Hatfield seat after promising a Tory government would call a moratorium on the closure of a local accident and emergency and maternity unit.
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NewsLabour keeps seat where they accused Conservatives of 'scare' tactics on hospital
Alan Campbell won Tynemouth after challenging the Tories over leaflets suggesting accident and emergency and other services at North Tyneside General Hospital could be cut if Labour won.
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NewsPFI revelation fails to tip balance to Lib Dems in North East battleground seat
Labour’s Roberta Blackman-Woods retained City of Durham after beginning the campaign lauding County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust’s “state of the art £91m hospital”.
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NewsBurnley A&E campaigner loses seat
Labour MP Gordon Prentice has lost his Pendle seat to the Conservatives.
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NewsShadow health minister pledging fresh look at hospital configuration elected
Mike Penning has retained Hemel Hempstead for the Conservatives, leading to a potential conflict with Andrew Lansley.
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NewsTories take seat facing maternity unit closure
Conservative David Nuttall has taken Bury North.
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NewsLib Dems take target seat where Clegg promised a re-opened A&E
Lib Dem Gordon Birtwistle has taken Burnley.
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NewsGeneral hospital at heart of three-way battle in Watford
Conservative Richard Harrington has taken Watford in a close race against Labour and the Lib Dems.
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NewsMPs hold on in Whittington row seats
A high profile row over hospital reconfiguration in north London has not seen any MPs lose their seats.
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NewsCampaigning doctor loses seat
Richard Taylor, who took Wyre Forest in 2001, pledging to fight the downgrading of Kidderminster Hospital, has been defeated by the Conservatives.
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NewsLabour cling onto Tooting after trust chair criticises Tory candidate
Sadiq Khan has retained Tooting for Labour.
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HSJ Knowledge
Carbon reduction
The Carbon Reduction Commitment is a mandatory, auction-based emissions trading scheme, which came into effect on 1 April 2010.
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CommentYour Humble Servant: electioneering
‘We have survived another election campaign with no one promising to save or close us’
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NewsCQC tries to dispel 'live ratings' fears
The Care Quality Commission has attempted to reassure trusts its soon-to-go-live regulation system is “not a rating, not a ranking and not a league table”.
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CommentMark Goldman on NHS trust takeovers
Good Hope Hospital’s deeply ingrained culture left it stuck in a rut. What lessons are there for future NHS takeovers?
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CommentJeremy Taylor on involving patients in hospital closures
It is nearly a year since NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson announced the need for £15bn-£20bn of NHS efficiency savings.