All articles by Alison Moore – Page 60
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HSJ LocalHospital 'overwhelmed' by eye care demand
PERFORMANCE: A Kent trust has admitted it is “overwhelmed” with demand for ophthalmic services and has up to 7,000 patients at risk of worsening eyesight who require “urgent” follow up.
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HSJ LocalPrivate firm may have been only bidder for £12m a year contract
COMMISSIONING: The company in charge of patient transport services in Sussex may have been the only bidder for the £12m a year contract, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalKent CCG looks to Calais staff to reduce waiting times
WORKFORCE: A Kent clinical commissioning group is considering bringing in clinicians from Calais to help reduce waiting times and increase choice locally.
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HSJ LocalCommunity services face shake-up as CCGs go solo
RECONFIGURATION: Adult community services in Surrey face a shake-up next year with clinical commissioning groups choosing to work alone rather than commissioning across the county.
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HSJ LocalMP and union demand improvement from private transport service
Less than a week after new providers took over patient transport services in Sussex an MP is warning she will raise issues with ministers if they are not resolved quickly, while union members have also been balloted over strike action.
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: It's time for action, not words, on BME career progression
NHS trust boards have failed in their duty to grow BME representation so what compelling action can now be taken?
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HSJ Local
Medway faces deficit of over £50m
FINANCE: Medway Foundation Trust is set to end the 2015-16 financial year with a deficit of £52.5m as its future looks ever more uncertain.
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HSJ LocalNurses could be offered enhanced rates to return to NHS
WORKFORCE: A foundation trust is considering paying nurses enhanced hourly rates to attract them back from agency work.
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HSJ LocalTrust criticised for handling of MRSA outbreak
PATIENT SAFETY: An NHS trust has been criticised for its slow response after 14 patients contracted MRSA in 11 months after it dropped routine screening.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance trust to review use of GPs following patient death
PATIENT SAFETY: An ambulance trust is to review how it uses GPs in its emergency operations centres after a patient died when a GP downgraded the response.
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HSJ LocalNon-executive director suspended for views on gay adoption
WORKFORCE: A non-executive director of an NHS trust has said complaints about his views on adoption by same sex couples from an LGBT group within the organisation led to his suspension.
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HSJ LocalHospital to relocate outpatient clinics to cut costs
FINANCE: A major London hospital is to stop providing outpatient clinics at a community hospital in Kent in a cost cutting move.
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HSJ LocalTrust told to improve mental health services
PERFORMANCE: Older people’s mental health wards across Sussex require improvement, according to the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: How to avoid getting burnt by the Sunshine Rule
HSJ’s roundtable explored the potential benefits and risks of the proposed ‘Sunshine Rule’
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HSJ LocalCommunity trust's staff turnover rises to 20pc
A community trust is facing staff turnover of 20 per cent a year as it struggles to replace and retain staff who are retiring, relocating or looking for a better work-life balance.
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HSJ LocalChief of beleaguered ambulance trust takes 'leave of absence'
PERFORMANCE: The chief executive of an ambulance trust has taken “leave of absence” and the chair has been replaced on the day a critical report into a controversial pilot project was released.
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HSJ LocalSurrey FTs merger halted for at least eight months
STRUCTURE: The proposed merger between two Surrey trusts is likely to be delayed by at least eight months – and may not even happen in the way originally planned.
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HSJ LocalLong awaited foundation trust merger delayed again
Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals and the Royal Surrey County Hospital FTs pause merger process for second time Organisations had decided to go ahead with merger in January Trusts say they tackling “immediate issues is the best way to secure a sound future” STRUCTURE: The long awaited merger ...
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HSJ LocalNursing director moves trust to be chief executive
APPOINTMENT: The director of nursing at Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust is to take over as chief executive of a neighbouring organisation.
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SupplementsHSJ Top Chief Executives 2016
HSJ’s third annual list celebrates the NHS leaders whose contributions and vision stand out in challenging times.