All articles by Alison Moore – Page 80
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Herts and minds: £100m hole that could defeat protesters
Consultation starts next week on the shake-up of services in West Hertfordshire. Later in the summer, it will start for the north and east of the county. Reconfiguration in Bedfordshire and Herts has been talked about for 30 years, so will it happen, asks Alison Moore
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Child visitors face ban
A hospital trust has drawn up contingency plans to severely restrict child visitors if patients are at risk from diarrhoea and vomiting bugs.
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New chief for scandal trust
A new chief executive has been parachuted into a trust at the centre of a waiting-list scandal.
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A&E under threat in shake-up
Plans for a major shake-up of hospital services in Surrey and Sussex are likely to include closing several accident and emergency departments.
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Analyses show under-use of ITC capacity
Independent treatment centres have carried out fewer than three-quarters of the procedures they have been paid for, according to new figures from the Conservatives.
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Mental health guidance 'will mean huge extra workload'
Tens of thousands of patients may need to be assessed to determine if they should be sectioned under the Mental Health Act, under new guidance issued by the NHS Executive. Managers fear a huge rise in workload in having to comply with the requirement.