All articles by Ben Clover – Page 48
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Fewer trusts, fewer beds?
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NewsWorst A&E performance since targets began
A&E performance for full A&E departments worst since targets were introduced Attendances up by a quarter, admissions up by more than half Thinktank warns performance could deteriorate further if more funding not found The English NHS has recorded its worst yearly results for four hour waits in accident ...
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NewsElective waiting list reaches nine year high
NHS England admits elective waiting list could be as high 3.7m people Service appears to have breached 92 per cent waiting time target for 2015-16 March saw highest number of patients waiting more than a year since December 2012 The number of patients waiting for an elective procedure ...
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NewsBlueprint and deadlines for future of cancer care unveiled
Cancer alliances to start work in September this year Surgery reconfiguration plans to be drawn up by June 2017 March 2017 deadline for blueprint for the future cancer workforce Normal 0 ...
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NewsChief executives criticise CQC treatment of 'inadequate' teaching trust
Chief executives criticise the CQC’s approach and the reputational damage it causes Sir Mike Richards defends the regulator King’s Fund report says chief executives can feel unsupported A current and former chief executive have both criticised the process that saw a trust leader removed after a negative Care ...
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NewsRise in urgent operations being cancelled
Three trusts responsible for more than half of patients who had an urgent operation cancelled at least twice Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust saw highest number, up from zero the previous year See the trust by trust data Two trusts cancelled urgent operations at least twice for ...
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HSJ LocalPermanent chief executive appointed at London trust
APPOINTMENT: Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed Ann Radmore as its substantive chief executive.
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Imperial aims for August compliance with RTT target
PERFORMANCE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust plans to hit the 92 per cent target for elective waiting times in August, board papers reveal.
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HSJ LocalLondon trust records £135m deficit
FINANCE: Barts Health Trust ended 2015-16 with a deficit of £134.9m, board papers reveal.
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HSJ LocalMental health trust expands into Abu Dhabi
COMMERCIAL: A leading mental health trust has opened specialist services in Abu Dhabi.
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NewsNorth East trust tops sickness absence table for third year
South Tyneside Foundation Trust has highest sickness absence rate of any acute trust for third consecutive year Trusts in Lancashire and Bradford in top five for past three years An acute trust has topped the hospital trust sickness absence table for three years in a row, new data ...
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CommentAnalysis: NHS Improvement can make RTT picture clearer, not prettier
News of NHS Improvement’s waiting times validation project comes at an interesting point for those affected by referral to treatment data.
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NewsNHS Improvement to check waiting lists of 60 trusts
Waiting times data to be checked at 60 trusts in £2m project Performance on referral to treatment declining nationally Large hospital trusts not reporting their waiting times data NHS Improvement has launched a £2m project to see how many patients on trust waiting lists for elective procedures are ...
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HSJ LocalMental health trust closes adolescent unit after CQC inspection
PERFORMANCE: A mental health trust in London has closed down a unit for adolescent patients after a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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NewsJunior doctors dispute 'alienated staff at all levels' at teaching hospital
Doctors strongly disengaged with management at St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust Perceived management backing of government in junior doctors contract dispute cited as a factor Cost cutting, poor communication and car parking also aggravating factors for medics Medical staff at a scandal hit teaching hospital where the ...
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NewsFigures suggest one-in-five junior doctors worked despite strike
NHS England has published figures indicating more than a fifth of the junior doctors expected at work on Tuesday showed up while industrial action was taking place.
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NewsContract imposition begins as trusts search for junior doctors 'safe working guardians'
Trusts have begun recruiting for the new “guardian of safe working” post intended to stop junior doctors being overworked under the new contract.
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NewsPoll: Hunt blamed for strike but rising number criticise both sides
Poll shows more than half of public still blame government for junior doctors’ strike Growing proportion blame government and BMA equally Emergency care walkout less damaging to public opinion than previously indicated The majority of the public still think responsibility for the junior doctors’ strike rests with the ...
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NewsJunior doctors' strike goes ahead as both sides stand firm
Two day junior doctors’ strike set to go ahead Jeremy Hunt says there will be “unprecedented” impact on patient care BMA reiterates the dispute is not about pay Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for medics to cross picket lines during the full walkout by junior doctors on ...
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NewsCancer wait performance declines significantly in London
The latest cancer data shows a significant decline in waiting times performance for north London boroughs.