WORKFORCE: The total number of health visitors in Cambridgeshire and Luton needs to double by 2015 to meet the government’s pledge to provide 4200 extra health visitors nationally.
Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust was told that Cambridgeshire had a shortfall of 52 whole time equivalent health visitors and Luton 44 against the 2015 target.
Source: quality report, July board
July
A long serving hospital chief executive has been dismissed following a disciplinary hearing, HSJ has learned.
Labour proposes amendments to Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch bill Shadow health secretary attacks Matt Hancock’s promotion of GP at Hand Jonathan Ashworth raises prospect of legally enforced staffing ratios Labour have threatened to table amendments to the government’s Healthcare Safety
More than half of the 29 proposed pathology networks comprising acute and specialist NHS trusts have yet to agree on a model to reconfigure their laboratory services, eight months after the initial deadline passed.
Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust has completed the transfer of 45 per cent of its 3,540 staff to six other organisations after losing its role as provider of older people’s services across the county.
Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust looks set to lose four in 10 of its workforce after a rival NHS led consortium secured preferred bidder status for an £800m older people’s service contract.
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has rated Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust “good” but raised concerns about staff shortages.
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