All COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 10
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HSJ Local
Countess of Chester loses £300,000 to sickness absence in December
WORKFORCE: Sickness absence at the foundation rose by 28 per cent in December to 5 per cent of the workforce, a report to its February board meeting states.
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NewsReadmissions penalties surpass savings target
The tougher non-payment policy for emergency readmissions could cost some hospitals even more in 2011-12 than the planned 1.5 per cent cut in tariff prices.
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HSJ Local
Countess of Chester Hospital breaches waiting times target in six specialties
PERFORMANCE: The trust missed its 18 week referral-to-treatment target in six specialties in November 2010, newly published board papers show.
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HSJ KnowledgeOutpatient experience
The Picker Institute Europe coordinated the national outpatients survey for the Care Quality Commission in 2009. This is a summary of the key findings.
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NewsNHS trusts issue wake-up call on consultant productivity
Trusts are challenging senior doctors to spend more time delivering care and to justify hours spent on non-clinical work, in what is being seen as a belated “wake-up call” on consultant productivity.
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NewsTwo trusts registered with conditions
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust and Milton Keynes Hospital Foundation Trust have been told their registration with the Care Quality Commission is conditional on them improving the safety and quality of their care.