All East Midlands articles – Page 58
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Leicester Trust to spend £2m to fill staff shortages
WORKFORCE: The University Hospitals of Leicester Trust is to spend approximately £2m recruiting extra nursing staff after a review identified a shortage across the trust.
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Help cards handed out to new F1 doctors
WORKFORCE: Reference cards are being given to junior doctors at United Lincolnshire Hospitals to help ease their transition from medical students to doctors.
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Transport company changes phone number after concerns
PERFORMANCE: NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland primary care trust cluster have negotiated with Arriva Transport Solutions to provide a new low-rate number for its patient transport service.
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CCG to unveil plans at Northants AGM
PERFORMANCE: NHS Northamptonshire will be holding its annual general meeting on Septmber 27 where the Nene Clinical Commissioning Group will outline its vision for the future commissioning of health services in the region.
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Chesterfield Royal sings up to Mencap charter
WORKFORCE: Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust has signed up to Mencap’s ‘Getting it right’ charter for patients with learning disabilities.
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Nurse-led alcohol and drug liaison team at Chesterfield Royal
WORKFORCE: A nurse led team at Chesterfield Roya Hospital is supporting trust staff to ensure patients with alcohol or drug related illnesses and injuries are given the highest quality of care.
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Nottingham University Hospitals to examine complaints handling
PERFORMANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is taking part in a Patients Association project to imrove complaints handling ahead of the publication of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry report.
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NewsNottingham to open 80 new beds after cancellations surge
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is to invest more than £4m to open 80 new beds, after it was forced to cancel an “unprecedented” number of operations.
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Focus on falls at Lincolnshire Trust
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has launched a major push to prevent patients falling whilst in hospital.
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Leicester Hospitals defends high number of complaints
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of Leicester has received the highest number of complaints of all trusts in the East Midlands.
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Interserve gains Leicestershire preferred bidder status
COMMERCIAL: Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland cluster of PCTs have appointed Interserve as the preferred bidder for a major NHS estates contract.
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SHA investigation highlights Leicester concerns
A lack of vision and clinical strategy risks “inhibiting improvement in clinical care” at the University Hospitals of Leicester, according to a Midlands and East strategic health authority cluster investigation.
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NewsDozens of ambulance stations set to close in East Midlands
Dozens of ambulance stations could be closed across the East Midlands under plans intended to improve emergency response times.
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Leicester contract for unit refurbishment
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals of Leicester is planning a £495,000 refurbishment of its existing aseptic unit at the Leicester Royal Infirmary.
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Blood tracking system plan for Nottingham
PATIENT SAFETY: Nottingham University Hospitals has become the first NHS trust in the country to use special blood-tracking software.
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FT to receive council payout after planning win
FINANCE: Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust will receive thousands of pounds in legal costs from its local authority after winning a planning battle.
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HSJ LocalCancer services at Chesterfield Royal in UK top ten
PERFORMANCE: The Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust’s cancer service has been placed in the country’s top ten following the results of the latest patient experience survey.
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Main entrance upgrade at Kings Mill Hospital
STRUCTURE: Work has started to change the main entrance at King’s Mill Hospital, in Nottinghamshire to improve patient and visitor access.
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HSJ LocalThousands stop smoking in Northamptonshire
PERFORMANCE: More than 5,000 people decided to quit smoking in Northamptonshire last year health officials have announced.
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HSJ LocalNew cancer care unit at Grantham Hospital
STRUCTURE: A new dedicated breast cancer unit costing £125,000 is being developed at Lincolnshire’s Grantham Hospital.