All East Midlands articles – Page 68

HSJ Local

New charity cancer centre to open in Nottingham

2011-10-12T18:56:00Z

STRUCTURE: A Maggie’s cancer centre is to officially open in Nottingham on 2 November.

HSJ Local

New assistant maternity role at Chesterfield Royal Hospital

2011-10-12T18:39:00Z

WORKFORCE: The Chesterfield Royal Hospital has introduced a new type of maternity services staff.

HSJ Local

Turnaround directors get started at Leicester

2011-09-29T18:58:00Z

FINANCE: Turnaround advisors from Deloitte and Finnamore have started working on the three month contract they have agreed with the trust.

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Leicester planning to raise parking charges

2011-09-29T18:44:00Z

FINANCE: The trust is proposing to increase staff parking charges by at least 13.5 per cent.

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Senior appointments made at England's biggest SHA cluster

2011-09-29T17:30:00Z

WORKFORCE: Five more directors have been appointed to the board of the largest strategic health authority cluster in England.

Comment

East Midlands holds final board meeting ahead of clustering

2011-09-29T00:00:00Z

The papers brought to NHS East Midlands’ September meeting were littered with words like “transition” and “legacy”, reflecting the fact it was the board’s final get-together.

HSJ Local

£700m estates contract links primary and secondary care

2011-09-28T11:20:00Z

FINANCE: A contract worth up to £700m is up for grabs in what is thought to be the first tender to provide estate and facilities management across primary and secondary care.

HSJ Local

NHS Midlands and East cluster names senior executive directors

2011-09-23T16:20:00Z

WORKFORCE: The senior executive team has been appointed for the NHS Midlands and the East cluster, made up of NHS East of England, West Midlands and East Midlands.

HSJ Local

Notts County abandons extended hours aim

2011-09-23T16:13:00Z

PERFORMANCE: NHS Nottinghamshire County has given up on a target to offer all patients access to GP practices with extended hours.

HSJ Local

Drop in GP referrals loses Nottingham Hospitals half a million pounds

2011-09-23T15:49:00Z

FINANCE: A significant drop in GP referrals has led to a 5 per cent drop in new outpatient attendances at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.

HSJ Local

GPs failing to convey 'urgency' to suspected cancer patients

2011-09-23T15:49:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Suspected breast cancer patients are missing hospital appointments because GPs are failing to inform them how urgently their symptoms need to be treated.

HSJ Local

Reforms linked to staff sickness at Notts County PCT

2011-09-23T15:47:00Z

WORKFORCE: NHS Nottinghamshire County is experiencing an increase in staff sickness levels related to organisational change.

HSJ Local

Leicester GPs refuse to carry out health checks

2011-09-22T18:04:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Only 33 out of 50 GP practices have signed up to the NHS Health Checks programme in West Leicester CCG.

HSJ Local

Change of plan for Bassetlaw community services

2011-09-22T17:24:00Z

STRUCTURE: Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust’s community services, which had been due to become part of Rotherham Foundation Trust, will now go to Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust instead.

HSJ Local

Milton Keynes Hospital advertises for new chief executive

2011-09-14T17:15:00Z

WORKFORCE: The east Midlands acute trust is advertising for a new chief executive.

HSJ Local

Derbyshire Healthcare specialist unit gains quality accreditation

2011-09-13T17:11:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A specialist unit for new mothers with mental health problems run by Derbyshire Healthcare FT has gained official accreditation after meeting stringent quality standards.

HSJ Local

Leicester PCT cluster appoints NEDs

2011-09-09T18:20:00Z

WORKFORCE: Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland PCT cluster has announced the non-executive directors who will sit on its new integrated board.

HSJ Local

United Lincolnshire praises staff response to major fairground accident

2011-09-09T18:07:00Z

WORKFORCE: Staff at Pilgrim Hospital in Lincolnshire have been praised for their “outstanding” response to a fairground accident in which 40 people were injured.

HSJ Knowledge

Why critical comparisons are needed to improve management of patients with chronic diseases

2011-09-08T00:00:00Z

The results of a rheumatology case-mix survey has highlighted a need to better evaluate care pathways for patients with chronic diseases. Sangeetha Baskar and colleagues explain the evidence.

HSJ Local

Derby Hospitals' £33m working capital facility approved

2011-09-07T18:35:00Z

FINANCE: Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust is to receive a £33m working capital facility following approval from Monitor and Barclays.