All East of England articles – Page 117
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News
Dry run for quality accounts gets the go ahead
All foundation trusts, and other provider trusts in the East of England, will have to publish reports on the quality of their services this year, it has been confirmed.
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CommentKeith Pearson on the essence of leadership
The Reverend Theodore Hesburgh once commented: “The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision.” In my strategic health authority region, NHS East of England, our vision is clear: we want to provide the best quality health service in the country.
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News
Surgicentre contract signed after six years
An independent treatment centre that will treat up to 15,000 NHS patients a year has been given the go-ahead - six years after it was first proposed.
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East of England trust offered up for merger
NHS organisations are being invited to bid to merge with a trust in the East of England.
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Severe personality disorders service consultation launched
The South East Coast, East of England, South Central and London regions are set to jointly launch a consultation on how to improve services for people with severe personality disorder.
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Supplements
NHS East of England: eastern promise
This supplement tells the story of NHS East of England. It outlines how we worked to ensure that patients and staff saw that turnaround had a purpose, setting the financial and performance framework that allowed us to make 11 concrete and measurable pledges to the people we serve under the ...
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News
East of England chief honoured in New Year's list
NHS East of England chief executive Neil McKay has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list.
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HSJ Knowledge
Foundation trust failure: who's for the chop?
As the original deadline passes, 80-odd trusts are lagging in the race to achieve foundation status. Sally Gainsbury ponders the fate of those that fail to hit the mark
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HSJ Knowledge
Make tough patient choices a bit easier
Offering patients true choice in healthcare means giving them the right information at the right time and providing them with the skills and support to make informed decisions
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HSJ Knowledge
Rethinking NHS out of hours care
A fictitious 82-year-old who likes a drink has helped a PCT to rethink how it delivers out of hours care. Daloni Carlisle explains
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HSJ Knowledge
Strengthening NHS customer service
Believing that customer service is the battleground where patients will be won, South Essex Partnership foundation trust has recently implemented a renewed customer service strategy.
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Comment
Keith Pearson on the NHS constitution consultation
Sitting as a member of the NHS constitutional advisory forum for the past four months, I found myself among an august body of people, all with a passion to drive forward one of the most significant developments in NHS history.
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News
Obesity leaves eating disorders in the shade
While national guidelines have stimulated change in crisis areas of mental health, eating disorders are only just beginning to receive the attention and specialist services sufferers need. Alison Moore reports
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News
NHS constitution consultation
The comments in HSJ bear no resemblance to the reality of the consultation on the NHS constitution in the East of England.
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Comment
Keith Pearson on releasing time to care for patients
The best health organisations in the world put patients at the heart of what they do. This is why the Releasing Time to Care programme is so important.
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News
Cambridgeshire trust leads way on franchising model
Private companies and foundation trusts will be invited to bid to manage a failing hospital trust.
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HSJ Knowledge
Catching mental illness early
New primary care teams are helping to catch people early in the spectrum of mental illness. Stuart Shepherd explains
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News
Probe calls for tariff for fertility services
A Department of Health group probing inequalities in IVF provision is demanding a national tariff for fertility services.
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News
East of England bolsters IVF provision
Primary care trusts in the East of England have agreed a new fertility policy that will raise and standardise the number of IVF treatment cycles offered.
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News
Regional Darzi reports downplay midwife shortage - RCM
A rising birth rate, increasing numbers of complex pregnancies and shortages of midwifery staff mean 610 more midwives are needed in the East of England region, the Royal College of Midwives has said.