All Facilities management articles – Page 27
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NewsCall to simplify energy-saving scheme
An energy efficiency scheme which targets businesses and large public sector organisations should be redesigned to make it less complex in the future, the committee which advises the government on climate change has urged.
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InformationPublic service reform in an age of cuts: where next?
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT FRINGE - The duty of government is to protect public services and cut costs where possible, Adviser to Nick Clegg, Norman Lamb MP said today.
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NewsBacteria linked to sink misuse
The Department of Health has set up a working group to look at the safety of hospital taps following reports of antibiotic resistant infections tracked to bacteria found in wash basins.
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NewsLIFT planners try to beat project clampdown date
Around £300m worth of agreed primary sector capital projects are at risk if next month’s spending review scraps the projects in the local improvement finance trust programme pipeline.
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NewsPrivate company to run community hospital
A primary care trust has said it is the first in the country to appoint a private company to run a community hospital.
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NewsWell-paid bosses using trust's low rent housing
NHS Grampian has been forced into a policy rethink after it emerged bosses on six-figure salaries had been living in low-cost staff accommodation, according to a local newspaper.
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NewsCall for 'diagnostic cockpit' to reduce drug errors
Doctors should be provided with a “diagnostic cockpit” to reduce the risk of potentially dangerous errors being made during their initial assessment of patients admitted to hospital, a senior consultant has said.
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NewsHospital parking charges set to stay
Hopes that hospitals in England could be banned from charging patients for parking look set to be dashed, after ministers indicated the move appeared too expensive.
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NewsPorn in IVF units criticised
Trusts have been criticised for supplying pornography in IVF facilities.
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HSJ Knowledge
Directorate management teams
Most acute hospitals in the UK are subdivided into directorates with each directorate taking care of one or more specialities.
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NewsTrusts 'not following carbon reduction scheme'
New research has found that most trusts do not yet comply with impending legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
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NewsFoundation trust chief calls for state support
Foundation trusts will still need state backing for private loans, according to a chief executive who lost £464m in government funding for a hospital scheme.
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Audit Commission chairman defends spending
The chairman of the axed Audit Commission has defended the organisation against accusations of profligacy.
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NewsOperations suspended after flesh contamination
Operations at two hospitals have been suspended after surgical kits were found to be contaminated with human flesh.
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NewsHospital criticised over maternity unit standards
HEI inspectors uncovered a number of problems, including finding out-of-date medical supplies dating back to 2002, when they visited a hospital maternity unit, it has been revealed.
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NewsHospitals to face mixed-sex ward fines
Hospitals will face fines if they fail to end the “indignity” of mixed-sex wards, health secretary Andrew Lansley has said.
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News999 technical glitch revealed
A technical problem severely disrupted 999 calls to the Scottish Ambulance Service for several hours, it has emerged.
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NewsMixed-sex wards to be eliminated this year
The government will announce that it is to end the “indignity” of mixed-sex hospital wards in England by the end of the year, it has been reported.
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NHS facing £65bn PFI bill
The NHS in England faces a total bill of £65bn for new hospitals built under the private finance initiative (PFI), it has been reported.