All Facilities management articles – Page 30
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NewsClose hospital beds to save money, says report
Some regions of the country should close more than a quarter of their hospital beds to save on running costs and improve care for individual patients, a think tank has said.
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NewsHospital staff at risk of 'compassion fatigue'
Being asked to treat patients in unsuitable conditions could make nurses desensitised to poor care, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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NewsTrust defends its use of extra beds
Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust has justified its policy of putting patients in wards which are already full, after Nursing Times received a complaint that the practice was unsafe.
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News'Full' hospitals are treating patients in non-clinical areas
Patients are routinely being treated in areas of hospitals not designed for care, a survey by HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has revealed.
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NewsNHS accused of 'unethical' buying
The British Medical Association has claimed that surgical equipment used by the NHS may be exploiting child labour in its manufacture.
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NewsNHS car parking: driven to distraction
Hospital car parking has become an impassioned talking point. While it may seem a side issue to the real work of healthcare, the heated arguments over charging won’t subside until policies are seen as fair and fixed, writes Joe Farrington-Douglas
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NewsNHS Confed challenges construction industry to innovate
The NHS Confederation has challenged the construction industry to create a new generation of affordable, flexible primary care facilities.
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NewsAcute sector faces future deficit of £7.5bn
NHS hospitals will run up deficits of around £7.5bn a year by 2015 under a “best case” scenario, management consultants have warned.
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PCTs dispute management cost figures
Primary care trusts have disputed government data on their administrative and management spending.
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CommentYour Humble Servant: weapons of self-destruction
If GPs would not stop referring patients to hospital, we had to get rid of both.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to rationalise NHS estates
Estates managers must develop a strategy to align with Transforming Community Services. Rachel Sudders looks at the issues they will face
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NewsNHS Cumbria reveals flood expenditure
NHS Cumbria has estimated the bill for maintaining flood-ravaged health services in the region could reach almost £7m - before any permanent health facilities are built to replace those lost.
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CommentPeter Reeves: a new deal for NHS non-executives
Fresh thinking is needed to help NHS non-executive directors hold their boards to account - and find self-fulfilment
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NewsHospital lands low carbon award
A London hospital has joined Marks & Spencer, Chelsea Football Club and high street chain Pret a Manger in earning recognition for its work on reducing carbon emissions.
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NewsDepartment of Health defends NHS energy contracts
The Department of Health has defended NHS organisations that have signed cut-price energy contracts that allow gas supplies to be cut off with minimal warning.
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CommentSophia Christie on a crumbling model of healthcare
Much health policy is about achieving a balance. A common tension is that between the popularity of “local” and the necessity of “strategic”.
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NewsGas supply restriction looms for 100 NHS trusts
Approximately 100 NHS organisations could see their gas supply disrupted if soaring consumption leads to restrictions on gas use.
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LeaderPut the brakes on NHS car park consultation
If ever there was an example of pointless Department of Health micromanagement it is the launch of the consultation paper on car parking.
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NewsNHS trusts count cost of free parking
Plans to phase out hospital car parking charges for a significant proportion of patients will cost NHS organisations up to £140m a year.
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NewsNicola Sturgeon hails NHS capital expenditure
Scottish patients will benefit from health projects given the green light this year, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.