All HSJ Local articles – Page 220

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Royal Free asks for £1.7m in Project Diamond cash

2013-09-26T12:01:00Z

FINANCE: Royal Free London Foundation Trust has asked for £1.7m in Project Diamond funding in 2014-15.

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University Hospitals Bristol takes on new research role

2013-09-26T11:17:00Z

CLINICAL RESEARCH: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has been appointed to run a local branch of the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network, it has been announced.

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Worcestershire to open new radiotherapy centre

2013-09-26T11:15:00Z

STRUCTURE: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust has said a brand new radiotherapy centre will open at the hospital in 2014.

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Hospital unit closure challenged

2013-09-26T10:58:00Z

A council is to mount a legal challenge over the closure of maternity and A&E units that David Cameron once vowed to save.

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Barts appoints safeguarding nurse after HCAs convicted of abusing patients

2013-09-26T09:53:00Z

WORKFORCE: Barts Health Trust has appointed to the newly-created role of safeguarding nurse at Whipps Cross hospital after three HCAs convicted of abusing patients.

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Kent Community below average in PLACE scores

2013-09-26T00:59:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Kent Community Health Trust scored below average for all four standards in the new patient-led ward inspection regime.

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Below average PLACE scores for East Surrey social enterprise

2013-09-26T00:51:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The East Surrey social enterprise First Community Health and Care scored below average for all of the four standards in the new patient-led ward inspection regime.

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Below par PLACE scores for Medway social enterprise

2013-09-26T00:44:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The social enterprise Medway Community Healthcare scored below average for all of the four standards in the new patient-led ward inspection regime.

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Mixed results from first PLACE scores for Dartford and Gravesham

2013-09-26T00:37:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham Trust scored average for two of the four standards in the new patient-led ward inspection regime – for cleanliness, and food and hydration.

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Central Surrey scores below average on PLACE standards

2013-09-26T00:28:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Social enterprise Central Surrey Health scored below average for all four standards in the new patient-led ward inspection regime.

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East Kent scores below average on three PLACE standards

2013-09-26T00:19:00Z

PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust scored well for the appearance of patient areas in the new patient-led ward inspection regime, but below average for standards on dignity, cleanliness and food.

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Below par PLACE scores for Medway FT

2013-09-26T00:09:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust scored below average for all four standards in the new patient-led ward inspection regime.

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Coventry and Warwickshire to bid to take over George Eliot

2013-09-26T00:01:00Z

STRUCTURE: A financially challenged NHS trust is set to launch an attempt take over a struggling neighbour in a bid to secure the future of both over the long term, HSJ has learned.

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Lisa Rodrigues announces retirement

2013-09-25T14:38:00Z

Lisa Rodrigues, chief executive of the Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust, has told HSJ she plans to retire next year.

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Norfolk and Norwich to spend £2.3m on pathology pay offs

2013-09-25T10:18:00Z

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust is set to spend an estimated £2.3m on severance and redundancy payoffs directly related to a regional reconfiguration of pathology services.

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Baby's parents condemn 'cover-up'

2013-09-25T09:55:00Z

A “cover-up” into failings surrounding the death of a baby girl who was treated at a scandal-hit health trust was “unforgiveable”, say the child’s parents.

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South West hospitals perform well against SHMI

2013-09-24T17:35:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Five trusts in the south west had higher than expected mortality under the standardised hospital mortality indicator.

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Ambulance Service records highest absence rate in region

2013-09-24T17:34:00Z

WORKFORCE East of England Ambulance Service Trust had the highest average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 across the East of England region, according to HSJ analysis of official data published in July.

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Taunton chief welcomes scrutiny by chief inspector

2013-09-24T17:32:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The chief executive of Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has welcomed the trust’s inclusion in the first wave of hospitals to be inspected under the new chief inspector of hospitals’ regime.

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North Essex Partnership extends mental health support phone line

2013-09-24T17:31:00Z

PERFORMANCE North Essex Partnership and Mid Essex Mind, has secured funding to extend an out of hours mental health support line service it has been piloting for the last year.