All HSJ Local articles – Page 315
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Liverpool trust in list of top gay friendly employers again
WORKFORCE: Liverpool Community Health Trust has been judged to be one of the top 100 gay-friendly employers in the country.
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Sussex research finds Wii can help children with movement difficulties
RESEARCH: Sussex-based research shows using the Wii Fit could aid the development of children with movement difficulties, according to local NHS organisations.
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Pennine Care in partnership with care home company to provide post-discharge care
COMMERCIAL: Pennine Care Foundation Trust has entered into a partnership with care home company Meridian Healthcare Limited to provide post-discharge care in Tameside and Glossop.
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Commissioners query Portsmouth cancer performance
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have issued a contract “query notice” to Portsmouth Hospitals Trust after it failed to meet three key cancer waiting time standards.
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Portsmouth deficit balloons to £8.1m
FINANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust had run up a £8.1m deficit – more than twice the size of the one planned – by the end of October.
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Out of hours change blamed for emergency performance flop
PERFORMANCE: A sharp decline in emergency waits in Portsmouth has coincided with a new primary care out of hours contract coming into force.
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AWP appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust has appointed Hayley Richards as its new medical director, succeeding Arden Tomison who is retiring.
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MP sticks up for Virgin contract in Surrey
COMMERCIAL: Conservative MP for Woking Jonathan Lord claimed in a parliament debate last month that community services in part of Surrey had improved since they were taken over by Virgin.
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The Min to close inpatient neuro services
STRUCTURE: The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases Foundation Trust is to cease providing inpatient neurological rehabilitation services from the end of March.
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Cuts in east region will damage mental health services says BMA
Mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk will be damaged by fresh proposals outlined by the local trust which include staffing cuts, doctors have warned.
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Stamford & Rutland staffing levels ‘unsafe’
WORKFORCE Peterborough and Stamford hospitals Trust has been criticised by regulators for unsafe staffing levels.
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CQC raises staffing concerns at Boston Pilgrim
WORKFORCE United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has been criticised by regulators for unsafe staffing levels.
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Barnet and Chase Farm found to have fiddled A&E figures
PERFORMANCE: Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust fiddled their A&E figures, a report commissioned by the trust has found.
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Mental health care passes ‘friends and family’ test
PERFORMANCE Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust NHS has reported a robust performance on the new patient satisfaction survey, the friends and family test.
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East of England Ambulance FT bid deferred
PERFORMANCE East of England Ambulance Service Trust’s foundation trust bid has been deferred for 12 months, Monitor has announced.
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Three ‘never events’ at Wirral University Teaching Hospital
PERFORMANCE: There were three ‘never events’ reported by Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust between July and September 2012, according to latest commissioner board papers.
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Unite complains about Yorkshire Ambulance Service proposals
WORKFORCE: The union Unite has complained about service changes planned by Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust.
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North West hosts first study of new treatment for early stage bipolar disorder
CLINICAL RESEARCH: NHS trusts across the north west are to take part in a clinical trial to examine the benefits of recovery focussed cognitive behavioural therapy for people who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder for less than five years.
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Cambs wins armed services contract
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust has won a contract to provide the armed forces with mental health services.
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Kent community trust in list of gay friendly employers
WORKFORCE: Kent Community Health Trust has been judged to be one of the top 100 gay-friendly employers in the country.