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LeaderEaston’s move stokes debate on private sector’s value to NHS
Should Jim Easton be censured for taking a job at Care UK?
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Wolverhampton trust faces £6m pay-out
PERFORMANCE: The family of a disabled boy will receive a £6m pay out from the NHS after doctors and midwives at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust failed to recognise he was being starved of oxygen during his birth 11 years ago.
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NewsWarning against surgery age limits
Thousands of older patients are needlessly dying because they are being denied treatment on the grounds of their age, a report has found.
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NewsGuidance on hospital food revealed
Some hospitals are failing to provide patients with high quality and healthy meals, the health secretary has warned.
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NewsNicholson fears 'carpet bombing' privatisation
A warning by the head of the NHS that the government’s controversial health reforms could end in “misery and failure” sparked fresh Labour calls for parts of the shake-up to be halted.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: The sustainability of acute services in Coventry and Warwickshire
The Coventry and Warwickshire health economy is seeking a sustainable future for local trusts and clinical specialties
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NewsMinisters offer NMC £20m to cut fee hike
The government has offered a £20m grant to the Nursing and Midwifery Council in a bid to reduce the size of its proposed fee hike which has sparked uproar among the workforce.
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HSJ LocalGeorge Eliot expected to lose more services
STRUCTURE: Health leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire widely expect services to be removed from George Eliot Hospital Trust regardless of whether or not it enters a into a partnership with an NHS or private organisation it has emerged.
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NewsCQC seeks new recruits to hit inspection targets
The Care Quality Commission is seeking to recruit up to 200 health and social care professionals to ensure it can complete the required number of inspections by the end of the financial year, HSJ has been told.
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NewsKPMG investigates property company tax
The Department of Health has drafted in KPMG to assess the tax implications of setting up the government-owned company due to inherit NHS property assets with an estimated value of £5bn, amid fears it faces higher bills.
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Royal Cornwall to lead pioneering blood study
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has been awarded a grant to conduct ground-breaking research into reusing blood lost by mothers during birth.
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NewsPay 'cartel' hires lawyers to help draw up breakaway plans
The South West Pay Consortium has appointed a leading law firm to advise it on plans to amend staff pay, terms and conditions.
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RBH performance drops on Cerner implementation
PERFORMANCE: The implementation of the Cerner Millenium electronic patient record system has had a detrimental impacted on patient experience at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
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NewsExclusive: patient deaths spark tuberculosis investigation
A decision to increase the number of patients being treated at a dialysis unit run by the University Hospitals of Leicester could have led to the death of a patient, it has emerged.
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NewsLib Dem peers backtrack over CCG board membership vote
Liberal Democrat peers have agreed to support government regulations under which councillors - and local doctors and nurses - are banned from clinical commissioning group governing bodies.
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Southport and Ormskirk waiting times performance under pressure
PERFORMANCE: Problems with theatre staffing and bed capacity have caused a rise in the number of patient waits exceeding the national 18-week threshold, board papers state.
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Mid Yorkshire leadership to remain and 'develop partnerships'
STRUCTURE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s leadership team will remain in place to seek a “long term solution for the organisation” and explore “partnerships for the delivery of specialist and local services”.
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NewsTwo fifths of doctors consider leaving medicine says BMA
NHS reforms and increased pension costs have led more than two fifths of doctors considering leaving medicine, according to the British Medical Association.
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HSJ LocalPressure mounts on Surgicentre after two deaths
Pressure is mounting on an independent treatment centre where two patients died after surgery following criticism from the Care Quality Commission over the assessment and management of risk.
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Rising DTOCs impact on patient safety at Royal Berkshire
PERFORMANCE: A rise in delayed transfers of care in West Berkshire has been linked to increasing numbers of patients with falls and pressure ulcers.