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Health and safety reporting still issue at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital FT
WORKFORCE: NHS staff survey results identified a continuing issue regarding health and safety reporting at Ashford and St Peter’s, according to board papers.
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Ashford and St Peter’s meets and beats infection control targets
PERFORMANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust met its target for MRSA cases in 2010-11 and undercut its target for Clostridium difficile cases.
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Alexandra Hospital fails CQC spot checks
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was not meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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New 'health and wellbeing campus' for east Hampshire
STRUCTURE: Primary care services in east Hampshire are to be redesigned around a new “health and wellbeing campus” at Oak Park in Havant.
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NewsLeading doctors call for heart treatment policy changes
Some of Scotland’s top heart doctors are calling for a policy change on the alternative treatment offered to patients considered too high-risk for open-heart surgery.
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Ashford and St Peter's Hospital misses staff appraisal target
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust has performed well on workforce indicators, but narrowly missed its yearly target for staff appraisals.
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Lansley opens new clinical research centre in Southampton
STRUCTURE: Health secretary Andrew Lansley has opened a new clinical research centre based at Southampton General Hospital.
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Radiotherapy unit opened at Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals
STRUCTURE: A new radiotherapy unit officially opened it its doors to patients on 23 May after years of planning and construction, the trust has announced.
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge hospitals miss MRSA target, but hit C. diff
PERFORMANCE: The east London trust saw 15 MRSA bacteraemias in 2010-11 against a target of 11.
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London trust turns to Italy and Ireland to fill midwifery vacancies
WORKFORCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has used agencies to recruit 24 midwives from Italy and 13 from Ireland.
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Alder Hey sets target to cut posts by 232 over three years
WORKFORCE: The foundation’s board has agreed plans to cut staff numbers by 232 to save £4.5m on pay over the next three years, its 2011-12 business plan shows.
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NewsExclusive: government to publish second command paper
The government is planning to publish a second NHS policy “command paper” as it attempts to rescue its floundering Health Bill, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDH set to extend delay plagued IT contract
NHS trusts in the North, Midlands and East of England may have to wait until 2016-17 for a new electronic care record system, a year later than planned.
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NewsConservative MP calls for reform 'red lines'
Conservative MPs are being urged to oppose changes that deputy prime minister Nick Clegg wants to make to the government’s plans for NHS reforms.
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Alder Hey HR boss warns it might have to impose change to terms and conditions
WORKFORCE: The foundation’s human resources director warned directors it may have to impose changes to the terms it gives staff who provide “on call” services, in a report to its 5 April board meeting.
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Eight Alder Hey employees laid off after cuts to child mental health services
WORKFORCE: The foundation made eight staff redundant towards the end of 2010-11 following funding cuts for child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) services, a their 5 April board meeting states.
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NewsHospital alcohol admissions hit one million
The number of alcohol-related hospital admissions in England has exceeded one million in a year for the first time, a report has found.
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London public health risk after programme director redundancy
PERFORMANCE: A report fom the London strategic health authority, revealed under the Freedom of Information Act, showed risks to sexual health and smoking programmes due to senior staff cuts.
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NHS Dudley at risk of data breach
PERFORMANCE: NHS Dudley could be in breach of its statutory obligations on information governance.
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NHS Shropshire County slashes management costs by an extra £300,000
FINANCE: NHS Shropshire County has cut management costs by nearly £300,000 more than planned for 2010-11.