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Basildon and Thurrock making ‘solid progress’ against Keogh targets
Basildon and Thurrock Hospital Foundation Trust is making “solid progress” against the recommendations set out by NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh, according to commissioners.
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Monitor could intervene at Medway
Monitor told Medway Foundation Trust to take urgent action to improve or risk changes being imposed on its leadership.
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NewsPlain cigarette packaging back on agenda
The government is to reconsider introducing plain packaging for cigarettes.
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Barnsley FT narrowly misses A&E target
PERFORMANCE: Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust missed its four hour A&E waiting time target in September by one patient, according to board papers from Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group.
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Ashford and St Peter's missing care quality targets
The latest Friends and Family test score for Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals Foundation Trust lies at 68, just below the target of 70.
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Northampton warned over liver disease mortality rates
Northampton General Hospital Trust has been warned that its mortality rates for gastrointestinal and liver diseases for the last year are higher than would be expected, according to preliminary information from the Dr Foster ‘Good Hospital Guide’.
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UHBristol fails cancer target after 'service swap'
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust failed the 62 day cancer target after it ceased to provide breast and urology services.
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NewsHSJ Live 28.11.13: CCGs to be 'assured' each quarter
CCG ratings, our BME Pioneers list 2013 - and the rest of the day’s healthcare news
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NewsGerada predicts growth in online access to healthcare
The number of patients who access healthcare online will grow “exponentially” in coming years in line with increases in internet shopping and banking, a leading medic has said.
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NewsHSJ reveals black and minority ethnic pioneers
BME Pioneers list celebrates those making an impact on health
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Data reveals costly nurse shortfall
Some acute hospitals provide a third less nursing care per occupied bed day than their peers, HSJ analysis suggests.
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Exclusive: Serco withdraws from £800m contract race
COMMERCE: Serco has become the latest bidder to withdraw from a contest to provide integrated older people’s services in a contract worth up to £800m, HSJ has learned.
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Police launch investigation into cancer data 'manipulation' at Colchester
PERFORMANCE: Police in Essex have launched a formal investigation into cancer data ‘manipulation’ at Colchester, they have confirmed.
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NewsHospital sector on the way to centralising AAA surgery
England’s hospital sector will have largely completed a reconfiguration of surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysms by April, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsManagers to face 'direct consequences' for failure
Senior NHS managers including chief executives could have their contracts linked to their organisation’s performance in the new Care Quality Commission ratings.
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Consultants call for review of disciplinary action
WORKFORCE: Consultants at a hospital provider have called for an external review of recent disciplinary actions and acknowledged allegations of racial bias in the organisation.
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NewsCNO hails first year of success for nursing strategy
The national nursing strategy for England has “recharged pride”, following the spate of negative publicity that has been aimed at nurses in recent years, according to the chief nursing officer.
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NewsCCGs lobby for access to safety incidents data
Clinical commissioning groups in the North of England are lobbying for direct access to information submitted by their providers to the national database of patient safety incidents, HSJ has learned.
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NewsA&Es to get extra beds this winter
The government’s additional £250m funding for accident and emergency this winter will be spent on more than 2,000 extra beds and extra staff, Jeremy Hunt has said.
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LeaderNHS must conquer nervousness over leadership diversity
The NHS leadership should examine its “snowy peaks”