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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.
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News'Dual carriageway' approach urged
A “dual carriageway” approach should be used for the roll-out of personal health budgets by NHS commissioners, according to a new report.
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New image system to improve East Sussex efficiency
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is teaming up with other hospitals across the region to introduce a new high-tech imaging system that will improve efficiency for patients.
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Bath trust's FT bid wins health secretary's backing
STRUCTURE: The health secretary has given his approval to Royal United Hospital Bath Trust’s foundation trust application.
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Living rooms turning into virtual wards to cut admissions
STRUCTURE: Living rooms in Surrey are becoming hospital wards in a scheme that aims to cut admissions.
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Joint commissioning to continue in Bath and North East Somerset
STRUCTURE: Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group is developing a joint commissioning framework with the local council.
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Four overdue patient safety alerts for the Walton Centre
PERFORMANCE: The trust had four overdue patient safety alerts in September, according to latest central alerting system data.
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NewsBMA slams 'unfair' pension reforms
Doctors’ leaders have launched a fresh attack on the government’s controversial pension reforms, labelling them “fundamentally unfair”.
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North Cumbria records savings of £3.6m to end of August
FINANCE: The trust delivered savings of £3.6m in the months to the end of August, against a target for the full year 2012-13 of £16.9m, latest board papers state.