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HSJ Local
Neglect contributed to death of patient at Somerset community hospital
PERFORMANCE: A patient who choked to death at a hospital run by Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust had been neglected by staff, a coroner has ruled.
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NewsCourt to hear medical treatment case
The courts are being asked to rule in a dispute over whether it is in “the best interests” of a man in a vegetative state to receive life-saving treatment if his condition deteriorates.
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HSJ LocalPilgrim Hospital criticised on medicine management again
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has been criticised for the second time in less than a year for failing to meet essential standards on medicine management.
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NewsRegulator grants conditional approval for ground-breaking PFI buyout
An NHS foundation trust has been given conditional approval for a “novel and contentious” plan to buy out its private finance initiative contracts with a £120m loan from a local authority.
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HSJ LocalNursing posts under threat at Hinchingbrooke
Nearly 50 nursing posts could be axed at a trust taken over by the private sector earlier this year, HSJ has discovered.
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Junior doctors complain of 'bullying culture' at trust
An investigation has been carried out at a teaching hospital after junior doctors complained of a bullying culture and unsafe practices.
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NewsCompetition to be limited between commissioning support units
The NHS Commissioning Board has said it will limit competition among commissioning support units for service contracts it is tendering itself.
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HSJ Local
Five overdue safety alerts at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The trust had work overdue on five national patient safety alerts in July, latest Department of Health data show.
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NewsNew Legionnaires' outbreak confirmed
Samples from hot tub confirmed as strain legionella bacteria
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NewsCommissioning board and Trust Development Authority directors handed responsibility for 2012-13 delivery
Senior leaders appointed to the NHS Commissioning Board and NHS Trust Development Authority are to take on ‘management responsibility’ for the delivery of NHS performance in 2012/13 from 1 October, six months before the abolition of PCTs and SHAs. This is in addition to existing respective responsibility for commissioning development ...
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HSJ Local
Oxfordshire plans acute service restructure
STRUCTURE: Oxford University Hospitals trust is planning restructure local services care in a bid to cut delayed discharges.
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NewsCalls for extra public health funding
The Department of Health will face widespread calls to increase the total budget for public health from the £2.2bn pledged by health secretary Andrew Lansley earlier this year.
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NewsMental health strategy launched in Scotland
A strategy which aims to improve people’s mental health and well-being has been launched in Scotland.
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NewsCataract surgery restrictions criticised
Sight-saving surgery is being wrongly restricted due to cost-cutting measures, it has been claimed.
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HSJ LocalTrust chairman sparks food review after criticising ham sandwich
A West Midlands hospital has launched a review of its chilled food after the trust chairman told a public meeting the hospital’s ham sandwich “was the worst he had ever tasted”.
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HSJ LocalLincolnshire staff work to rule over pay
Maintenance staff at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust are working to rule today after their pay was cut by £1,700.
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NewsCall for NHS 111 rollout slowdown undermined
Just eight clinical commissioning groups have asked the Department of Health for an extension to the deadline for the rollout of NHS 111, despite widespread calls for the process to be slowed down.
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HSJ Local
Elective activity through the roof in Birmingham cluster
PERFORMANCE: GP referrals in the Birmingham and Solihull area are 32 per cent above plan in May this year, with other activity level indicators also showing significant overperformance.
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NewsCommissioning support units to collaborate on key intelligence services
Details have been released of how commissioning support units will collaborate to provide some essential services at scale.