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NewsSouthern Cross failure could speed handover of social care regulation to Monitor - Bennett
The collapse of care homes operator Southern Cross is likely to prompt the government to hand healthcare regulator Monitor responsibility for social care “sooner rather than later”, Monitor’s interim chief executive said on Tuesday.
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Derby Hospitals missing five Monitor targets
PERFORMANCE: Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust is missing five Monitor targets including referral to treatment times for admitted patients, and accident and emergency waiting times
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NewsNHS medical director: technology like international consultations will transform service
The NHS should increase the use of technology to transform services - for example through patients accessing primary diagnostic services from overseas over the internet, the NHS medical director has said. Technology should also reduce costs, he said.
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Northants General fails on A&E targets
PERFORMANCE: A patient waited for nearly 15 hours in accident and emergency at Northampton General Hospital, as the trust failed on three A&E indicators in May.
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South Tees Foundation Trust overshot C difficile target last year
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Foundation Trust recorded 125 cases of Clostridium difficile in 2010-11 against a target of 116, but the North East region met its target for preventing the infection.
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Colchester FT to bring contracts in house
COMMERCIAL: Colchester Hospital FT plans to bring an IT system and its facilities management services in house, according to board papers.
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Activity above plan at Southend FT
FINANCE: Above plan activity at Southend FT “might infer” that work by the PCT is not delivering, the trust’s board papers say.
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Royal Preston fails to meet CQC nutrition standard
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was not meeting standards relating to nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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More than 60 nurses added to Northampton General workforce
WORKFORCE: Northampton General Hospital added 68 nursing posts to its staff in the last financial year, according to board papers.
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North East tops regions on A&E waiting times
PERFORMANCE: NHS North East performed better than all other English regions on waiting times in accident and emergency, with 98 per cent of patients seen within four hours.
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King's College aims for £13m in private income
FINANCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust is aiming to make £13m in private income during 2011-12, according to board papers.
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CQC finds minor concerns at Whittington Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but with minor concerns around both, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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CQC finds minor concerns over patient nutrition at New Cross Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was 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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NewsLabour attacks public services reform plan
The government’s long-awaited blueprint for public service reform has been dismissed by Labour as containing “few new ideas and even fewer new proposals”.
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Peterborough Hospital passes CQC checks but with minor concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but noted minor concerns on both, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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CQC gives King George’s green light for dignity and nutrition
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was 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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Royal Surrey meets standards for dignity and nutrition
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was 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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CQC notes minor concerns at West Cumberland Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found minor concerns 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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Royal Orthopaedic passes CQC spot check
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was 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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NewsLung cancer survival differences revealed
Research suggests that lung cancer survival rates depend on a patient’s address, a study reveals today.