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HSJ Local'Mid Staffs effect' staff shortage threatens A&E opening hours
ACUTE CARE: Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust may have to further restrict accident and emergency opening hours at Stafford Hospital due to a shortage of nurses, it has emerged.
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CQC lifts Bath warning notice after inspection
The Care Quality Commission has published its inspection report into Royal United Hospital Bath Trust, concluding it is providing patients with good care.
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Regulator finds good care at Nottingham University Hospitals
The Care Quality Commission has published its inspection report into Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, concluding its services are safe, effective, responsive, caring and well led.
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NewsDoctors warned of amorous advances
Doctors could be the target of “unwanted advances” because of websites that objectify healthcare workers, a medical defence organisation has warned.
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Staffing changes at mental health trust
South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust will be taking on a new director of nursing, following on from the recent appointment of Matthew Patrick as the trust’s new chief executive.
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Monitor closes South Warwickshire probe
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has closed its investigation into waiting times at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.
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NewsHSJ Live 11.02.2014 Trust pulls out of running in George Eliot bidding process
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust pulls bid, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: Cash penalties axed for care fund failure
The Department of Health has scrapped plans to withhold money from areas that fail to deliver performance improvements through joint commissioning with local authorities.
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NewsGroups raise concerns about fundamental standards
A body representing health charities has warned that draft “fundamental standards” being consulted on by the Department of Health could be “a backward step” for person centred care.
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NewsExclusive: National bodies back community services plans
Efforts to develop quality indicators and a tariff payment system for community services providers have taken a leap forward after winning the support of the main national health leadership organisations, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsExclusive: Mid Staffs nurses launch High Court appeal over ban
Two former Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust nurses who were struck off for altering altering accident and emergency waiting times are to launch a High Court bid to overturn their ban.
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NewsDiabetes total soars to top 3.2 million
The number of people with diabetes in the UK is now more than 3.2 million, with last year seeing the biggest jump in cases since 2008.
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NewsLack of GP funding 'hitting care'
Patient care is being compromised by a “chronic lack of investment” in GPs, leading family doctors have warned.
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HSJ LocalChest wall service suspended following staff concerns
PERFORMANCE: The chest wall service at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust has been suspended following concern that individual consultants were making care decisions without involving the rest of the medical team.
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NewsHSJ Live 10.02.2014 Vasco-Knight suspended with immediate effect
The chief executive of South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust, accused of “nepotism” by two whistleblowers, has been suspended, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsFrancis criticises Vasco-Knight trust
Robert Francis has sharply criticised South Devonshire Health Care’s attempts to cover up accusations of nepotism against its chief executive.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Darzi says care.data furore was avoidable
Former health minister Lord Darzi has thrown his weight behind the pioneering care.data project but criticised ministers’ handling of how it has been presented to the public.
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HSJ LocalCleared HR director loses job
WORKFORCE: A human resources director who had been suspended has lost her job despite a disciplinary investigation finding she had no case to answer, HSJ can reveal.
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News7 February issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for AndroidIn this week’s issue we examine the impact of the Francis report − published a year ago yesterday − on the culture of the NHS. Plus: ...
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NewsFGM data must be submitted by NHS
NHS hospitals will have to submit data on the number of girls and women who have suffered female genital mutilation, the government has announced.