News – Page 1416
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Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre passes on information governance
PERFORMANCE: The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre has met all 45 requirements of the Information Governance Toolkit, and reported a successful upgrade of its electronic patient record system.
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Cambridgeshire delayed transfers down to suspended services
PERFORMANCE: NHS Cambridgeshire has blamed delayed patient transfers on suspended services in the local area, according to a board report.
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East Riding of Yorkshire forms emergent GP commissioning group
STRUCTURE: East Riding of Yorkshire PCT has established a GP commissioning committee, which has been set up as a sub-committee of its board.
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North Tees plans urgent care centre move
STRUCTURE: Minor injuries services will move from the accident and emergency department at the University Hospital of Hartlepool to an urgent care centre, called One Life Hartlepool, on 2 August.
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NewsAbuse investigation care home to close
The care home at the centre of allegations of abuse of vulnerable adult patients revealed on television is to close on Friday, its owners have said.
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NewsNo revolt on pensions after government talks pledge
MPs have waved through plans to raise the state pension age for women despite strong opposition, after the government offered to hold talks with critics about how the change would be introduced.
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NewsDoctor warns over mental health care 'vacuum'
There is a “massive problem” of depleting numbers of mental health doctors, a leading psychiatrist has warned.
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NewsHalf of NHS staff pessimistic on patient care
Patient care is set to get worse in the next few years, according to nearly half of NHS staff surveyed in a government poll.
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NewsNicholson: PCT clusters to survive as arms of Commissioning Board
Primary care trust clusters will effectively survive to commission GP services and oversee new clinical commissioning groups from April 2013, it was confirmed this week.
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NewsTrusts missing NICE guidelines on stroke treatment
“Considerable variation” exists in the time taken to provide stroke prevention surgery, data from the Royal College of Physicians and the Vascular Society has shown.
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Sussex Community NHS Trust appoints NED
WORKFORCE: The provider trust has appointed a lawyer as a non executive director.
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Integrity of quality accounts in doubt at Sussex Community
PERFORMANCE: Sussex Community NHS Trust’s quality and risk committee has questioned the “integrity” of its quality accounts, following a review.
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Start of year marred by rise in SUIs at Sussex Community Trust
PERFORMANCE: Sussex Community NHS Trust has given itself an overall “red” rating for serious untoward incidents (SUIs) during April.
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Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust achieves 78 per cent of its savings targets
FINANCE: The West Country acute trust had a cost improvement programme target of £19.7m but only achieved £15.3m in 2010-11.
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Exclusive: McKinsey working with trust to see if it can make FT status in current form
STRUCTURE: A report prepared for NHS London said the South London Healthcare Trust was “currently being reviewed by McKinsey & Co and this is feeding into the options assessment around whether/when the organisation can achieve FT status in its current form”.
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City Hospitals Sunderland in bottom 20 per cent for CIP achievement
FINANCE: The acute trust achieved only 76 per cent of its cost improvement programme for the past financial year.
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Surrey and Borders Partnership to inform national policy on equality and diversity
WORKFORCE: The mental health FT has been selected as a member of the Department of Health’s “trust reference group” on equality and diversity.
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Kent and Medway consults public on community engagement plan
STRUCTURE: Kent and Medway has begun a consultation on draft plans for a community engagement strategy.
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Fire risk found at Surrey and Borders Partnership FT
PERFORMANCE: The mental health foundation trust has identified a risk from use of cigarette lighters and matches in its wards, board papers suggest.
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Queen Victoria Hospital FT buys data protection system
COMMERCIAL: The foundation trust has purchased a data protection system from technology company Mastek.