All articles by Sophie Barnes – Page 22
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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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HSJ LocalMonitor appoints interim leadership at Medway
Monitor has appointed interim leadership at Medway Foundation Trust, after both the chairman and chief executive left the trust last week.
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NewsCCG calls for Vasco-Knight's immediate suspension
South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group has called for the immediate suspension of Dr Vasco-Knight while an internal investigation is underway.
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NewsNational equality lead resigns following tribunal ruling
NHS England has announced that its national lead for equality and diversity Paula Vasco-Knight has left her post.
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NewsPrince Charles backs hospital income link to food quality
Prince Charles has encouraged NHS organisations to introduce pay for performance for the quality of hospital food.
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NewsTrust 'hid nepotism claim' against national equalities chief
South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust attempted to cover up a report that contained accusations of “nepotism” against its chief executive, who also holds a major NHS England role, a tribunal has found.
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NewsMortality ratio information identifies new 'outliers'
Six trusts have been identified as having a “persistently” higher than expected mortality rate according to the summary hospital-level mortality indicator.
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NewsJudicial review to take place into 'do not resuscitate' policy
A judicial review will examine whether the lack of a national policy on ‘do not resuscitate’ notices is illegal, following a Court of Appeal ruling.
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HSJ Local
Specialised services reconfiguration expected in Essex
Negotiations are underway over the future configuration of specialised services in Essex, HSJ understands.
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NewsPathology services 'need to be more transparent'
Pathology services need to become more transparent and be subjected to better safety checks, an NHS England commissioned review has recommended.
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NewsWorkforce warned of impact of pension tax shake-up
Senior NHS staff are being warned that they could be hit by changes to taxation on pensions which come into force in April.
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NewsTrusts face new emergency department standard
NHS England is looking to develop accident and emergency standards that are “far more meaningful” than the current target of treating, admitting or discharging 95 per cent of patients within four hours, it has been disclosed.
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HSJ Local
'Assurances' sought over scrutiny of interim finance officers
A health minister has demanded assurances over the appointment process for interim finance directors to avoid a repeat of a situation where a primary care trust’s financial position was mis-stated by at least £28m.
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NewsDrop in attendances at A&E departments
Attendances to accident and emergency departments have fallen over the course of the past year, according to NHS England data.
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NewsLeaders should be 'more willing' to embrace technology
The health service could save tens of millions of pounds if its leaders were more willing to embrace technology to manage their workforce, according to a report from London School of Economics academics and a thinktank.
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NewsMPs: CQC is 'being turned around'
The Care Quality Commission has gained a “renewed sense of purpose”, according to a Commons health committee report.
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HSJ Local
Seclusion rooms used as bedrooms by mental health trust
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust has been issued with a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission after an inspection team found seclusion rooms were being used as bedrooms.
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HSJ Local
Monitor approves proposal to dissolve Mid Staffs
Monitor has approved the trust special administrators’ proposal for Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust to be dissolved.
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NewsMajor London trust's A&E 'unfit for purpose', says CQC
University College Hospital London Foundation Trust has been issued with four compliance actions following a new-style Care Quality Commission inspection.
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NewsCQC uncovers bullying perception at Barts
Concerns over bullying and accident and emergency department performance have emerged in the latest Care Quality Commission inspection reports, covering four trusts.