All articles by Sophie Barnes – Page 24
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£150m funding for A&Es to ease winter pressures
NHS England today confirmed £150m will be taken from its expected surplus to ease winter pressures on more accident and emergency departments this year.
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Colchester commissions independent investigation
Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has commissioned an independent investigation into the cancer waiting times failings brought to light in a recent Care Quality Commission inspection.
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EXCLUSIVE: A&Es to receive extra £150m to ease winter pressures
A second wave of winter pressure funding is to be made available for all accident and emergency departments, HSJ has discovered.
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The government's Francis response: line by line
The government has provided detailed responses to each of Robert Francis’ 290 recommendations. HSJ highlights the most significant.
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Intermediate care provision 'stuck', DH director admits
Intermediate care is under pressure with demand outstripping capacity, according to a national audit by a group of leading healthcare organisations.
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NHS England's mandate delayed amid 'struggle' over contents
Publication of the government’s mandate to NHS England has been delayed after the organisation’s chair revealed a “struggle” had been taking place to ensure the document did not become a government “shopping list”.
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CQC says Colchester should be placed into special measures
The Care Quality Commission has recommended that Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust be placed under special measures after a recent unannounced inspection led to the regulator referring its findings to the police.
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Increase in hospital admissions
The number of hospital admissions rose again last year, with the total level being nearly a third higher than that recorded a decade ago, data reveals.
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Morecambe Bay investigation will seek families' input
Further details have emerged of the independent inquiry into University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust’s maternity and neonatal services.
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More emergency departments breach waiting time targets
Increasing numbers of accident and emergency patients are being treated outside the maximum four hour wait year on year over the past four summers, an HSJ analysis shows.
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Health burden is greatest during moderately cold weather
The NHS has been urged to place greater emphasis on supporting vulnerable groups during periods of moderately cold rather than freezing temperatures after a study suggested this is when services come under greatest strain.
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Monitor will focus on competition in Manchester cancer investigation
Monitor has revealed its investigation into the commissioning of cancer services in Manchester will focus on whether competition rules were breached.
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Exclusive: Wellbeing boards must avoid becoming 'a side show'
More than three quarters of health and wellbeing boards believe they have little influence over NHS England, according to a major study shared exclusively with HSJ and its sister title Local Government Chronicle.
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Small trusts 'hit by raised efficiency assumption'
Raised efficiency assumptions could have an impact on small and medium sized trusts’ ability to provide good quality patient care, Monitor has warned.
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Complaints handling revolution required, says review
A government-commissioned report into the way the NHS handles complaints has called for an overhaul of the current system, referring to a “decade of failure”.
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HSJ Local
Derby fails to meet Monitor's targets
Monitor has warned Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust that it must improve emergency department waiting times and its financial performance.
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HSJ Local
Monitor places King's Lynn in special measures
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust has been placed under special measures by Monitor because of poor care and weak leadership.
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Second wave of trust inspections announced
The second wave of acute trusts to be inspected by the Care Quality Commission has been announced this morning.
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HSJ Local
Medway told to improve maternity service
Medway Foundation Trust has been warned by the Care Quality Commission that it must make urgent improvements to maternity and midwifery services at Medway Maritime Hospital.
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CQC seeks responsibility for patient safety
The Care Quality Commission would like to take over responsibility for patient safety in the health service, despite NHS England gaining responsibility for it as recently as April, it emerged yesterday.