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HSJ LocalThirteen hospital staff test positive for tuberculosis
Thirteen staff working at a dialysis unit at the centre of a tuberculosis outbreak have tested positive for the infection, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalWeston abandons ambition to form integrated care organisation
STRUCTURE: Plans for an integrated care organisation incorporating England’s smallest acute have been abandoned, it has been confirmed.
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Blogs
Better to seek forgiveness than ask permission
Have you a management philosophy? Mine is if its not explicitly against the rules then I can probably get away with it.As a senior manager I told a large gathering of managers that they should not be asking HR or finance for permission to do what they wanted to do ...
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NewsPatient, professional and NHS bodies announce joint push on reconfiguration
The NHS Confederation, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and National Voices have announced a joint project to produce practical advice on how to reconfigure health services.
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CommentDoctors' discipline needs an overhaul
Maintaining High Professional Standards is failing patients, doctors and employers
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CommentMichael White: MPs anxious to right a wrong
Ed Miliband made a rare leader’s speech on mental health
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NewsFour-fold regional variation in use of private sector providers
Independent providers carry out four times the proportion of elective procedures in some regions as in others
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NewsHSJ Live rolling news 7.11.12
HSJ’s rolling blog of today’s news including from the London Health 2012 event.
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NewsBlood and Transplant reports 'dramatic decline' in young donors
Health officials are appealing for new blood donors to come forward after a “dramatic decline” in the number of younger donors.
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NewsMinister criticises end of life care 'misinformation'
A health minister has hit out at “misreporting and misinformation” about the controversial method of withholding food and drink from terminally ill patients so they die more quickly.
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HSJ Local
Three cases of C difficile at Worthing Hospital in September
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust reported three cases of hospital attributed Clostridium difficile during September against an in-month trajectory of seven.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy the Christie recommends European accreditation
Seeking accreditation was the start of a learning curve
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NewsHunt backs new standards for NHS managers
A new set of standards for NHS managers, non-executives and GP leaders will put “care, compassion and respect for patients” at the heart of leadership in the health service, the health secretary has said.
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HSJ LocalRat droppings found in operating theatre
Forty operations have been cancelled at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust after rat droppings were found in an operating theatre.
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NewsRevalidation to cost £970m over 10 years
Medical revalidation will cost the NHS £970m over the next 10 years, the Department of Health has said.
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NewsUpdated: Care UK buys Harmoni
Care UK has bought out-of-hours provider Harmoni for £48m in a deal that will create an organisation providing unscheduled care for more than 15 million patients.
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NewsHSJ backs campaign encouraging female experts
HSJ is backing a campaign to increase the proportion of female experts featured on television and radio.
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NewsFunding for fingerprint drugs test
Drug tests that will be able to detect the substances someone has taken through their fingerprints have been given funding.
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HSJ Local
Monitor scrutinises quality as part of Western’s FT bid
STRUCTURE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has reported that October was the “most intensive stage” yet of its application to become a foundation trust.
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NewsMPs call for improved diabetes care
Too many patients with diabetes are developing potentially life-threatening complications because they are not receiving the straightforward care and support they need, according to MPs.