All South West articles – Page 109
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'Raise bar' on consulting
Trusts and strategic health authorities must 'raise the bar' on the quality of local service consultations, says Sir Ian Carruthers in his national review of current reconfiguration proposals.
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Labour PRs win SHA jobs
Two former New Labour PR gurus have been appointed directors of communications in strategic health authorities.
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Monitor settles payment by results row
A public dispute between the foundation trust and primary care trust in Bournemouth over payments under payment by results has been settled.
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Thelma Holland, South West: From nurse to chief exec - via South India
In many ways, the role given to Thelma Holland is the most interim of all the interim posts.
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Building bridges
Effective communication and consultation are intimately bound up with the proposed reconfiguration of NHS services. Lynne Greenwood talks to trust staff who have already set their often controversial plans before the public, and asks what lessons they have learned.
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News analysis: Sir Ian says intervene early and take tough decisions
So the deficit is smaller than the critics suggested, but NHS acting chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers admits the service is not where he wants it to be. And he tells Nick Edwards that the longer trusts leave it to get back on track financially, the harder it will be
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Future of London chief up in the air after Nicholson appointment
The post of chief executive of the NHS in London could be re-advertised following David Nicholson's appointment as NHS chief executive.
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Awards categories and judges
Acute Healthcare Organisation of the YearDr Helen Bevan, director of service transformation, NHS Institute for Innovation and ImprovementMatthew Swindells, special adviser to the health secretarySue Slipman, director, Foundation Trust NetworkFrank Burns, former chief executive, Wirral Hospital trustJames Coles, director of research, CHKSPrimary Care Organisation of the YearEdna Robinson, national lead, ...
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How Middle England turned into a nation of reconfiguration rebels
Demonstrations against changes to hospital services have brought thousands on to the streets. Tash Shifrin spoke to some of the campaigners about their aims
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Nicholson urges MPs to show courage on reconfiguration
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has urged MPs to concentrate not just on 'how many hospitals we have, but how many lives we can save and improve'. The plea was contained in an impassioned letter laying out the case for service reconfiguration.
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South West chief execs move in
As senior appointments for the newly reconfigured PCTs continue to take shape, HSJbrings you the latest recruits in the South West
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Andrew Jones on financial influence
'Providers under fire are likely to react to fill up their capacity and treat more invasively. This will mean more operations and more investigations.'
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Get a buzz from Wasp: how to get ahead in workforce planning
A long-term conditions workforce planning modelling tool could have benefits across the service, reports Emma Dent
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Health professional training cuts average at 10pc
Training budgets for nurses and other healthcare professionals are being cut by up to a third in some parts of the country as strategic health authorities make savings to deal with deficits.
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News analysis: At risk - the safety agency that failed to set the world on fire
With the future of the National Patient Safety Agency in the balance, Joanna Lyall looks at its track record and examines the criticism it has attracted from many quarters
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Rejected PCT leaders told to apply for less senior jobs
Primary care trust chief executives not selected for jobs running their successor organisations are being denied redundancy and told to apply for less senior positions, according to union Managers in Partnership.
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Only half of PCT top jobs go to old guard
As HSJ went to press, 26 of 47 posts running new PCTs across five SHAs have been filled by PCT chief executives.
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In Brief: South West regional office has completed investigation
South West regional office has completed an investigation into the allegations of financial mismanagement at Cornwall and Isles of Scilly health authority made by the HA's own finance director. Roger Silvester was suspended in May following his comments at a board meeting where he refused to accept the HA's financial ...
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Gaps between rich and poor in South West 'very serious'
Pregnancies in under-16-year-olds are a third higher in Plymouth and Swindon than the average for England and Wales, according to the first comprehensive report on inequalities and health in the South West region.