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HSJ LocalAmbulance pilot scheme linked to patient death 'not suitably managed'
PATIENT SAFETY: An ambulance pilot that could have contributed to the death of at least one patient had no ‘risk assessment and limited risk management’, NHS England has concluded.
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HSJ LocalControversial ambulance delay pilot may have contributed to patient death
Commissioners warned that a controversial South East Coast Ambulance Foundation Trust pilot that added 10 minutes to some emergency response times may have contributed to the death of at least one patient, leaked emails seen by HSJ reveal.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance trust leadership could face overhaul over delays
PERFORMANCE: The leadership of South East Coast Ambulance Foundation Trust could be replaced after Monitor found some patients were made to wait up to 10 minutes longer for an emergency response last winter.
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HSJ LocalHospital rebuild finally approved 18 months after Osborne go-ahead
A £480m hospital rebuild in Brighton has been given final approval by the Treasury nearly a year and a half after it received the go-ahead from George Osborne.
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HSJ LocalBrighton A&E rated 'inadequate' by CQC
PERFORMANCE: An unannounced Care Quality Commission inspection of the Royal Sussex County Hospital’s emergency department has found overcrowding and a lack of board progress in addressing inspectors’ concerns.
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HSJ LocalChief operating officer leaves Medway FT
WORKFORCE: Medway Foundation Trust’s chief operating officer has left the role less than a year after joining.
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HSJ LocalTrust charged with corporate manslaughter pleads not guilty
The first NHS trust to be charged with corporate manslaughter following the death of a patient has pleaded not guilty today.
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NewsInvestigation: ‘Unwarranted and unfair’ disparity in elective surgery revealed
Wide variations in elective surgery rates among the most affluent and deprived areas in England raise serious questions about the use of NHS resources, a leading public health expert has warned.
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HSJ LocalEast Sussex Chair resigns following critical CQC report
WORKFORCE: The chair of East Sussex Healthcare Trust has resigned with immediate effect following a critical report from the Care Quality Commission which led to the trust being placed in special measures.
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HSJ LocalCommunity hospitals face closure under Surrey CCG proposals
STRUCTURE: A review of five community hospitals by Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group has set out four options for future community care, which include the closure of two hospitals.
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NewsExclusive: Emergency savings drive and stretch targets fail to reduce provider deficit
The financial ‘stretch targets’ and emergency measures imposed by NHS regulators will fail to make significant inroads into the total provider sector deficit, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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HSJ LocalEast Sussex confirmed for special measures
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust has been placed in special measures following a critical report by the Care Quality Commission published earlier this week.
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NewsMapped: Acute care vanguards revealed
Thirteen bids have been chosen to take forward NHS England’s vanguard for future models of acute care.
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Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Communication
FinalistsCheshire and Wirral Partnership Foundation Trust: mymind.org.uk – an effective use of social media to engage children and young people – winnerHealth Education England – The Come Back to Nursing CampaignNEL Commissioning Support Unit, Newham Clinical Commissioning Group, Tower Hamlets CCG, Waltham Forest CCG and Barts Health Trust: Building a ...
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Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in the use of Diagnostics
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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HSJ LocalEast Sussex slated for special measures after second damning CQC report
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust has been recommended for special measures after its second Care Quality Commission inspection in a year found that staff “remained afraid to speak out”.
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HSJ LocalSurrey FTs merger gets green light from competition authority
STRUCTURE: The proposed merger between two Surrey foundation trusts has been given the go ahead by the Competition and Markets Authority.