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CommentEffective regulation needs the right touch, at the right time
The chief executive of a troubled NHS trust recently remarked to me: “The problem was, we thought we worked for the regulators, not for our patients.”
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West Midlands PCTs underperforming on cancer referral times
PERFORMANCE: Eleven primary care trusts in the West Midlands are underperforming on cancer referral time targets.
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North Staffs PCT on course for surplus despite provider overspend
FINANCE: NHS North Staffordshire has said it is “on track” to achieve a small surplus at the end of the year.
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North Staffs acute trust seeks more efficiency plans to remain ‘viable’
FINANCE: University Hospital of North Staffordshire is likely to need more cost cutting plans in order to remain “financially viable” next year.
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Halved surplus will impact on North Staffs capital programme
FINANCE: University Hospital of North Staffordshire is predicting an end of year surplus of £4.1m but had achieved less than £1m in surplus by December.
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University Hospital of North Staffs opens infectious disease unit
STRUCTURE: the University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust has opened a £2.26m infectious disease unit.
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Mid Staffs faces ‘worst case scenario’ of cash deficit
FINANCE: The foundation trust was reporting a deficit of £5.8m in November against a planned deficit of £4.3m, representing a negative variance of £1.5m.
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Mid Staffs making ‘significant progress’ on nurse recruitment
WORKFORCE: The foundation has continued to increase its workforce, particularly for nursing staff, despite media coverage of the ongoing public inquiry into previous failures at the organisation.
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NewsNational competency standards to regulate manager performance
Senior managers “who let people down” will be held to account by a national list of standards of competence and behaviour.
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News'Draconian' director scared staff at Mid Staffs
Union reps at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have told of a culture where staff were too scared to speak out because of a “draconian” director of nursing.
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NewsA&E waiting times worst since 2004
Accident and emergency waiting times in England are at their worst since September 2004, according to data from the Department of Health.
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NewsStaff reports on Mid Staffs 'disappeared'
More than 500 staff reports about poor care at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have disappeared into a “black hole”.
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HSJ KnowledgeOptimising patient flow in A&E
The pressing need to optimise patient movement through A&E prompted the design of an urgent care centre which combines both GPs and emergency professionals. Mark Mould, acting chief operating officer at University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust, clinical lead for emergency medicine at University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust Dr ...
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NewsProsecute staff for neglect, say experts
NHS staff who neglect patients should be prosecuted in light of scandals such as Mid Staffordshire, experts said today.
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North Staffs sets revised date for becoming FT
STRUCTURE: University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust has put back its proposed timescale for achieving foundation status.
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Mid Staffs FT falling behind on financial plan
FINANCE: The trust reported a deficit of £4.529m at the end of October against a planned deficit of £3.785m, representing a negative variance to plan of £744,000.
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Financial checks on NHS providers eased
More than 100 NHS hospital and mental health providers are to be freed of significant checks on their finance and governance within 18 months, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMId Staffs inquiry told HSE was 'under-resourced'
The Health and Safety Executive was reluctant to prosecute over a patient’s death at Stafford Hospital because it did not have the resources to cope with more families coming forward, the public inquiry into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been told.
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NewsLatest Dr Foster guide reveals hospital trusts with high death rates
Death rates at 19 hospital trusts in England were alarmingly high last year, according to the latest Dr Foster Hospital Guide.
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NewsMid Staffs chief exec confirms departure next year
The chief executive of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has confirmed he is to leave the trust when his contract expires next year.