All WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST articles – Page 13
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Rising fuel prices push up healthcare overheads
Sharp rises in oil and food prices are hitting the NHS hard, with energy and catering bills for big trusts in the millions and the situation likely to get worse. Alison Moore reports
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PFI debt fears as district general hospitals feel the squeeze
District generals' income is set to take a hit as specialist hospitals and primary care trusts move in on their territory. How will they pay PFI debts of £28.5bn, asks Sally Gainsbury
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Health check: trusts miss hygiene goals
Trusts have failed to hit targets for reducing MRSA and many are not meeting basic standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
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NHS Employers: far fewer job cuts than first claimed
The threat hanging over 20,000 NHS posts has amounted to fewer than 800 redundancies so far, NHS Employers has claimed.
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Bishop condemns chaplain redundancies
The Bishop of Worcester has described as a 'piece of destruction' proposals by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals trust to make six chaplains redundant as part of plans to tackle an underlying £30m deficit.
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Trusts welcome new finance rating
ASSESSMENT Five-part measure will judge trusts on more than whether they break even
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'It would be foolish to ignore them'
STAR RATINGS Healthcare Commission refutes claims that assessments are 'past sell-by date'
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Controversial prompts system dumped over 'target' concerns
PERFORMANCE RATINGS Trusts' core standards declaration pushed back by six months