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Nicholson retirement: What next for NHS England?
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NHS England’s challenges as Sir David Nicholson announces his departure.
Durham Dales piloting bladder problem service
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SERVICES: A nurse led service is offering rapid access for patients in the Durham Dales with bladder problems.
Mid Yorks opens orthopaedic unit at Pontefract
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STRUCTURE: A new orthopaedic unit has opened which will help make Pontefract Hospital a centre for planned orthopaedic surgery.
Why did Nicholson decide to step down?
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The media campaign to unseat Sir David Nicholson from his post as NHS England chief executive played some part in his decision to announce his retirement but was not the main cause, HSJ understands.
Durham Dales falling short on health checks
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PERFORMANCE: GP surgeries in the Durham Dales are not calling enough patients for health checks to meet targets.
Who could succeed Sir David as NHS England chief executive?
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Speculation about potential successors to Sir David Nicholson as chief executive of NHS England has focued on 10 names.
Retirement announcement follows months of scrutiny and criticism
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Sir David Nicholson’s announcement of his retirement follows several months of intense criticism and scrutiny of his leadership, and his role in relation to the Mid Staffordshire care failures.
Chase Community Hospital plan approved
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SERVICE DESIGN: NHS South East Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group has approved a £3m outline business case for development of Chase Community Hospital.
David Nicholson to retire by March 2014
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Sir David Nicholson will retire by March next year from his post as NHS England chief executive.
Pay costs 'highest ever' at Royal Berkshire
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WORKFORCE: Pay costs were their “highest ever” at Royal Berkshire trust in March.
Safety not guaranteed at 18 A&E depts amid 'toxic overcrowding'
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PERFORMANCE: Patient safety at 18 accident and emergency departments in the West Midlands cannot be guaranteed according to a joint letter signed by leading clinicians from across the region.
Safety not guaranteed at 18 A&E depts amid 'toxic overcrowding'
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PERFORMANCE: Patient safety at 18 accident and emergency departments in the West Midlands cannot be guaranteed according to a joint letter signed by leading clinicians from across the region.
Safety not guaranteed at 18 A&E depts amid 'toxic overcrowding'
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PERFORMANCE: Patient safety at 18 accident and emergency departments in the West Midlands cannot be guaranteed according to a joint letter signed by leading clinicians from across the region.
More nurses needed, says East Kent staffing report
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WORKFORCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust’s board is being asked to support extra investment in nurses after a staffing review revealed issues in some areas.
East Kent overcomes pressures to hit four-hour target
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PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust managed to treat 91 per cent of patients in A&E within four hours in April – despite coming under severe pressure which caused the trust to declare an internal major incident.
Nearly 20 serious incidents since April at East Kent FT
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PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust had 18 serious incidents reported in April – including five which had “death/serious sequalae”.
More than 900 'long waiters' at East Kent
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PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust had 907 “long waiters” at the end of April – 45 of whom had been waiting more than a year.
Extra activity driving agency spend at Medway
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PERFORMANCE: Pressures from extra activity in March and April has had severe effects on Medway Foundation Trust.
New chief nurse for Medway FT
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WORKFORCE: Medway Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief nurse.
Healthcare leaders fear 'unintended consequences' of hasty Francis legislation
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Senior figures have warned of “unintended consequences” of rushed legislation in response to the Francis report.
Healthcare leaders fear 'unintended consequences' of hasty Francis legislation
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Senior figures have warned of “unintended consequences” of rushed legislation in response to the Francis report.
Sheffield Hospitals opens £11m lab
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SERVICES: A £11m laboratory centre which will process more than 10m tests a year has opened at the Northern General Hospital.
Concern about Berkshire FT activity reporting
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PERFORMANCE:Wokingham CCG has warned implementation of a new electronic patient record system at Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has created “coding issues” which have led the CCG to question some of the data supplied by the trust.
Hunt backs chief inspector of GPs plan
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Jeremy Hunt has backed plans for a chief inspector of general practice, to be based in the Care Quality Commission.
Labour highlights hospital capacity fall
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Hospitals are “dangerously close to full”, Labour has warned, after it emerged that the number of hospital beds available to patients in England has shrunk by almost 6 per cent since the coalition government took office.
Labour highlights hospital capacity fall
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Hospitals are “dangerously close to full”, Labour has warned, after it emerged that the number of hospital beds available to patients in England has shrunk by almost 6 per cent since the coalition government took office.
Rules waived to cover CCG's £15.2m financial hole
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FINANCE: A clinical commissioning group has secured exemption from a series of national financial rules after discovering a £15.2m hole in its finances for 2013-14, it has told HSJ.
Nursing leaders say they will act in response to Francis
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Nursing leaders have said they will take action following criticism by Robert Francis QC that they have not done enough to respond to his public inquiry report.
Nursing leaders say they will act in response to Francis
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Nursing leaders have said they will take action following criticism by Robert Francis QC that they have not done enough to respond to his public inquiry report.
Exclusive: CCGs defy Hunt by planning to increase competition for out-of-hours GP care
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More than one in five clinical commissioning groups are planning to “introduce” competition for out-of-hours primary care in the next year, an exclusive HSJ survey reveals.