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HSJ Local
Concerns raised about ageing practice nurse workforce
WORKFORCE: Practice nursing is facing a future workforce crisis in the East of England, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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News
Caution urged on referrals to private centre
A local medical committee has taken the unprecedented step of warning local GPs to consider whether an independent treatment centre is the right choice for their patients.
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HSJ Local
Mixed sex breaches at Luton and Dunstable
PERFORMANCE: There were 19 mixed sex accommodation breaches in February at Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
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HSJ Local
Renal service becomes biggest in East of England
SERVICES: Patients in Bedford and Harlow will be able to get dialysis closer to home thanks to two planned satellite renal dialysis units.
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HSJ Local
COPD community clinics launched in Beds
STRUCTURE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in Bedfordshire are being offer support closer to home in a bid to reduce emergency admissions.
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HSJ Local
Luton and Bedfordshire cluster on monthly monitoring over acute concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Luton and Bedfordshire PCT cluster is being monitored monthly by its strategic health authority, after a “significant drop” in performance at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
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HSJ Local
Cluster chairs named in East of England
WORKFORCE: Chairs have been appointed for the five primary care trust clusters that now commission NHS healthcare in the East of England region.
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HSJ Local
South Essex Partnership completes takeover of Beds community services
STRUCTURE: Staff and services at Bedfordshire Community Health Services transferred formally to South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust on 1 September.
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HSJ Local
Poor choose and book uptake in Bedfordshire
PERFORMANCE: The clinical executive committee of NHS Bedfordshire has reported that uptake of the “choose and book” system in the county is “poor”.
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HSJ Local
NHS Bedfordshire blames local authority for overspends
FINANCE: Two areas of overspending for NHS Bedfordshire are related to funding of the local authority, according to board papers.
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HSJ Local
NHS Bedfordshire asks for transformation cash to help with savings
FINANCE: NHS Bedfordshire’s savings targets are reliant on £3.65m of funds from the strategic health authority for investment in services.
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HSJ LocalSHA questions Luton and Bedfordshire QIPP plans
FINANCE: NHS East of England has raised a series of concerns over plans for quality and productivity savings by a primary care trust cluster in its region.
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HSJ Local
Bedfordshire PCT approves new mental inpatient plans
STRUCTURE: Bedfordshire PCT has approved recommendations on how mental health inpatient services will be run by South Essex Partnership University FT (SEPT).
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HSJ Local
Bedfordshire PCT pays out almost £1m on MARS
WORKFORCE: Fifty-four members of staff at NHS Bedfordshire and its provider arm have taken up the offer of the mutually agreed resignation scheme (MARS) at a total cost of £980,000.
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NewsChief exec takes on extra PCT for no extra pay
The new joint chief executive of two primary care trusts has taken on the role for no extra salary.
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HSJ KnowledgeEnd of life care
Yvonne Cartwright explains how a Sue Ryder Care rapid response service supported people in northBedfordshire to die at home
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HSJ KnowledgeTotal Place: why working together boosts independence
Offender management in Luton and Central Bedfordshire is cumbersome and costly. In the second article in our series on Total Place, Helen Mooney looks at how the NHS, local government and agencies are using the scheme to tackle this