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Darlington care provider fined £4,000
PERFORMANCE: St Martin’s Care Ltd has been fined after the Care Quality Commission found concerns at Willow Green Residential Care Home, Darlington, County Durham, had not been addressed.
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NewsANALYSED: The rollout of NHS 111
HSJ Local Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing the NHS or major health economies. This week we examine the rollout of NHS 111, the non-emergency telephone number.
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Four directors appointed to Durham, Darlington & Tees LAT
WORKFORCE: Four directors have been appointed to the NHS Commissioning Board’s Durham, Darlington & Tees Local Area Team.
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North East NHS Direct staff get pay protection
WORKFORCE: Commissioners have agreed to fund pay protection for NHS Direct staff in the north east following a long running row over pay, terms and conditions.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: The reorganisation of commissioning in the North East
The NHS in the North East has healthy finances but an unhealthy population. This briefing looks at how its new structure could overcome these problems.
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North East NHS 111 go live delayed
STRUCTURE: The first go live date for NHS 111 has been delayed due to a lack of local GP engagement and outstanding contractual issues with the provider, HSJ has learned.
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County Durham & Darlington overshoots 2011-12 QIPP
FINANCE: NHS County Durham & Darlington achieved 109 per cent of its planned QIPP savings target for 2011-12.
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NewsVoluntary redundancies dominate PCT pay-offs
Two thirds of the cost of paying off primary care trust managers to make early financial savings went on allowing them to retire early or volunteer to leave the NHS.
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North East PCTs pursue single commissioning support organisation
STRUCTURE: The North East primary care trusts have begun a project developing a single commissioning support organisation for the region.
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Hyperacute stroke services to be centralised at North Durham
ACUTE: Hyperacute stroke services for the Durham and Darlington area should be centralised at the University Hospital of North Durham, County Durham and Darlington PCTs’ joint board has decided.
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PCTs begin 'formal performance managment' of Sunderland FT
FINANCE: Commissioners have “instigated a formal performance management process” because of City Hospitals Sunderland Foundation Trust’s elective and emergency overperformance.
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Nurses raise concerns about commissioners' private company links
COMMERCIAL: Nurses have raised concerns about a second group of GP commissioners in the north of England with links to a private company seeking to provide NHS services.
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County Durham and Darlington stroke change proposals move forward
STRUCTURE: The joint board of NHS County Durham and Darlington will consider a proposal to consolidate a single site for hyperacute stroke services at the University Hospital of North Durham at a board meeting to be held in public on 1 November.
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HSJ Local
Tees mulls acute paediatric centre reduction
STRUCTURE: Maintaining the current model of paediatric services on Teeside may not be a “sustainable” or “safe” option in future, according to board papers.
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Seven North East PCTs behind on C difficile
PERFORMANCE: Seven PCT areas in the North East have recorded more C difficile infections than their target maximum at July.
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County Durham and Darlington cluster praised for leadership
STRUCTURE: The County Durham and Darlington PCT cluster has been praised by the Department of Health as part of the strategic health authority assurance process.
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Dementia service waiting times improve in the NE
PERFORMANCE: Average lengths of stay for dementia patients across the region has reduced from 16 to 10 days, and patients are seeing a specialist liaison nurse within a day, something which could previously take up to five days.
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Primary care organisations across NE launch equality consultation
PERFORMANCE: Primary Care Organisations across the North East are inviting members of the public to have their say on how equality can be improved in the NHS.
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Durham and Darlington have highest summary care record takeup
PERFORMANCE: County Durham and Darlington PCTs have the best uptake of the summary care record nationally, according to a PCT report.
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Stroke reconfiguration at County Durham and Darlington
STRUCTURE: Hyper-acute stroke services would be moved to a single site operated by County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust, under a consultation being run by County Durham and Darlington primary care trusts.