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Three authorisation conditions for East Riding CCG

2012-12-11T18:05:00Z

STRUCTURE: East Riding CCG has been authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board with three minor conditions.

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North East Lincs CCG authorised in first wave

2012-12-11T18:05:00Z

STRUCTURE: North East Lincolnshire CCG has been authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board, with minor conditions.

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Wakefield CCG authorised with first wave

2012-12-11T18:04:00Z

STRUCTURE: Calderdale CCG has been authorised in the first wave of decisions by the NHS Commissioning Board, with one condition.

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Heart of England changes ward leaders after CQC visit

2012-12-11T11:47:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust has replaced the leadership team in one of its wards following a Care Quality Commission inspection.

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NHS seeks legal advice over Mid Staffs CEO job

2012-12-11T11:46:00Z

NHS bosses in Shropshire and Staffordshire have sought legal advice after it emerged the former chief executive of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust is working for a charity with NHS contracts.

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Birmingham and Solihull £14.3m behind on QIPP plan

2012-12-10T12:34:00Z

FINANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull quality, innovation, productivity and prevention plan saved £17.1m at month seven against a plan of £31.4m.

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Peterborough needs ‘external financing’ from January

2012-12-10T12:34:00Z

Debt-laden Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust expects to require ‘external financing’ from next month to help with its huge deficit, according to board papers.

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Birmingham and Solihull overspend on main acute provider rises

2012-12-10T12:33:00Z

FINANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster’s acute contract overspend with University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust increased by £2.4m between months six and seven this year.

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'Brave' Bristol presses ahead with mental health tender

2012-12-07T12:38:00Z

COMMERCIAL: NHS Bristol’s plans to put mental health services worth about £40m out to tender and award contracts within a year are “brave”, potential providers have warned.

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North Staffordshire facing shock £23m deficit

2012-12-07T08:43:00Z

University Hospital of North Staffordshire has revealed a dramatic deterioration in its finances from a predicted surplus of £2m to a £23.8m deficit by the end of 2012-13.

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Hospital trust chair announces resignation

2012-12-06T12:39:00Z

WORKFORCE: The chair of North Middlesex University Hospital Trust is standing down and has sent a five-page letter to the NHS Trust Development Authority and North Middlesex staff.

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Leicester trust hit with £620k fine for A&E target and never event failures

2012-12-05T18:06:00Z

University Hospitals of Leicester has been hit by two contract penalties by commissioners totalling more than £620,000 after a series of never events and failure to hit accident and emergency targets.

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Leeds & York Partnership chief joins AHSN steering group

2012-12-05T18:05:00Z

STRUCTURE: Chris Butler, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust chief executive, has been made a member of the Yorkshire and Humber Partnership AHSN steering group, which hopes to get the group approved next year.

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AHSN steering group includes Leeds chief executive

2012-12-05T18:04:00Z

STRUCTURE: Maggie Boyle, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust chief executive, has become a member of the Yorkshire and Humber Partnership AHSN steering group.

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Leeds, Bradford and Airedale CCGs take on quality and safeguarding functions

2012-12-05T18:04:00Z

STRUCTURE: Clinical commissioning groups in Leeds and Bradford and Airedale are taking on functions of quality, safety and safeguarding for the area, following the departure of the PCTs’ director of quality and nursing.

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Hull & East Yorks chief is AHSN lead member

2012-12-05T18:02:00Z

STRUCTURE: Phil Morley, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust chief executive, is a member of the Yorkshire and Humber Partnership AHSN steering group.

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North Bristol renews plans to go it alone

2012-12-05T10:54:00Z

A proposal to merge two South West trusts, creating an organisation with a turnover of almost £1bn, appears less likely to proceed after one of the organisations confirmed it was still working on an alternative plan to go it alone.

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North Bristol agrees to look for alternatives to pay consortium

2012-12-04T11:28:00Z

WORKFORCE: Management at North Bristol Trust have promised staff they would explore ideas for reducing the pay bill without gong through the South West Pay, Terms and Conditions forum.

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Chief exec says sorry to bank staff for pay 'boob'

2012-12-03T17:28:00Z

WORKFORCE: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust chief executive Lisa Rodrigues has apologised to “valued bank staff” after an unsuccessful attempt to move to a monthly payment system.  

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Warwickshire 40 per cent behind QIPP target

2012-11-30T12:36:00Z

FINANCE: Efficiency schemes fell 40 per cent short of target in the Warwickshire Primary Care Trust area over the first six months of 2012-13.