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SHA halts hospital takeover

2012-10-25T16:25:00Z

NHS London has halted the takeover of a district general hospital by a foundation trust in a neighbouring strategic health authority.

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North Cumbria launches recruitment drive after agency costs spike

2012-10-25T12:30:00Z

WORKFORCE: North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust has launched a recruitment drive after seeing its bill for agency staff go up by 57 per cent in the first half of 2012-13 compared with the same period last year.

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NW London bed numbers set to fall

2012-10-25T10:29:00Z

The number of hospital beds available for patients in north-west London could be reduced by a quarter under plans to reconfigure services in the capital.

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Robot used in heart surgery first at Wolverhampton

2012-10-24T17:35:00Z

CLINICAL RESEARCH: Surgeons at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton have successfully carried out the UK’s first robotically-assisted open heart surgery.

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Worcestershire review decision pushed into New Year

2012-10-24T17:34:00Z

STRUCTURE: A shortlist of options to reconfigure acute services in Worcestershire could be unveiled by the New Year after being delayed for the second time.

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Southampton trust pioneers 'bedside clinics' for diabetes inpatients

2012-10-24T17:33:00Z

RESEARCH: Clinicians in Southampton are piloting a new way of treating diabetes patients during hospital stays.

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South Warwickshire extends visitor restrictions due to norovirus

2012-10-24T17:31:00Z

PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has extended visitor restrictions due to an ongoing norovirus outbreak.

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Trust probes finance ‘concern’

2012-10-24T13:37:00Z

FINANCE East and North Hertfordshire Trust has launched a probe after its September income was “significantly down” on forecast, a report by discussed by its board said.  

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Foundation will be test site for redesign of unplanned care

2012-10-24T12:20:00Z

Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust has been chosen as a test site for a six-month project aiming to deliver significant improvements in emergency and urgent care.

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Central Southern CSU set to appoint MD

2012-10-24T10:35:00Z

WORKFORCE: John Wilderspin is set to be appointed as managing director of the Central Southern commissioning support unit.

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No disciplinary action over HEFT never event

2012-10-23T18:07:00Z

PERFORMANCE: An incident of drugs being given inappropriately to a patient led to no disciplinary action or referrals to relevant professional bodies, despite being listed as a “never event”.

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Wye Valley issues norovirus warning

2012-10-23T18:03:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Wye Valley Trust has issued a warning to visitors to stay at home if they have symptoms of norovirus after a number of outbreaks in the West Midlands and early cases in the Herefordshire community.

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NW London Hospitals Trust relying on SHA to repay DH loan

2012-10-23T18:02:00Z

FINANCE: North West London Hospitals Trust has said it cannot repay a Department of Health working capital loan of £14.3m without support from NHS London’s challenged trust board.

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Voluntary redundancy costs Birmingham, Solihull and Black Country clusters £11m

2012-10-23T18:00:00Z

WORKFORCE: The Black Country and Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust clusters have announced they will spend £11m on voluntary redundancies.

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Hertfordshire appoints new board members

2012-10-23T17:59:00Z

WORKFORCE: Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust has appointed two new non-executive directors and 10 new governors.

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Social enterprise fund for community wellbeing

2012-10-23T17:58:00Z

FINANCE: Social enterprise Central Surrey Health has set up a charitable fund to support community health and wellbeing projects.

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New air ambulance site in Surrey

2012-10-23T17:58:00Z

STRUCTURE: The Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance has relocated one of its helicopters to Redhill in Surrey.

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Patients left until the 'last five minutes' of four-hour target

2012-10-23T16:59:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A detailed report on Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust’s A&E performance said: “Even during occasions of bed availability, we are still leaving patients till the last five minutes of the four hours [target wait], leaving little contingency for unexpected events.”

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FT chief appointed to Youth Justice Board

2012-10-23T16:58:00Z

WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust has been appointed as a non-executive director of the national Youth Justice Board.

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Readmissions up at Hillingdon Hospitals

2012-10-23T16:56:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust has seen readmissions up 8.4 per cent on the same period in 2011-12.