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Burton FT considering local pay proposals

2012-01-19T00:00:00Z

WORKFORCE: Staff could go “several years” without incremental pay rises and some would only receive “market rate” salaries where there was a “business need”, under a foundation trust’s proposals.

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St Helens and Knowsley finances red-rated by SHA

2012-01-18T17:58:00Z

FINANCE: The trust’s financial position at the end of November was given a ‘red’ risk rating in its strategic health authority’s latest finance report.

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Pennine Acute’s finances red-rated by SHA

2012-01-18T17:56:00Z

FINANCE: The trust’s financial position at the end of November was given a ‘red’ risk rating in its strategic health authority’s latest finance report.

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PCTs challenging over £2m of Leicester activity

2012-01-18T17:50:00Z

FINANCE: Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland cluster is challenging or querying over £3m worth of activity at University Hospitals Leicester Trust.

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Hospital handover delays rise in south central area

2012-01-18T17:40:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The South Central Ambulance Trust has reported delays in handovers between ambulance and hospital services, with the delay times multiplying by a factor of five in some parts of its patch.

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East Cheshire Trust’s finances red-rated by SHA

2012-01-18T17:38:00Z

FINANCE: The trust’s financial position at the end of November was given a ‘red’ risk rating, in its strategic health authority’s latest finance report.

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Many Leicestershire urgent care centre attendences would be better managed by GPs

2012-01-18T17:36:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Nearly half of attendances at the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland urgent care centre would be better managed within GP practices, a clinical audit has shown.

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South Central Ambulance reports equipment failure SUIs

2012-01-18T17:35:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The South Central Ambulance NHS Trust has reported a series of serious untoward incidents involving equipment failure, including ambulance doors not opening.

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FT date for South Central Ambulance slips till March

2012-01-18T17:34:00Z

STRUCTURE: The expected date for authorising the South Central Ambulance trust as a foundation trust has slipped by a month to March 2012.

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Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership surplus hits £1.6m

2012-01-18T12:41:00Z

FINANCE: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership reported a surplus of £1.6m for the financial year to October 2011.

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Calls for North Cumbria University Hospitals management to step down

2012-01-18T10:46:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Nurses, unions and other medical staff have issued an unprecedented joint attack on management at the trust and are calling for senior officials to go.

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Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership on course to become FT in October

2012-01-17T18:36:00Z

STRUCTURE: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust expects to become authorised as a foundation trust in October this year.

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Northern Devon appoints permanent CEO

2012-01-17T18:31:00Z

WORKFORCE: Jac Kelly has been appointed substantive chief executive at Northern Devon Healthcare Trust after more than two years as an interim.

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PCT non-exec to lead Worcestershire HealthWatch

2012-01-17T18:03:00Z

WORKFORCE: A non-executive director of NHS Worcestershire has been appointed as chair of the emerging local HealthWatch organisation.

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Regulator to investigate emergency care at Morecambe Bay FT

2012-01-17T18:02:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has announced it is using its investigation powers to look into the delivery of emergency care services by the foundation. The investigation is underway.

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Southampton Universtiy professor appointed to FT as NED

2012-01-17T18:00:00Z

STRUCTURE: Professor Iain Cameron has been appointed a non-executive director to University Hospital of Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

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Chief executive of mental health trust resigns

2012-01-17T18:00:00Z

WORKFORCE: Peter Cubbon has announced he is stepping down from the chief executive role at West London Mental Health Trust.

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NHS Kingston surplus dependent on transition fund and contingency reserve

2012-01-17T17:57:00Z

FINANCE: The south west London PCT NHS Kingston has reported it “is still able to deliver its target surplus of £3.9m, however, in order for this to be achieved both the transition fund and 0.5 per cent contingency reserve have been utilised in its entirety”.

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New strategy director for Imperial

2012-01-17T14:38:00Z

WORKFORCE: Imperial have apppointed Brendan Farmer from Capgemini as director of strategy.

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Western Sussex Hospitals MRSA free for 12 months

2012-01-17T13:53:00Z

PERFORMANCE: There were no cases of hospital-acquired MRSA at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust during 2011.