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Royal Berkshire chief returns from indefinite annual leave

2012-01-03T17:40:00Z

WORKFORCE: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Ed Donald has returned from a period on leave following what is believed to be an attempt by some board members to oust him.

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Sheffield Children's diabetes study nears end

2012-01-03T17:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A four-year £1m study, led by Sheffield Children’s Foundation Trust, to assess whether education improves the long term health of children with diabetes is nearing an end.

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New chair appointed as Hull and East Yorkshire seeks FT status

2012-01-03T16:59:00Z

WORKFORCE: Robert Deri, an accountant, has been appointed chair of Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust.

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New chief operating officer for Guy's and St Thomas'

2012-01-03T16:57:00Z

WORKFORCE: Amanda Pritchard, currently deputy chief executive at Chelsea and Westminster Foundation Trust, is leaving in the spring to join the south London giant.

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Hospital chief exec to take up new role with SHA

2012-01-03T16:54:00Z

WORKFORCE: Heather Lawrence OBE is to leave Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust and start a new role with NHS London supporting non-foundation trusts in getting authorised by Monitor.

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Patients launch legal action as trust reviews services

2011-12-29T00:01:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A group of almost 20 patients and relatives are planning to launch legal action against a struggling West Midlands trust, claiming their treatment was a breach of the Human Rights Act.

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Plymouth Hospitals needs to improve governance

2011-12-23T13:32:00Z

STRUCTURE: Improving governance and leadership will be key to Plymouth Hospitals Trust acheiving foundation trust status, according to the trust’s tripartite formal agreement.

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North Bristol on track to go it alone

2011-12-23T12:30:00Z

COMMERCIAL: North Bristol Trust is on course to achieve foundation trust status indpendently by October 2012, a report to November’s board meeting confirms.

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Royal Cornwall works on staff engagement

2011-12-23T12:29:00Z

WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has set up a clinical cabinet to provide advice to the trust board and executive.

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DH backs Bristol pathology plans

2011-12-23T12:29:00Z

COMMERCIAL: An advisory panel chaired by the Department of Health’s national director for pathology has backed plans for a reconfiguration of pathology services in the Bristol area.

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Royal Cornwall expands size of council of governors

2011-12-23T12:28:00Z

STRUCTURE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has increased the proposed size of its council of governors from 16 to 20 in response to its consultation on becoming a foundation trust.

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20pc of Plymouth A&E patients should have been treated elsewhere

2011-12-23T12:28:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Research commissioned by NHS Plymouth and Plymouth Hospitals Trust found up to 20 per cent of patients in the trust’s accident and emergency department did not need to be there.

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Hospital staff asked to look out for ‘gel thief’

2011-12-23T11:45:00Z

WORKFORCE: Nurses and other staff at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been told to be on their guard for thefts of antibacterial alcohol gel.

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Hospital launches time saving midwifery DVD Summary

2011-12-23T11:32:00Z

WORKFORCE: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has launched a DVD for expectant mothers.Press release

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New chair for Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals

2011-12-23T10:23:00Z

WORKFORCE: The NHS Appointments Commission has appointed Robert  Deri as chair of Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

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Wirral among worst in country for referral to treatment times – DH report

2011-12-23T10:12:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The trust was among the 10 worst in the country on referral-to-treatment waiting times in September, according to the Department of Health’s latest quarterly report.

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Great Western looks to NHS 111 opportunity

2011-12-22T17:42:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Great Western Ambulance Service has expressed an interest in providing the NHS 111 service in the South West.

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Surrey has 10 emerging CCGs

2011-12-22T17:41:00Z

STRUCTURE: There are currently 10 clinical commissioning groups emerging in Surrey, according to primary are trust documents.

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Cambs move to one CCG and several 'local commissioning groups'

2011-12-22T17:31:00Z

STRUCTURE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough PCTs have merged their previous two GP committees, to form a single “shadow clinical commissioning group governing body” covering the two PCT areas.

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Sheffield FT tenders for overdraft and bank branch

2011-12-22T17:28:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust is tendering for a new working capital facility.