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Central Lancashire CCGs ask to work as separate committees

2011-09-28T15:44:00Z

STRUCTURE: The primary care trust’s board will be asked to break up the joint committee it agreed to establish for clinical commissioning groups, board papers for its meeting this week show.

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New GP practice in Calderdale

2011-09-28T15:18:00Z

STRUCTURE: A new branch practice, provided by Assura Leeds, will open in Calderdale in November.

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Leeds walk-in centre to close, and another to cut hours

2011-09-28T15:10:00Z

FINANCE: A Leeds walk-in centre is due to close, and another to reduce its opening hours, in cost cutting moves, according to a report.

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£700m estates contract links primary and secondary care

2011-09-28T11:20:00Z

FINANCE: A contract worth up to £700m is up for grabs in what is thought to be the first tender to provide estate and facilities management across primary and secondary care.

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Plans submitted to redevelop Royal Sussex County Hospital

2011-09-28T10:22:00Z

STRUCTURE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals has this month submitted plans to redevelop the Royal Sussex County Hospital to Brighton and Hove City Council.

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New birth centre operational at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells

2011-09-28T10:14:00Z

STRUCTURE: The first baby has been born at a new midwife led birth centre in Maidstone, according to a press release from Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.

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Surrey and Borders Partnership plans new LD treatment centre

2011-09-28T10:12:00Z

STRUCTURE: Plans for a new assessment and treatment centre for people who have a learning disability have been put out for public consultation by Tandridge District Council.

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St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals cash plan anticipates 'PFI support'

2011-09-27T19:22:00Z

FINANCE: The trust has reported that it will be able to manage its cash flow as planned provided it receives “all anticipated financial support” for its private finance initiative development.

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Deteriorating A&E waits at Peterborough and Stamford FT

2011-09-27T18:39:00Z

PERFORMANCE: “Staffing issues” and “capacity constraints” are responsible for Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT failing against the national A&E waiting time target, according to a report from its strategic health authority.

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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare needs new ‘organisational’ form to become FT

2011-09-27T18:34:00Z

STRUCTURE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare has admitted it cannot achieve foundation status without integrating with another organisation, board papers show.  

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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare has ‘liquidity problem of minus 28 days’

2011-09-27T18:32:00Z

FINANCE: Lack of cash is the most significant risk facing Surrey and Sussex Healthcare, according to a report by its investment and workforce committee.

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PwC looking into state of Sussex trusts

2011-09-27T18:30:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A board report from Surrey and Sussex Healthcare reveals that consultancy and accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is currently assessing the state of trusts in Sussex.

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Commissioning cluster identifies services to be considered for AQP

2011-09-27T18:13:00Z

FINANCE: The north central London commissioning cluster has identified four areas where it thinks there is scope to apply Any Qualified Provider rules next year.

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GPs tell deaf patients to pay for own sign language interpreters

2011-09-27T18:06:00Z

PERFORMANCE: GPs in Haringey have attracted criticism after telling deaf patients they must pay for their own sign language interpreters at consultations.

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Community services transfer held up by legal threat

2011-09-27T18:02:00Z

STRUCTURE: The transfer of community services in Gloucestershire to a social enterprise is expected to be delayed following a legal challenge.

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George Eliot junior docs not getting sufficient training

2011-09-27T17:58:00Z

WORKFORCE: Concerns have been raised that junior doctors at George Eliot Hospital Trust are not getting the “right level” of training.

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MRSA incidence 'over trajectory' at Salford Royal

2011-09-27T17:56:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The number of MRSA cases at Salford Royal Foundation Trust is “over trajectory” on meeting its target limit for 2011-12, NHS Salford board papers state.

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Shrewsbury and Telford reconfiguration gets PCT approval

2011-09-27T17:14:00Z

STRUCTURE: NHS Shropshire County has approved the outline business case for an acute service reconfiguration.

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Heart of Birmingham transfers £15m to help cluster

2011-09-27T17:12:00Z

FINANCE: Funding worth £16.6m is being transferred from two primary care trusts, NHS Heart of Birmingham and NHS South Birmingham, to the other members of its cluster, NHS Birmingham East and North and NHS Solihull.

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NHS Salford aims high for flu vaccine uptake

2011-09-27T17:10:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust aims to ensure that more than three quarters of “at risk” under 65 year olds receive the flu vaccine this year, board papers state.