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Hillingdon Hospitals downgrade surplus estimate

2011-10-07T14:40:00Z

FINANCE: The north west London trust has reforecast its surplus down to £220,000, £2.3m below what it aimed for in its annual plan.

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Hospital says Greek private patients owe £1.8m

2011-10-07T14:38:00Z

FINANCE: King’s College Hospital reported that private patients from the financially-stricken state owe it £1.8m.

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Hospital trust asks staff to consider working unpaid after recording £4.5m deficit at month five

2011-10-07T12:27:00Z

WORKFORCE: Whipps Cross University Hospital has asked staff to consider sacrificing leave and do extra unpaid work, a leaked letter reveals.

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Sheffield awarded ‘centre of excellence’ status in rheumatology

2011-10-06T19:46:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been granted the title of Centre of Excellence in Rheumatology by a leading European health organisation.

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BSMHFT appoints director of psychological services

2011-10-06T19:39:00Z

WORKFORCE: Amanda Gatherer has this month joined Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust as its new director of psychological services and head of psychology.

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Stoke-on-Trent CCG makes new appointments

2011-10-06T19:31:00Z

WORKFORCE: Two GPs have appointed to mental health roles with Stoke’s new clinical commissioning group.

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NHS Coventry prepares for summary care record upload

2011-10-06T19:23:00Z

PERFORMANCE: NHS Coventry is preparing for the upload this month of patient information from local GP practices to create its new summary care record system.

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Green light for £2m investment at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership

2011-10-06T19:13:00Z

STRUCTURE: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust will benefit from a £2m investment for improving facilities over the next two years, it has announced.

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Doncaster and Bassetlaw FT to outsource laundry

2011-10-06T19:06:00Z

COMMERCIAL: The board of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has decided to outsource its laundry and linen service to a preferred provider in order to avoid a £2.2m investment.

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Hospital pharmacy shop opens at East Cheshire

2011-10-06T19:06:00Z

COMMERCIAL: An over-the-counter pharmacy shop has been opened this month at Macclesfield District General Hospital.

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New facility to open at Suffolk Mental Health Partnership

2011-10-06T19:06:00Z

STRUCTURE: A new mental health facility will open at Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust on 20 October.

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Guy's breaching private patient cap after twins procedure

2011-10-06T18:26:00Z

FINANCE: The south London foundation trust reported that it had breached its private patient cap of 3.04 per cent this year.

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UCLH cancer centre to open next year

2011-10-06T18:16:00Z

STRUCTURE: The central London foundation trust’s £100m specialist cancer centre is due to open next April.

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SHA rejects Ipswich trust's recovery plan

2011-10-06T17:47:00Z

FINANCE: NHS East of England has rejected Ipswich Hospital Trust’s financial recovery plans because they rely on increased activity.

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University Hospitals Bristol records mixed sex breaches

2011-10-06T17:46:00Z

PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust had three mixed sex accomodation breaches in July.

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North Bristol exceeds C difficile and MSSA targets

2011-10-06T17:41:00Z

PERFORMANCE: North Bristol Trust has exceeded its target for cases of C difficile and reached its annual limit for MRSA cases.

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Birmingham health worker charged with fraud

2011-10-06T10:22:00Z

WORKFORCE: A Birmingham-based health worker has been granted conditional bail after appearing in court charged with four counts of fraud by false representation.

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DH analysing big 18 weeks backlog at Shrewsbury and Telford

2011-10-05T18:41:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Only 68 per cent of patients are being treated within 18 weeks of referral to the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust, against a target of 90 per cent.

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Shrewsbury and Telford reducing nursing support

2011-10-05T18:41:00Z

WORKFOCE: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust is reducing the level of nursing support in wards in an attempt to save £110,000 a month.

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£11.9m savings still short of target for South West Essex

2011-10-05T17:55:00Z

FINANCE: South West Essex primary care trust made £11.9m of savings in the first four months of the financial year, or 92 per cent of their planned savings for the year to date, according to board papers.