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Close Heatherwood, argue neighbouring trusts
STRUCTURE: The Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has argued that Heatherwood Hospital should be closed, with funding diverted to its own Brants Bridge clinic in Bracknell.
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Vascular services under review in the peninsula
STRUCTURE: A review of vascular services that could lead to reconfiguration of services in Devon and Cornwall is almost complete.
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Work begins for Leicester urgent care centre
Work begins at the Loughborough Hospital next month ahead of a new urgent care centre due to open on the site in April 2013.
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Pennine Acute hit waiting times targets for July, figures suggest
PERFORMANCE: “Unvalidated figures” show that Pennine Acute achieved all national standards for referral-to-treatment waiting times in July, commissioner board papers state.
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Commissioners apply 'contract levers' over WWL diagnostic waits
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners are applying “contract levers” to the trust for failing to meet the target of having no more than one per cent of diagnostics patients waiting for more than six weeks.
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Brighton's search for Selbie replacement continues
WORKFORCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust is unlikely to have a permanent replacement for Duncan Selbie until at least the start of next year.
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Two never events at Hampshire Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust reported two never events relating to surgical procedures in the first quarter of 2012-13.
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NewsBMA ballot plan in Scotland pensions dispute
Doctors in Scotland could strike again if a row over pensions is not resolved, with tougher industrial action planned this time around.
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NewsForced mergers create larger failures - Corrigan
The government should not force underperforming hospitals to merge together because such strategies simply create larger failing NHS organisations, a report suggests.
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Mediation sought in Norfolk over performance and penalties dispute
A major acute hospital in the East of England and its main commissioner are to go to mediation after being unable to sign a contract for this financial year.
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Taunton and Somerset staff urge board to abandon pay plans
WORKFORCE: More than 1,600 staff working at Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust have signed a petition calling on the board to pull out of the South West Pay, Terms and Conditions Consortium.
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Royal Cornwall above average for coding errors
FINANCE: An Audit Commission review of coding at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust found the trust had slightly below average accuracy.
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Coroner orders Dorset Healthcare to conduct suicide audit
PERFORMANCE: Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust has received a coroners Rule 43 letter raising concerns about the death of an individual who had been in contact with mental health services in August 2011.
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NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG confirms two GPs in top leadership positions
STRUCTURE: NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG has confirmed its chair and accountable officer appointments.
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Drop in patients waiting more than a year for Central Manchester FT treatment
PERFORMANCE: The number of patients who had been waiting more than a year for treatment at Central Manchester fell again in July, but remained the highest of any Greater Manchester provider, commissioner board papers show.
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Double running costs force SHIP cluster overspend on staffing
WORKFORCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster is £772,000 over plan for total workforce costs.
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SHIP finance on target despite QIPP risk
FINANCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster reported a £6.82 million surplus in the first five months of 2012-13, and is expecting to achieve the £16.3m target for the full year.
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Good Hope Hospital launches home recovery service
STRUCTURE: Good Hope Hospital, part of Heart of England Foundation Trust, has launched a “recovery at home” service this week.
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Delayed ambulance turnarounds designated serious incidents
PERFORMANCE: Long delays in ambulance turnaround times at hospitals are to be reported as potential serious incidents in the East of England.
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North East NHS Direct staff get pay protection
WORKFORCE: Commissioners have agreed to fund pay protection for NHS Direct staff in the north east following a long running row over pay, terms and conditions.