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Mark Adams named designate accountable officer for three North East CCGs
WORKFORCE: Mark Adams has been appointed as the designate accountable officer for for NHS Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Newcastle North and East CCG and NHS Newcastle West CCG.
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NewsKidney donations site to launch
A controversial website offering patients the chance to plead for kidney donations will launch in the UK today.
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NewsNurses warned not to use own phones for work
Nurses should avoid the temptation to use their own mobile phones for work purposes, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals lowest rated for patient satisfaction
PERFORMANCE: The results of a monthly patient satisfaction survey has put Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust in last place out of 46 hospital trusts.
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Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust slips down patient satisfaction table
PERFORMANCE: Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has slipped from joint first to joint eighth in a survey of patient satisfaction with the hospital trusts in the NHS Midlands and East strategic health authority cluster.
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South West trusts sign multimillion-pound imaging contract
COMMERCIAL: Five South West trusts have signed a multimillion-pound contract for a digital imaging system which will allow staff to view images taken in other hospitals.
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Barts reporting £8m deficit at end of June
FINANCE: Barts Health Trust saw “further slippage” on its finances in June, leaving a deficit of £8m at the end of the month, a report said.
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West London Mental Health Trust creates deputy chief executive role
WORKFORCE: West London Mental Health Trust is creating the post of deputy chief executive because of the “significant agenda” facing the trust.
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Mid Yorks reopening Pontefract A&E 24 hours
PERFORMANCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has announced the reopening of overnight accident and emergency services at Pontefract Hospital from Monday 3 September.
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RDASH training Kent MH trust in nutrition service
COMMERCIAL: Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health Foundation Trust has been commissioned to deliver training in nutrition for young people who have experienced their first episode of psychosis to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.
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South London and Maudsley £1m behind on savings at month three
FINANCE: South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust was nearly £1m behind on its £3.7m savings plan at month three, a finance report revealed.
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South London and Maudsley sets aside £300k for lost employment tribunal
FINANCE: The south London mental health trust’s most recent board papers revealed it was setting aside £300,000 “for the financial impact” of an employment tribunal case that had gone against the organisation.
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Barnet, Enfield and Haringey missing care review targets
PERFORMANCE: Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust is missing its targets for reviewing each patient’s “care programme approach” within the past year.
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Plymouth in top fifth for cancer patient experience
PERFORMANCE: NHS providers in Plymouth scored in the top 20 per cent in the country in the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey.
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Barts software will not allow treatment to start without VTE assessment
PERFORMANCE: A new IT system being installed at Barts Health Trust in October will make it impossible to continue treatment of a patient without a venous thromboembolism assessment.
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Mental health trust pursues Feltham YOI bid with Care UK
COMMERCIAL: Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust is submitting a joint bid with Care UK to run health services at Feltham Young Offenders Institute.
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PM's endorsement of National Stalking Clinic sees referrals rise
STRUCTURE: A report to the board of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust said David Cameron’s private office had made a one-off payment of £50,000 to the National Stalking Clinic, which is based at the trust.
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NewsSteve Field appointed to NHS Commissioning Board
Steve Field and Keith Willett have been appointed to senior positions on the NHS Commissioning Board, HSJ has been told.
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NewsDH tightens up rules on PCT redundancies
The Department of Health has tightened up the approval process for NHS redundancy payments as the abolition of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities approaches.
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NewsRevealed: extent of harm to patients under NHS care
More than 20 per cent of patients suffer avoidable harm during their care at some trusts, a national survey of frontline NHS services has revealed.