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Royal Brompton anticipates using loan facility
FINANCE: The Royal Brompton and Harefield Foundation Trust anticipates that “pressure on its liquidity” will mean it may have to get commercial loans for some capital projects.
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Phil Mettam confirmed as Bassetlaw CCG chief officer (designate)
WORKFORCE: Phil Mettam has been confirmed as the chief officer (designate) of NHS Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group.
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East Kent FT one of most improved trusts for cancer
PERFORMANCE: East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been named as one of the top 10 most improved trusts for cancer patient experience.
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High proportion of Dorset cancer patients 'not involved' in care
PERFORMANCE: Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust scored poorly on measures of involving patients in their care in the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey for 2011-12.
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Kingston scores poorly on controlling side effects of chemo in survey
PERFORMANCE: Kingston Hospital was in the bottom 20 per cent of trusts for a measure around chemotherapy in the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey.
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Nottingham GPs join DH access pilot
PERFORMANCE: Seven GP practices in Nottingham City have started offering services to patients outside their practice boundary as part of the Department of Health’s GP Choice Pilot scheme.
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Mental health trust to host Yorkshire public health initiative
STRUCTURE: South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is to host Altogether Better, a Yorkshire and the Humber wide public health programme.
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Northumberland health centre to get £1.7m refurbishment
STRUCTURE: Haltwhistle Health Centre in Northumberland is to have a £1.7m overhaul, extending facilities.
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Newcastle FT more than doubles its recycling
COMMERCIAL: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has more than doubled the amount of waste it recycles in less than a year following a new waste deal.
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Commissioners report Lucentis pressure from Newcastle FT
FINANCE: North Tyneside PCT, Northumberland CT and Newcastle PCT are facing overspending risks in relation to Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust, largely attributable to use of Lucentis (ranibizumab injection).
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: Delayed transfers of care in Oxfordshire
This HSJ Local Briefing looks at how the health and social care economy in Oxfordshire can control its rate of delayed transfers of care.
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News'Strong claim for constructive dismissal' following Nicholson letter
The Department of Health could face claims for constructive dismissal by senior managers if plans to remove them of their responsibilities go ahead.
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HSJ LocalPlans for pooled budgets in Oxfordshire to fight delayed transfers
Health and social care commissioners in Oxfordshire have agreed in principle to a pooled budget for services used by older patients as the central part of a programme to cut the county’s high rate of delayed transfers of care.
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NewsAnalysis: Nicholson triggers shift in control to new system leaders
Power to pass from many primary care trusts to NHS Commissioning Board and NHS Trust Development Authority
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NewsPlans to ramp up NHS overseas branches
NHS hospitals are to be invited by the government to set up profit-making branches abroad to raise funds for patients at home and raise the international profile of the health service.
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Coventry and Warwickshire acute trusts all above average on death rates
PERFORMANCE: All three acute provider trusts in the Warwickshire area are reporting mortality rates significantly above the national average.
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NewsMuslim man in right-to-die challenge
The family of a Muslim man from Greater Manchester who is in a persistent vegetative state are fighting in the High Court for him to receive - against medical advice - life-saving treatment if his condition deteriorates.
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Delayed transfers rises at two Warwickshire trusts
PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has blamed a rise in delayed transfers of care on a shortage of social workers.
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James Paget given clean bill of health
A Norfolk hospital has finally been given a clean bill of health by the Care Quality Commission after a concern over record keeping was addressed.
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PCTs predict underspend despite acute over-performance
FINANCE: Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire Cluster of PCTs is reporting it is on target to meet its financial budget this year despite significant over-performance by the region’s acute trusts.