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Kernow CCG approved in first wave
STRUCTURE: Kernow clinical commissioning group has been authorised with just three conditions in the first wave of CCGs to be approved by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NW Ambulance service hits category A8 target
PERFORMANCE: The ambulance trust hit its target in October for the proportion of “Category A” calls responded to within eight minutes, but missed the target for calls that must be responded to within 19 minutes.
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Hospital closes wards to visitors
A hospital has closed all its wards to visitors in a bid to stem a “significant outbreak” of the winter vomiting bug.
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South Reading CCG authorised with four conditions
STRUCTURE: South Reading clinical commissioning group has been authorised with four conditions.
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Sheffield Hospitals chief leads AHSN steering group
STRUCTURE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust chief executive Sir Andrew Cash has joined the Yorkshire and Humber Partnership AHSN steering group.
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Norovirus hits Hull and Cottingham
PERFORMANCE: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has issued a norovirus warning.
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West Middlesex scores well on Friends and Family
PERFORMANCE: West Middlesex University Hospital Trust has scored well on the initial trial results for the new “Friends and Family” test of patient satisfaction.
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GPs re-elected to Leicester CCG
All GP members on the governing body of Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group have been re-elected for three years.
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NewsMonitor delays FT bids due to quality concerns
Monitor has deferred foundation trust applications from the East of England Ambulance Service Trust and Leicestershire Partnership Trust because of quality concerns.
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NewsHSJ Live: rolling news 21.12.12
Hospital trusts should work towards quicker discharge and the rest of today’s news
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NewsDH publishes 'cherry picking list' and tariff details
The Department of Health has published a list of procedures which are liable to be “cherry picked” by independent providers, and could be paid for at a lower rate.
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NewsFoundation trusts still lagging on savings targets in Q2
Regulator Monitor today urged foundation trusts to plan “sooner and more effectively” for future financial pressures, as its latest quarterly report showed the sector had made little progress in closing the gap between planned and actual savings.
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Redundancy threat for 750 staff at Yorkshire trust
Up to 750 jobs could be axed at Rotherham Foundation Trust as it looks to save £50m by 2015.
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NewsNHS Direct chief to stand down
The chief executive of NHS Direct has announced he will step down next year.
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NewsAlarm at cancer treatment 'ageism'
Ageism in the NHS is stopping some older cancer patients getting the best treatments, a charity has warned.
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Attention deficit drugs bill in seven-fold increase
The health service is facing a growing bill from the record number of people being given drugs to combat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), figures show.
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Anthrax infected drug user dies in Medway
A drug user has died after being infected with anthrax, public health experts in Kent have said.
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Launch of new children’s mental health service
STRUCTURE: Organisations from Kent and Medway have attended the official launch of community children and young people’s mental health services provided by Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust.
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NewsHSJ Live: rolling news 20.12.12
Macmillan Cancer Support reveals how older people face discrimination over treatment options and the rest of today’s news
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NewsMinister casts doubt on use of tariff across mental health
Funding for mental health services needs to change to remove an “institutional bias” in the NHS, health minister Norman Lamb has told HSJ.