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Blood pressure machine gift for hospital
PERFORMANCE: Warwick Hospital has been presented with a cheque for £1,500 to purchase a new blood pressure machine for the Aylesford Unit.
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NHS North of England raises questions over East Cheshire FT bid
STRUCTURE: The regional director of NHS North of England has warned of risks connected to the “long-term requirements” of the trust’s local population, in relation to its bid for foundation status.
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New role for Chesterfield Royal director
Andrew Jones, director of facilities at the Chesterfield Royal Hospitals Foundation Trust, has been appointed president of the Association of Healthcare Cleaning Professionals.
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Mid Cheshire FT ‘among lowest performing in north’ on A&E
PERFORMANCE: The trust has been identified by NHS North of England as one of the “lowest performing” hospitals in the North against the national four-hour Accident and Emergency waiting target, according to commissioner board papers.
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Bedfordshire gains integrated diabetes service
SERVICES: An integrated diabetes service has been set up in Bedfordshire with a specialist team working in the community and with general practice.
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Norfolk and Norwich joins Stonewall scheme
SERVICES: The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust has joined Stonewall’s Health Champions programme, receiving free advice and expertise on health services from the gay equality charity.
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Minor injuries service moves to Ipswich Hospital
SERVICES: A minor injuries service is to move into Ipswich Hospital at the start of July.
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Suffolk completes hospital refurbishment
SERVICES: A major refurbishment of an existing hospital to creates a health and care centre is complete. Hartismere Health and Care building in Eye will reopen on Saturday (June 30).
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South Essex PCT cluster has £130k surplus
FINANCE: The South Essex PCT cluster had a surplus of £130,000 at the end of the first month of the new financial year and is forecasting a full year surplus of £0.85m.
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Assessment clinic offers acute relief in South West Essex
SERVICES: Older people in South West Essex will avoid unnecessary hospital appointments and hospital admissions following the launch of an assessment clinic service at Brentwood Community Hospital.
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Herts Partnership's accident prevention is recognised
PERFORMANCE: The Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trist has been awarded a seventh gold medal by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
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Anonymous donor offers £300k for adult autism
FINANCE: An anonymous donor has offered Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust £300,000 funding for adult autism services over a three year period.
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Norfolk Community Health makes surplus
FINANCE: Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust made a surplus of £234,000 in May - £101,000 ahead of plan and reflecting savings from vacant posts.
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Lansley: I'll back commissioners leading the case for change
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has said care settings will only “rarely” have to be closed but insisted he will back commissioners who show leadership and take difficult decisions on reconfiguration.
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Commissioning board admits shortage of interest in CSS director jobs
There is a shortage of applicants to run commissioning support services, HSJ has learned, sparking fears that the jobs are proving unattractive to senior NHS managers.
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Monitor 'could not have prevented' oversized PFI
A report into how a foundation trust came to be burdened with a large private finance initiative agreement has found Monitor was unable to prevent the deal – but said it could have spotted its slide into deficit earlier.
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New BMA chair elected as future strike decision is put off
A decision on future strike action by the BMA has been deferred until next month as newly elected chair Dr Mark Porter will seek an urgent meeting with the Health Secretary.
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE: The troubled east London trust has appointed Mike Gill, from Newham University Hospital, as its new medical director.
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Mortality rate for mental illness is three times the population average
People who suffer with a serious mental illness have a mortality rate three times as high as those in the general population, according to new research.
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Quarter of CQC inspections reveal essential standards not met
Fewer than three out of four of the 14,000 health and social care sites inspected by the Care Quality Commission met all essential standards around quality and safety.