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Physio phone triage rolled out in Surrey
STRUCTURE: Physiotherapy patients in mid Surrey are now benefiting from telephone triage within 48 hours of GP referral, according to the county’s main community social enterprise.
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Sherwood FT two years without MRSA
PERFORMANCE: Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust has now gone two years without a case of MRSA making it one of the best performing hospitals in the NHS.
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South Devon over achieves surplus
FINANCE: South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust finished 2011-12 with a surplus of around £4.6m, £2.4m ahead of plan.
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare improves mixed sex figures
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has seen a slight decrease in breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation.
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Surplus for East Kent Hospitals
FINANCE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust said it finished the last financial year with a surplus.
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Mixed sex breaches stable at Brighton and Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has recorded the same number of breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation for two consecutive months.
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Mid Staffs managers offer healthcare to Ghana
WORKFORCE: Two managers from the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust are to fly out to Ghana to offer healthcare to communities there.
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New chief executive for South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust
WORKFORCE: South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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Information strategy details: Lansley promises online GP access to 'end 8am rush'
The health secretary has promised patients easier interaction with GP practices, as he published the long awaited NHS information strategy today.
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Cambridgeshire Community Services must triple its membership
STRUCTURE: Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust needs to more than triple its membership in six months if it is to meet its target of 7000 members in October.
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Integration pioneer Torbay to merge
STRUCTURE: Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care Trust looks set to abandon its foundation trust ambitions and seek a merger.
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Night discharges controversy down to the time data was entered, says Barnet and Chase Farm
PERFORMANCE: The north London hospital trust was asked, like every other acute trust, to assess the number of discharges at night, in light of a report in The Times.
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Burns go-ahead for 2012 clinical excellence awards
NHS doctors will be able to get their 2012 round of Clinical Excellence Awards after health minister Simon Burns gave the go ahead.
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North East CSS passes checkpoint 2
STRUCTURE: The single commissioning support service for the North East has been told it has only “medium to low issues” by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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St George's earmarked as hub for south-west London pathology services
COMMERCIAL: The Tooting-based acute provider is to become the “hub” for pathology services serving the south-west’s GPs and four general hospitals.
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RCN prepared to battle government over regional pay plans
The Royal College of Nursing is “prepared to take the government on” in its plans to impose regional pay in the NHS, according to the college’s chief executive and general secretary Peter Carter.
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Day surgery could increase by 15pc say analysts
Most hospitals could increase the amount of day surgery they do by up to 15 per cent, according to health data analysts.
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Leeds Hospitals, Mid Yorks and York FT 'missing elective wait targets'
PERFORMANCE: NHS North of England has identified performance problems at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in its May board papers.
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Barnet Hospital gets gold accreditation for transient ischaemic attacks
PERFORMANCE: Barnet Hospital’s transient ischaemic attack service, which deals with ‘mini-strokes’, has been awarded gold accreditation by the North Central London Cardiovascular and Stroke Network and commissioners.
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Imperial appoints new chief operating officer
PERFORMANCE: The central London trust has appointed Steve McManus as chief operating officer, from the equivalent role at University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust.