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South Essex service restriction policy likely to change
SERVICES: A mapping exercise of clinical priority policies across the East of England is likely to lead to changes in some PCTs’ policies.
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Basildon and Thurrock cleaning services red rated
PERFORMANCE: Cleaning services in very high risk areas have been red-rated by Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Norfolk Community Health publishes estates plan
FINANCE: Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust has identified cost improvement plans in how it manages its estate as critical as it moves towards foundation trust status.
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Smoking target poses problem for Norfolk Community Health
PERFORMANCE: Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust expects to fall short of its planned number of smoking quitters in 2011-12.
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Norfolk trust takes over out-of-hours community nursing
SERVICES: A service aimed at keeping patients out of hospital is now being run by Norfolk Community health and Care Trust.
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Helpdesk directs 850 patients each week
SERVICES: Around 850 patients a week are now being directed to local healthcare services or given advice by the East of England Ambulance Service Trust’s clinical support desk.
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West Suffolk finishes year with £619k surplus
FINANCE: West Suffolk Foundation Trust finished the year with a surplus of £619,000 - below the planned surplus of £1m.
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Southend agrees contract for 2012-13
FINANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust has signed a ‘principles’ letter for 2012-13 with its main commissioner.
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Luton and Dunstable appoints medical director
WORKFORCE: Mark Patten has been appointed as medical director at Luton and Dunstable Hospital Foundation Trust.
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Colchester red-rated on C. Diff
PERFORMANCE: Three C. difficile cases may lead to Monitor red-rating Colchester Hospital Foundation Trust for governance.
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Shortage of safeguarding staff in Luton and Peterborough
PERFORMANCE: A significant fall in the number of staff undergoing training in safeguarding children in Luton and Peterborough is causing concern for Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust.
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Basildon and Thurrock exceeds MRSA target
PERFORMANCE: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust exceeded its yearly target for MRSA infections when a fourth case was confirmed two days before the end of the financial year.
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Non-attenders cause problems for South Essex
PERFORMANCE: Patients not attending appointments are causing problems for the South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has £1.2m surplus
FINANCE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust had a surplus of £1.2m, including impairments, in the last financial year, according to its draft accounts.
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Southend breaches C. diff target
PERFORMANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust has breached its C. difficile target for the year, the South Essex PCT cluster heard.
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CCGs choose in-house commissioning support ahead of outsourced services
Clinical commissioning groups are opting to host support functions in-house rather than outsource to “unproven” commissioning support services.
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Miliband: attacks on nursing are 'totally unfair'
Attacking the nursing profession over isolated examples of bad practice “is totally unfair”, Labour leader Ed Miliband has told HSJ’s sister title.
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Care bill to follow 'soon after' white paper
Document to include Law Commission recommendations and ‘market oversight’ measures
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Drug costs 'have to be secret' under new pricing system
Drug prices agreed under the government’s proposed new pricing system would have to remain secret if drug companies are to buy into it, a senior figure in the pharmaceutical industry has warned.
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'Concern' over pledge to give patients access to GP records
One of the leading figures in health information has cast doubt on the government’s ability to give all patients online access to their GP record by 2015.