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Three million awarded to Sheffield Hospitals for research
RESEARCH: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to receive £3.1m for research from the Department of Health.
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Private hospital operators begin merger talks
The private King Edward VII’s Hospital in London is considering merging with independent healthcare provider Nuffield Health, it was announced today.
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Warning of 'deep unease' about safeguarding fragmentation
Safeguarding arrangements for vulnerable children could become “more confusing, fragmented and possibly riskier” under government reforms, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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Shrewsbury and Telford reduces delayed transfers
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care are falling at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust.
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Shrewsbury trust beats breakeven target
FINANCE: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust recorded a £58,000 surplus in 2011-12, just beating its breakeven target for the year.
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Improved complaints response at Northampton General
PERFORMANCE: Northampton General Hospital Trust has improved its response to complaints from patients, according to a new report.
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Sherwood FT extends pathology hours
STRUCTURE: Sherwood Hospitals FT has extended out-of-hours working at its pathology service in a bid to speed up diagnoses and treatment for patients.
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New day surgery unit at Lincoln County Hospital
STRUCTURE: Lincoln County Hospital expects to double the amount of day surgery it handles with the launch of a new unit.
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Surplus for Black Country PCTs
FINANCE: The Black Country Cluster of PCTs looks set to report a year-end surplus of £22.3m.
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Lowest ever infection rate at Leicester Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: University Hospital of Leicester Trust has recorded its lowest ever number of healthcare associated infections.
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Mental health unit commended for design
STRUCTURE: Lincolnshire Partnership FT’s new mental health rehabilitation centre has been “highly commended” in regional awards for design.
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Unison members split on NHS pensions
A ballot of Unison members on the government’s NHS pension reform plan has failed to deliver a clear verdict, the union has announced.
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Concerns over staffing plans as Unite strike looms
NHS Employers has criticised Unite for not providing reliable information to providers ahead of its planned strike action on 10 May.
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East Kent maternity shake-up goes ahead
STUCTURE: Maternity services in east Kent are to be reconfigured, with two units to close to births, it has been announced.
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Temporary staff use down as trusts cut £300m from staffing spend
Financial pressures in the NHS have led to a reduction in the use of temporary staff and a sharp drop in spending on consultancy, new data shows.
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Trusts reveal further delays to the FT pipeline
Four more trusts have confirmed delays in their dates for submitting applications to become foundation trusts, HSJ has discovered.
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NHS Somerset awards £1.2m telehealth contract
COMMERCIAL: NHS Somerset has awarded a £1.2m telehealth contract to Safe Patient Systems.
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First ever fine handed to NHS for data breach
A Welsh health board has become the first NHS organisation to be fined following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act.
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Hospitals 'failing to deliver' appropriate end-of-life care to dementia patients
RESEARCH: Many patients with dementia who die in hospital still fail to receive sufficiently structured end of life care, a study in the North West has suggested.
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Ex-social services director becomes new James Paget chair
The former director of social services at Norfolk County Council has been appointed chair of the James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust.