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Cambridgeshire CS records surplus
FINANCE: Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust had a £570,000 surplus at the end of January - against a budgeted surplus of £270,000.
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No more trips to Leicester for Peterborough kidney patients
SERVICES: Kidney patients in the Peterborough area are increasingly able to have their treatment close to home rather than travelling to Leicester.
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Maitland moves to Peterborough and Stamford
WORKFORCE: Angus Maitland is to be the new chief operating officer at Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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West Suffolk invests £1.2m on breast screening
SERVICES: A £1.2m investment at West Suffolk Hospital is ensuring that patients get the most up-to-date breast screening.
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NewsBBC turns to HSJ on health reform and struggling Yorks trust
Health Service Journal editor Alastair McLellan and senior correspondent Dave West have both featured on BBC programmes this week as NHS issues make the headlines across the country.
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NewsYork FT must change gatekeeping role, says competition panel
The competition regulator has ruled against a deal between a primary care trust and a hospital which saw the latter refer some patients who it went on to treat itself.
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NewsExclusive: property company expected to cover costs by raising rents
The new NHS property company is set to take over a core portfolio worth at least £1.7bn, HSJ can disclose.
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Serco is preferred bidder to take over Suffolk community services
Private sector outsourcing giant Serco has been selected as preferred bidder to take over nearly all NHS community services in Suffolk in a deal worth £140m to the company over three years.
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NewsMinisters seek 'further advice' on conflict of interest in commissioning
Ministers have asked the Co-operation and Competition Panel for advice on how commissioners handle conflicts of interest, following a test case.
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Manchester CCGs to take on acutes with united commissioning pact
STRUCTURE: Greater Manchester’s clinical commissioning groups are developing a pact to work collectively after April 2013, to ensure they are strong enough to deal with powerful hospital providers.
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Exclusive: government confirms strict new terms for FT property transfers
“Onerous” terms are being imposed on foundation trusts looking to take ownership of the community service estate, according to the latest proposals.
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NewsMental health trust set to leave litigation scheme
A trust providing mental health and community services looks set to be the first in England to opt out of the NHS Litigation Authority’s clinical negligence scheme - while a hospital trust has backed away from choosing a commercial insurer despite also looking for an alternative.
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Tees PCT cluster chief executive returns
WORKFORCE: Chris Willis has returned as chief executive of the NHS Tees PCT Cluster.
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NewsCQC criticises service delays for disabled
Disabled children and their families sometimes wait for up to a year for aids such as wheelchairs, according to the health regulator.
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LeaderLeaders must now give the NHS a sense of endeavour and purpose
Looking on the bright side of the bill can bring about positive change.
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NewsKing's Fund calls for NHS sustainability drive
Trusts should be routinely monitored on their progress towards becoming more environmentally sustainable, as well as their financial sustainability, according to a think tank report.
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NewsAlcohol blamed for surge in liver deaths
Deaths from liver disease in England have jumped 25 per cent with alcohol the major cause, men the biggest victims and fatalities more prevalent in the North, new statistics have revealed.
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Norfolk plans integrated approach roll out for emergency admissions
STRUCTURE: Integrated care pilot schemes in Norfolk have had significant impact in containing emergency admissions, according to a local analysis.
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NewsOsborne: government departments face greater austerity after 2015 without welfare cuts
Chancellor George Osborne today warned that without further reductions in welfare spending government departments will face even deeper austerity after 2015 than in the current period.
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NewsTreasury hints at winners and losers under local pay
Local pay bargaining could raise the salaries of staff in regional “hotspots” but parts of the West Midlands, Yorkshire, west Scotland and Wales may lose out, Treasury documents suggest.