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London hospitals make plans for the Olympics
PERFORMANCE: Hospitals in London are considering reorganising surgery timetables, changing shift patterns and moving delivery times to accommodate the Olympics this summer.
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Tameside and Glossop tenders for 40 intermediate care beds
COMMERCIAL: The primary care trust is inviting bids for a contract worth as much as £10m to provide up to 40 community-based intermediate care beds in the locality.
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Out of CSS failure will come a ready-made market
How important is it that CSSs are set up along commercial lines?
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'Move on', Nick Clegg to urge Lib Dems
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg will today appeal for frustrated Liberal Democrat activists to “move on” from damaging rows over the NHS and tuition fees.
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Missed performance targets at University Hospitals of Leicester Trust still a concern
PERFORMANCE: Performance targets in a number of areas remain of concern to University Hospitals of Leicester Trust’s commissioners.
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CCGs halt three-year activity rise
FINANCE: All three CCGs in Leicester have reduced emergency and outpatients activity in 2011-12 after three years of growth.
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Isles of Scilly to get unique primary care contract
COMMERCIAL: NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly is seeking to procure a single accountable provoider to hold contracts for primary care and pharmaceutical services on the Isles of Scilly.
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Better interventions could cut missed appointments by third
The number of patients who fail to turn up for NHS appointments could be cut by 30 per cent with just basic service alterations, according to research.
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Detailed bids submitted for Royal Liverpool PFI rebuild
COMMERCIAL: Two bidders - Carillion and Horizon - have submitted detailed proposals for the private finance initiative rebuild of Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
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Health Bill could bring in US-style system, report warns
The Health Bill could usher in a US-style healthcare financing model, and the erosion of entitlements to free care, a paper published by the British Medical Journal warns today.
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Bridge built between Aintree and the Walton Centre
STRUCTURE: Aintree University Hospitals and the Walton Centre have announced plans for a £2m bridge between the two foundation trusts, to allow rapid transfer of patients with serious head injuries.
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Leicestershire's finance director given transition role
WORKFORCE: NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland’s director of finance Sue Bishop has been selected to sit on a national group looking at preparing financial leadership for, and beyond, the transition.
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New director of public health appointed for Gateshead
WORKFORCE: Carole Wood has been appointed as the new director of public health for Gateshead.
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PAHT opens new specialist trauma and orthopaedic centre
STRUCTURE: The trust has opened a new specialist centre for emergency trauma and orthopaedic services at North Manchester General Hospital.
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Salisbury building new neo-natal intensive care unit
STRUCTURE: Work has started on a new £800,000 neonatal intensive care unite and accommodation for parents at Salisbury Foundation Trust.
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Royal Berkshire CEO confronted over trust finances
FINANCE: Directors at the Royal Berkshire Hospital Foundation Trust expressed a lack of confidence in the organisation’s financial management, shortly before an attempt to oust the chief executive.
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Consultants pass vote of no confidence in Andrew Lansley
Consultants yesterday defied British Medical Association chair Hamish Meldrum to pass a motion of no confidence in the health secretary.
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Two thousand campaigners rally against Health Bill
Over 2,000 NHS staff and campaigners heard union leaders, clinicians and managers denounce the Health Bill at a rally against the government’s planned reforms in Westminster last night.
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Government launches NHS Constitution review
The government is today launching a review of the NHS Constitution, part of which will be carried out by a new NHS Future Forum group.
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Two weeks to 'save the NHS', warns union
The public has just 13 days to halt the government’s controversial health reforms and save the NHS from falling into the hands of private companies, a union leader has warned.