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Wirral Teaching Hospital October admitted RTT performance lowest in region
PERFORMANCE: Just 79 per cent of the foundation’s admitted patients completed in October were treated within 18 weeks, against a national target of 90 per cent, latest Department of Health figures show.
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NewsGMC to provide assisted suicide guidance
The General Medical Council is to issue guidance on how to deal with complaints against doctors who may have assisted in suicides.
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Liverpool Women’s October admitted RTT performance best in North West
PERFORMANCE: More than 98 per cent of admitted patients treated by the foundation in October were completed within 18 weeks, latest Department of Health data shows.
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Central Manchester FT scores 79.2 per cent against 18 week target in October
PERFORMANCE: Just 79.2 per cent of the foundation’s admitted patients completed in October were treated within 18 weeks, against a national target of 90 per cent, latest Department of Health figures show.
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Diane Whittingham leaving Calderdale and Huddersfield FT and NHS
WORKFORCE: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Diane Whittingham will step down in March 2012, she has announced.
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University Hospitals of Leicester faces 2pc contract cut over elective waits
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have signalled an intention to use contractual penalties against University Hospitals of Leicester Trust for long elective waits.
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St Helens and Knowsley October admitted RTT performance third lowest in North West
PERFORMANCE: The trust registered the third-lowest performance in the North West against a key waiting target for admitted patients in October, latest Department of Health data shows.
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Yeovil behind plan on surplus
FINANCE: Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust has a surplus £63,000 behind plan.
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Shrewsbury and Telford's predicted deficit deepens
FINANCE: From April to October, the trust recorded a cumulative deficit of £507,000, which was £214,000 worse than anticipated.
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Birmingham hospitals identify surgery reconfiguration benefits
STRUCTURE: A proposed service model for a single clinical team for vascular surgery in Birmingham has been identified by the trust as part of reconfiguration plans.
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Leicester City considers subcontracting GP out of hours prison service
COMMERCIAL: The NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland PCT cluster is considering subcontracting out of hours GP provision at HMP Leicester with a local GP provider.
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Nurse dementia ‘champions’ appointed at Peterborough and Stamford
WORKFORCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed 30 specially trained nurses to help enhance the understanding of dementia and its care for patients and carers at Peterborough’s City Hospital.
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NewsScottish hospital's infection control praised
A children’s hospital has been praised for work to protect patients, staff and visitors from the risk of infection.
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CCP rules against largest acute merger plan in the country
The Cooperation and Competition Panel has said plans to create the biggest single trust in the NHS would break competition rules.
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NewsExclusive: foundation trusts plan deepest workforce cuts in a generation
Foundation trusts are planning to cut at least 30,500 staff over the coming two years in what would be the steepest fall in NHS workforce since modern records began, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsNHS trust sector in England 'heading towards deficit'
The NHS trust sector could be “heading for deficit” in 2011-12. Health economists made the warning after HSJ research revealed deepening problems among the financially weakest providers.
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NewsManagers divided over local pay options
NHS leaders are divided over a possible move away from national pay bargaining, although most managers with responsibilities over pay bills support greater local flexibility.
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NewsMonitor's chief economist leaving for Ofwat
Monitor chief economist at Sonia Brown is leaving the organisation, HSJ understands.
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NewsClinical commissioning group boards should have tenure and size limits
A model constitution for clinical commissioning groups has recommended board members serve no longer than four years at a time, and boards should be limited to 12 people.
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NewsBMA: GPs are being 'bullied' to meet April 2013 commissioning deadline
GPs in some areas are being told to form clinical commissioning groups in time to take over budgets by April 2013, even when they don’t want to, the British Medical Association GPs committee has said.