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Adult hearing and musculoskeletal services to be opened to competition in Lancashire
STRUCTURE: Diagnostics, adult hearing and musculoskeletal services will be opened up to competition from any qualified provider by North Lancashire Teaching PCT in 2012, according to a new “AQP map” published by the Department of Health.
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Work continues to set up trauma centres in North East
ACUTE: Work is continuing to set up two major trauma centres in the North of England - and to work out the costs of doing so.
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Cumbria PCT to open up diagnostics and continence services to competition
STRUCTURE: Diagnostics, adult hearing and continence services will be opened up to competition from any qualified provider by the primary care trust in 2012, according to a new “AQP map” published by the Department of Health.
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South London and Maudsley using reserve to cover operational deficit
FINANCE: The mental health trust reported earnings of £12.4m to the November meeting of the board, £1.1m below plan.
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Podiatry and adult hearing services to be opened to competition in Merseyside
STRUCTURE: Podiatry, musculoskeletal and adult hearing services will be opened up to competition from any qualified provider by NHS Liverpool in 2012, according to a new “AQP map” published by the Department of Health.
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South Tees develops own post-surgery flow IT system
COMMERCIAL: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has adopted a new computer system to improve patient flow following surgery.
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Heatherwood FT improves on maternity
PERFORMANCE: Maternity services at Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust are improving on a range of performance measures.
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Burton reports 'significant' risks to finance plan
FINANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust is reporting “significant risks” to its planned financial out-turn.
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Hyperacute stroke services to be centralised at North Durham
ACUTE: Hyperacute stroke services for the Durham and Darlington area should be centralised at the University Hospital of North Durham, County Durham and Darlington PCTs’ joint board has decided.
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NewsCalls for trusts to source British food for patient meals
Only one trust in 10 is aware of where the food served to patients comes from, an investigation by the Countryside Alliance Foundation has found.
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Lewisham Hospital income £1m under plan
FINANCE: The £220m-turnover trust was under plan for income but had also underspent by £546,000 at the end of October.
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5pc sickness target proves troublesome for Tyne, Esk and Wear Valleys
WORKFORCE: Tyne, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation Trust is struggling to bring sickness evidence down to a target level of 5 per cent. In August, it was running at 5.8 per cent and was particularly high in forensics and in estates and facilities.
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North Eastern mental health foundation trust has £2m surplus
FINANCE: Tyne, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation Trust had a surplus of just under £2m at the end of September, slightly ahead of plan. Cash releasing schemes had already generating £7.8m by that time - slightly ahead of schedule.
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HSJ LocalHeatherwood reforecast predicts deficit of up to £18m
FINANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust is predicting a deficit of between £12.8m and £18.3m for 2011-12, after redrawing its financial forecast for the year.
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£5.4m bailout for Trafford dependant on ‘accountability agreement’
FINANCE: Trafford Healthcare Trust would need to conclude an “accountability agreement” with its commissioners to secure a further £5.4m tranche of “transitional” funding, its last board meeting was told.
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Nicholson predicts between 14 and 18 academic health science networks
Academic health science networks could be set up in between 14 to 18 health economies in England, the NHS chief executive has said.
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GPs opt for a single CCG for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
STRUCTURE: A single clinical commissioning group has emerged as the “clear preference” for GPs in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPatient data 'assurances' needed for private sector data sharing - Burnham
Government plans to give NHS patients’ details to private firms developing new drugs must give “assurance” that privacy safeguards will be in place.
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Altrincham Hospital rebuild set to be delayed until November 2012
STRUCTURE: The start of work to rebuild the trust’s Altrincham General Hospital is set to be pushed back a year, to November 2012, a revised timeline for the project shows.