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St George's selected for safety pilot
PERFORMANCE: The south west London acute trust has been selected to be part of a pilot project to improve the investigation of incidents and measure their impact.
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York Teaching Hospital submits evidence rejecting 'predatory pricing' accusations
COMMERCIAL: York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust has submitted its case to the Co-operation and Competition Panel rejecting claims that it engaged in “predatory pricing” to win a contract for musculoskeletal services.
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New Somerset social enterprise sets 'marker in the sand'
STRUCTURE: A social enterprise has expressed a formal interest in taking on primary care trust estate despite Department of Health rules banning non NHS organisations from taking on NHS assets.
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Cameron and Lansley dragged into staffing dispute at Chipping Norton hospital
STRUCTURE: The prime minister and health secretary have been asked to intervene in a row over whether a hospital should continue to employ NHS staff.
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NHS Commissioning Board chair announced
A barrister and academic who has advised government on genetically modified food has been named as the health secretary’s preferred candidate for chair of the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Commissioners may struggle with 'tight' PbR timescales for mental health
Plans to bring in payment by results for mental health next year could be delayed by the reorganisation of NHS commissioning structures, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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Olympics concerns see NHS London approve Newham refurb
STRUCTURE: The full business case for a new urgent care centre and alterations to A&E at the east London acute was approved by NHS London, who said it would provide “critical Olympics resilience”.
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Information commissioner calls for greater powers to audit NHS
The information watchdog has demanded greater powers to audit NHS organisations, which account for more than four in 10 serious data breaches.
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Mid Essex PCT set to use all contingency
FINANCE: NHS Mid Essex has had to use nearly £2m of contingency to achieve a break even financial position in September, according to board papers.
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Mid Essex Hospital Trust to overspend by over £10m
FINANCE: Contracts between the commissioners of the North Essex primary care trust cluster and Mid Essex Hospital Hospital Services Trust are predicted to overspend by £10.3m.
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Waiting targets being missed by one in three PCTs
A third of NHS trusts are breaching waiting times for treating patients - almost four times the number this time last year, figures show.
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SHA identifies concerns over finance and performance in Oxfordshire and Bucks
PERFORMANCE: The Buckinghamshire health system has been given an amber “performance under review” rating by the South Central strategic health authority.
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GWAS names FT partner
STRUCTURE: Great Western Ambulance Service has named South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust as its preferred takeover partner.
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Colchester Hospital FT overspend predicted
FINANCE: Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust is forecast to overspend by £1.6m on its contracts with the primary care trusts in North Essex.
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South Central SHA misses stroke care target
PERFORMANCE: The South Central strategic health authority area missed its target for the proportion of patients spending 90 per cent of their time on a dedicated stroke unit in quarter one of 2011-12.
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Bucks data returns held up by RIO
PERFORMANCE: Installing the RIO information system has caused delays in data collection at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
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Lansley: 'honesty' needed to tackle obesity
People need to be honest with themselves about how much they eat and drink in order to tackle obesity, the government has said.
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NHS 'holding up well' but pressures growing, report warns
The NHS is “holding up well” at a national level but there are significant pressures in some organisations, according to a new report.
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NW Ambulance Service sees sharp improvement in response times
PERFORMANCE: The trust’s performance against its response target for immediately life threatening “Category A” calls improved dramatically in late summer, its latest performance report shows.
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North Essex PCT set £6m running cost reduction target
FINANCE: The North Essex primary care trust cluster has been set a £6m running cost reduction target for this year, according to board papers.