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Monitor sanctions mental health merger
STRUCTURE: Monitor will allow a mental health trust in the East of England to be taken over despite a Cooperation and Competition Panel ruling against the acquisition.
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Kent and Medway refutes food cost figure
FINANCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust has refuted suggestions that it spends significantly more on food than other NHS organisations.
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Combined heat and power plant for East and North Hertfordshire
FINANCE: East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust’s board has approved a £2.7m full business case for a combined heat and power plant at Lister Hospital.
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Royal Surrey County Hospital sets out surplus plans
FINANCE: Royal Surrey County Hospital FT plans to make surpluses of just under £4m over the next three years.
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New assistant maternity role at Chesterfield Royal Hospital
WORKFORCE: The Chesterfield Royal Hospital has introduced a new type of maternity services staff.
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Timetable for improvements at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has set out a timetable for refurbishments at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill.
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New charity cancer centre to open in Nottingham
STRUCTURE: A Maggie’s cancer centre is to officially open in Nottingham on 2 November.
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Accolade for cancer nurses at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole FT
WORKFORCE: Four nurses who provide vital tailor-made packages of care for breast cancer patients have been “adopted” by Macmillan Cancer Support.
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GP surgery move in NE Essex
STRUCTURE: NHS North East Essex has announced that Colchester practice with 12,000 patients will move to a new surgery with a range of new services being planned.
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House of Lords set for Health Bill vote
The House of Lords will vote today on the government’s Health and Social Care bill, following a two-day debate involving 100 peers.
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Staff shortages force admissions halt at new CIC
WORKFORCE: Peninsula Community Health has suspended new admissions to one of its community hospitals due to staff shortages.
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NHS London offers GPs training to smooth passage into CCGs
London’s GPs are being offered management training worth £7m in an attempt to smooth their passage to becoming clinical commissioning groups.
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Earl Howe urges Lords to pass bill quickly
Ministers wrote to all peers this morning appealing for their support on the Health Bill after talks between Conservative and crossbench peers broke down.
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NHS Confed: Health Bill could lead to vital decisions 'paralysis'
The government should change and clarify the Health Bill to help the NHS deal with its enormous financial pressures, the NHS Confederation has said.
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Morecambe Bay FT in breach of FT authorisation terms
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust regulator Monitor has announced that University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is in significant breach of the terms of its authorisation.
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Sheffield PCT notes revalidation assessment risk
STRUCTURE: Sheffield PCT has identified a “governance risk” to its “organisational readiness self assessment” process - a key process in the revalidation of doctors.
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Two more foundation trusts found in significant breach
Monitor has found two more acute trusts in significant breach of their terms of authorisation.
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Lord Owen motion on health bill stripped back after talks with ministers
A motion to enable greater scrutiny of key sections of the Health and Social Care Bill has been changed at the last minute following discussions between ministers and crossbench peers.
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Health Bill: medical royal colleges and GPs step up concern
The medical royal colleges have today issued a joint statement to peers expressing concern the Health Bill “could damage patient care”, as a Royal College of GPs survey reports strong opposition among the profession.
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Labour peers prepare amendments for health bill
Labour peers are taking aim at the Health Bill’s planned new accountability regime, emphasising the need for a stronger patient voice and for the relationships between statutory bodies to be clarified.