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Norfolk and Waveney predicts £2m surplus
FINANCE: The PCT cluster in Norfolk and Waveney is still predicting a £2m surplus for this year - but only by utilising all its contingency funds.
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West Herts under pressure after rise in emergency admissions
PERFORMANCE: An upward trend in emergency admissions is putting pressure on West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust.
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NewsHealth board fined after patient contracts Legionnaires'
A health board has been fined after an “entirely avoidable” chain of events resulted in a hospital patient being diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, the Crown Office has said.
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Hague wants 'exhaustive discussion' on Yorkshire reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: Reconfiguration plans for Friarage Hospital, North Yorkshire, should be subject to “exhaustive discussion and examination”, foreign secretary William Hague has said.
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Norfolk and Suffolk become diversity champion
WORKFORCE: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has joined equality charity Stonewall as a diversity champion.
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HSJ LocalChief executive of hospital trust with huge deficit resigns
WORKFORCE: Julia Squire, the chief executive of Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust, which is facing a £20m year-end deficit, has resigned.
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Consultant support sought for CCG authorisation process
The NHS Commissioning Board will need external support, likely to come from management consultancies, to help authorise clinical commissioning groups.
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NewsFarrar: Commissioning board manager cuts 'pose a danger to patient care'
NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar has warned the health service’s capacity could be reduced to “dangerously low levels” by proposals to halve the number of managers in key areas of NHS commissioning and planning.
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NewsPCT staff letters to omit passage on clarity
Official letters to be sent to primary care trust staff about the future of their jobs this month have undergone a change in wording, with passages discussing an ongoing lack of clarity removed from the text.
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NewsRoyal colleges will 'continue dialogue' on reform
The government looks to have avoided a major rebellion from the influential royal colleges over its plans to overhaul the NHS.
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NewsMore private clinics to treat implant patients for free
Two more private firms have agreed to remove PIP breast implants free of charge.
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Union attacks Northumbria FT for mileage rate cut
WORKFORCE: The union Unite has said Northumbria Foundation Trust “could face a legal challenge” after nearly halving the mileage paid to some of its staff.
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NewsKey risks posed by NHS commissioning reforms revealed
The NHS Commissioning Board has admitted that “key risks” to its success include the haemorrhaging of senior leaders during the reform transition and a shortage of staff to commission specialist and primary care.
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NewsCuts to commissioning management 'risk quality and savings'
Managers in Partnership has criticised plans to half the number of staff working on key parts of NHS planning and commissioning.
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NewsExclusive: private acute providers warned over slowing NHS-funded work
The UK’s private acute healthcare industry shrank in 2010 for the first time in at least three decades despite continued growth in its NHS-funded business, according to a new report by analysts Laing and Buisson.
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Two London mental health trust bosses announce departure
WORKFORCE: Two of London’s three non-foundation trust mental health organisations have announced the departure of their chief executives.
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Morecambe Bay recorded £1.2m deficit in first half of 2011-12
FINANCE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust had a year-to-date deficit of £1.2m at the end of September, £800,000 worse than its expected position to that point in the year, newly published minutes states.
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Surrey and Kent CCGs 'non viable'
STRUCTURE: Two clinical commissioning groups in the South East Coast region have declared themselves non-viable.
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Trust seeks to save £0.5m by ending staff premium payments
WORKFORCE: Unions have threatened to challenge a south coast acute trust over plans to withdraw staff “recruitment and retention” payments worth around £0.5m a year.
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NewsGMC moves on 'gagging clauses' in pay-off deals
Trusts and clinicians have been prohibited from writing or signing “gagging clauses” that could prevent whistleblowing.