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NewsEfficiency savings drive being 'distracted' by reforms
The government’s controversial NHS reforms are a “distraction” from the £20bn savings and long-term care for the elderly challenges, leading healthcare figures have said.
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MD of Somerset CCG steps down
WORKFORCE: The managing director of Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group has stood down from her role due to a conflict of interest.
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NewsFears over hundreds of staff employed without security checks
A Scottish health board has demanded an urgent review after it emerged a private contractor failed to perform necessary checks on employees at a hospital.
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NewsExclusive: DH letters to staff admit 'no clarity' on jobs
The Department of Health has given NHS managers a choice of two letters to send staff this month on the future of their roles – one of which is to be used in cases where there is still “no clarity” on what will happen to their jobs.
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Exclusive: hundreds waited hours for ambulances after software failure
PERFORMANCE: Hundreds of patients waited hours for ambulances in London when call handlers were forced to rely on pen and paper for 15 hours during a software failure, a report seen by HSJ has revealed.
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South Warwickshire FT proposes to take over George Eliot
STRUCTURE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has proposed taking over neighbouring George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
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Emergency care pressure drives NHS Cumbria secondary care overspend
FINANCE: At the end of November the primary care trust’s budget for its two local hospitals was on course for an overspend of £4.9m this year, its latest finance report shows.
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NewsManagers encouraged to blow whistle on colleagues in draft plans to regulate NHS leaders
NHS leaders must blow the whistle on colleagues if necessary, understand the “limitations” of their roles and openly explain budget decisions, under draft standards to regulate the profession.
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South Warwickshire FT concerned over demand management
FINANCE: The chief executive of South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has criticised a draft local “system plan” for assuming providers will deliver services for below tariff prices.
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Emergency demand soars in South Warwickshire
PERFORMANCE: Emergency demand has outstripped capacity at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.
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NewsInsurance scheme planned for cosmetic surgery patients
An insurance scheme for patients who undergo cosmetic surgery could soon be introduced, following the recent breast implant scandal.
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East Lancs PCT banks an extra £10m with SHA
FINANCE: The primary care trust NHS East Lancashire has increased by £10m the sum it will “lodge” with strategic health authority NHS North West on the basis that it will be returned in 2012-13.
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West Herts must improve operational efficiency
FINANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust will need to improve operational efficiency if it is to have the money to support strategic change, the board heard.
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Ipswich's deficit nearly £8m more than planned
FINANCE: Ipswich Hospital Trust was £8.3m in deficit at the end of October, against a planned deficit of £0.6m, board reports show.
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South Warwickshire beats surplus target
FINANCE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust reported a surplus of more than double its target amount at the end of 2011.
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North East revalidation senior responsible officer appointed
WORKFORCE: Bill Cunliffe, consultant surgeon and NHS North East planned care clinical innovation team lead, has been appointed senior responsible officer for the revalidation process in the North East.
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Leeds medic is senior responsible officer for Yorkshire and Humber
WORKFORCE: Phil Ayres, deputy medical director at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, has been appointed senior responsible officer for the revalidation process for Yorkshire and the Humber.
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Software saves on NHS Wiltshire prescribing costs
FINANCE: A software package that advises GPs when chepaer alternative drugs are available had saved NHS Wiltshire £708,000 as of the end of October.
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Southend FT has 'little room for manoeuvre' on finances
FINANCE: A warning that 2012-13 could be a difficult year for PCT and hospital finances was given to Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust’s board.
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Western Sussex Hospitals appoints chair
WORKFORCE: Mike Viggers has been appointed chair of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust.