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Social enterprise loses out in £450m community services contract
A nurse and therapist-run social enterprise praised by the Cabinet Office for cutting costs has lost out to a private provider for a £450m contract.
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10.5 per cent drop in GP referrals to Wrightington Wigan and Leigh FT
PERFORMANCE: GP referrals to the Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust were down 10.5 per cent in the first three months of 2011-12 compared with the same period the previous year, the primary care trust NHS Ashton Wigan and Leigh has reported.
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Kent PCT sends patient data CD to the tip
PERFORMANCE: NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent accidentally sent a CD containing the personal details of 1.6 million patients to a landfill site in March.
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Weston Area Health Trust £530k behind on QIPP plan
FINANCE: Failure to deliver key QIPP savings could put Weston Area Health Trust’s financial plans in jeopardy, managers have been warned.
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East Surrey social enterprise to 'go live' next month
STRUCTURE: A social enterprise scheme that will run community services in the east of Surrey is due to be created on 1 October, according to NHS Surrey.
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Unions could resist reforms through 'non-cooperation'
Unions may consider non-cooperation action against the government’s NHS reforms, a leader has warned at the Liberal Democrat conference.
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Overseas GPs require UK induction before treating patients - GMC
Newly-qualified and foreign doctors need to go on a basic induction course before they start working in the UK amid fears they may be underprepared to start treating patients, a regulator has said.
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Return to MSA target breach status at Medway
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust this month recorded six breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge improves on mixed sex breaches
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust this month recorded 163 breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
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Warwickshire QIPP plan to close 130 acute beds
STRUCTURE: Service changes resulting from Warwickshire primary care trust’s quality, innovation, productivity and prevention programme are likely to result in the closure of 130 acute sector beds.
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh ‘on target’ to make emergency admissions savings
FINANCE: NHS Ashton, Leigh and Wigan’s main acute provider, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT, is on track to make planned savings through reductions in emergency and alcohol related admissions, its latest quality, innovation, productivity and prevention report states.
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Training for dealing with dementia patients rolled out at Royal Devon and Exeter
WORKFORCE: Ward staff at Royal Devon and Exeter FT have had specialist training on how to handle difficult situations involving dementia patients who may be confused or upset on the wards.
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Changes to improve maternity care outlined
Hospitals across Wales are being given new guidance aimed at improving the care of pregnant and post-natal women and their babies.
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Slight worsening of MSA performance in Surrey and Sussex
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust this month recorded nine breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
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First gastric bypass op at Ashford and St Peters’
PERFORMANCE: Consultant surgeon Samer Humadi and his team at Ashford and St Peter’s hospitals undertook the trust’s first ever gastric bypass operation this month.
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Dartford breaches mixed target
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust this month recorded three breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation, representing a dip in form against the target.
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Co-op wins Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals FT contract
COMMERCIAL: The Co-operative Pharmacy has been awarded a seven year outpatient dispensing contract with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Drop in admission rates hailed as possible CCG success
A drop in hospital admission rates has been hailed by NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson as evidence that clinical commissioning is beginning to deliver improvements in care.
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Brighton worsens on mixed sex breaches
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust this month recorded 65 breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation, around 20 more than the previous month.
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South London Healthcare to submit tripartite formal agreement
STRUCTURE: South London Healthcare is to to submit a tripartite formal agreement in light of a finance and performance audit.