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Reforms risk 'the end' of the NHS - Robinson
The health reforms will spell “the end of the NHS” unless it is seen through fully and decisively by central management, Sir Gerry Robinson has warned.
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Lib Dems renew Health Bill concerns ahead of Commons debate
NHS reform will again raise coalition government tensions this week when MPs consider the revised package.
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Chesterfield Royal pioneers e-prescribing
PERFORMANCE: Chesterfield Royal Hospital FT says the introduction of electronic prescribing across the hospital will help improve patient safety.
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Whipps Cross reports rise in alcohol-related falls in summer months
PERFORMANCE: The east London hospital trust said the number of falls had risen in June and July.
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Stepping Hill nurse 'made a scapegoat' by police
A nurse who spent more than six weeks in custody was made a “scapegoat” when police “jumped the gun” as she was charged with contaminating saline, her lawyer has said.
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Sussex Partnership wins research grant
COMMERCIAL: Sussex Partnership FT has been awarded a major research grant to investigate whether a form of meditation can help people with schizophrenia who “hear voices”.
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Western Sussex Hospitals introduces 24/7 thrombolysis
PERFORMANCE: ‘Clot-busting’ drugs for stroke patients are now available around the clock at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Somerset nurse makes mark with infection control work
PERFORMANCE: A Somerset nurse has been shortlisted for a national award for her work in developing a resource to help health staff and others reduce the spread of infection from the norovirus stomach bug.
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GPs commission new Norfolk community COPD service
STRUCTURE: Patients in west Norfolk with long-term lung problems are benefiting from new GP-commissioned clinics designed to help them manage their conditions and stay out of hospital.
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West Middlesex scores PEAT hat trick
PERFORMANCE: West Middlesex Hospital has gained the top rating in all three categories in the latest annual assessment of its inpatient services.
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Staffordshire community providers form partnership trust
STRUCTURE: Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Partnership NHS Trust was launched as a new provider organisation on 1 September.
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MPs call for PFI deals to be subject to FOI requests
The Commons’ public accounts committee has called for private finance initiative companies to be made subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
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Staff arrested following death at hospital in Chichester
PERFORMANCE: Three staff at a Sussex hospital have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the death of a 77-year-old patient from a suspected overdose.
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FTs eyeing North Cumbria takeover to present proposals to stakeholders
STRUCTURE: The four foundation trusts bidding to take over North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust will put their proposals to a “wide range of internal and external stakeholders” at a meeting in October.
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Coventry and Warwickshire already £1.5m in the red
FINANCE: Trust board papers reveal a £1.5m deficit which includes a £0.6m overspend in non-elective activity.
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Community trust chief exec moves to regional role
WORKFORCE: Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust has announced that Sheila Adams-O’Shea is leaving to take forward a “key strategic piece of work” on behalf of NHS East of England.
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Cumbria PCT agrees £164.6m contract with NCUHT
FINANCE: The PCT has now agreed a contract value of £164.6m in 2011-12 with North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust, its latest finance report shows.
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Birmingham Hospital physio joins Olympic team
WORKFORCE: A physiotherapist at University Hospitals Birmingham foundation trust is set to join the Great Britain women’s Olympic hockey team.
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Government hits back over BMA 'high risk reform' claims
A call by the British Medical Association for the government to withdraw or further amend its health reforms, which they say pose an “unacceptably high risk to the NHS”, has been described as “disappointing” by the DH.
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GP leads for West Hampshire CCG announced
STRUCTURE: Five GPs have been selected to lead the clinical commissioning group for west Hampshire.