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18 week target remains a 'challenge' in North Staffs
PERFORMANCE: The main “performance challenge” of the North Staffordshire PCT trust remains the achievement of the 18 week referral to treatment target for inpatient and day case surgery.
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Trust plans to realise mortuary income potential
FINANCE: Salisbury Foundation Trust is planning to boost income from its mortuary, its fertility service and through treating more private patients.
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Emergency admissions down but A&E attendance up at University Hospital of North Staffs
PERFORMANCE: Emergency admissions have fallen at the trust, bucking the regional trend.
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South Warwickshire FT overperforms on contracts but beats surplus target
FINANCE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust reported a £971,000 surplus at the end of June, £264,000 better than expected, following widespread overperformance on contracts.
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GP practices in east and north Birmingham named as pathfinder consortia
STRUCTURE: Three groups of GP practices in east and north Birmingham have been named as pathfinder consortia.
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Coventry PCT tenders for a new provider of primary medical services for vulnerable groups
COMMERCIAL: A new provider for primary medical services for groups including the homeless, asylum seekers and refugees is being sought by the primary care trust.
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Proposals to change mental health services across North Staffs
STRUCTURE: The structure and use of mental health beds in North Staffordshire is being reviewed.
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Mid Staffordshire foundation trust introduces hospital passports scheme
PERFORMANCE: A hospital passport has been introduced at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust to capture the needs of patients prior to them attending hospital.
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NHS 111 pilot coming to inner north west London
STRUCTURE: Three inner north west London boroughs are to pilot the non-emergency NHS 111 number from 24 October.
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NewsHealth unions unite to warn government over pensions
Unions representing workers across the health service have warned they could stage coordinated industrial action if agreement cannot be reached on the future of the NHS pension scheme.
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City University joins UCLPartners
STRUCTURE: The east London university has announced it is joining academic health science centre UCLPartners.
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NewsFirst large hospital merger approved by CCP
A plan to shake up hospital care in Hampshire has become the first merger of large acute trusts to pass a key test designed to enshrine competition in the NHS.
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South Warwickshire proposes rehabilitation hospital transfer
STRUCTURE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is proposing that it takes over the Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital.
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OFT issues warning on private providers' sweetener payments to consultants
The incentives used by private healthcare providers to attract consultants to their hospitals may be driving up prices without increasing quality, the Office for Fair Trading has warned.
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Royal Wolverhampton predicts £2.6m debt
FINANCE: Board papers reveal that the Royal Wolverhampton hospitals trust is likely to overspend by £2.6m this year.
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Ipswich Hospital 'not to achieve' patient experience improvement
PERFORMANCE: Ipswich Hospital expects to fail on a patient experience targets linked to part of the value of its contract.
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Bristol acutes set to begin service reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: A number of key services are to be transferred to and from University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust and North Bristol Trust during the next three years.
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Trust plans to slash £9m off medical bill
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust plans to save up to £9m on its medical staffing bill over the next three years.
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£2.5m overspend expected on pay at Ipswich Hospital
FINANCE: Ipswich Hospital Trust overspent by nearly £1.7m on pay for the first three months of the financial year due to temporay staffing levels, according to board papers.
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NewsFurther Health Bill amendments to include new 'failure' rules
Ministers will table a new set of amendments to the Health Bill next week, including setting out the failure regime for care providers.