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NewsMinisters call for overhaul on European doctor regulation
A group of MPs has renewed calls for the government and medical regulators to speed up efforts to resolve potential problems posed by doctors and nurses who qualify elsewhere in Europe and earn the right to work in the UK without having their language or medical skills tested.
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Weston and Bristol acutes to merge pathology services
STRUCTURE: Three south west acute trusts are working together to develop a hub and spoke system for their pathology services.
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Cambridgeshire sets limits on providers to cut patient transfer delays
PERFORMANCE: NHS Cambridgeshire has set “contractual limits” to reduce beds being blocked by delays in transfering patients in the area, according to a letter from the strategic health authority.
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Chesterfield Royal expands opthalmology services
FINANCE: Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust is planning to attract business for opthalmology services from neighbouring hospitals.
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Tees, Esk and Wear MH buys £4.3m data system
COMMERCIAL: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation Trust has awarded a £4.3m contract to Advanced Business Solutions to provide an “Integrated Information Centre”, including data warehousing and business intelligence analytics.
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Leeds Partnerships FT seeks new name
STRUCTURE: Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a new name after taking on community services.
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NHS chief warns South Essex CCGs may 'fragment'
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of the NHS has said the formation of clinical commissioning groups in south Essex could lead to “fragmentation”.
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NewsThe conditions that boost the independent sector
Since it’s inception in 1948, the NHS has enjoyed a virtual monopoly on healthcare provision in the UK, writes BDO adviser Rupert Dunbar-Rees.
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NewsNHS Direct launches 90-day consultation
NHS Direct has launched a 90-day consultation with frontline staff on increasing out of hours working.
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NewsPublic sector pension plans condemned by Lansley
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has privately attacked the government’s public sector pension shake-up, it was revealed today.
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NewsMarked change in pathology provision expected
The way pathology services are commissioned by NHS organisations is likely to change significantly in the current climate, according to a report on HSJ.co.uk.
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NewsMaternity units 'struggling' with rising birth rates
Rising birth rates are causing maternity units to struggle with the demand, according to a new report.
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NewsHealth minister calls for pause to 'reckless' reconfiguration of his local trust
Health minister Paul Burstow has said services could be put “at risk” by a hospital merger proposed near his constituency on the Surrey and London border.
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Reform transition cost now £1.49bn, according to DH figure
A new figure from the Department of Health estimates the cost of its reform “transition programme” at £1.49bn.
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Integration to reduce trips 'up the garden path' in Cornwall
STRUCTURE: The first of nine integrated health and social care hubs planned for Cornwall will begin operating next month as part of a four-way partnership between NHS organisations and Cornwall Council.
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Two foundation trusts breach private patient cap
FINANCE: Two trusts breached their private patient caps in 2010-11, Monitor’s annual report on foundation trusts has revealed.
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NewsChoice plans are 'enforced competition', say GPs
The government’s plans to extend choice in the NHS amount to “enforced competition”, GPs have said, as they call for clarity on changes to the Health Bill.
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NewsNew DH structure revealed
The Department of Health is to be slimmed down from 14 directorates in a restructure that will see the scrapping of its workforce and research and development directorates, and seven others, HSJ can reveal.
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York FT acquisition of Scarborough 'could be complete by April 2012'
STRUCTURE: York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust may complete an acquisition of Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Trust by April 2012, it has suggested.
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NewsNHS to raise funds selling off excess land
NHS managers are being asked to raise funds for the health service by identifying surplus land that could be sold, the government announced today.