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NewsLung cancer causing 1,000 'unnecessary' deaths a year
At least 1,000 Britons with lung cancer are dying needlessly each year because they are not offered surgery, according to new research.
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Plymouth Hospitals overperforms on CIP
FINANCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust has overacheived on its cost improvement plan by about £1m at month six.
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Sussex Partnership FT takes over Southern Cross home
STRUCTURE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has taken over The Downs Nursing Home, Hove, from Southern Cross.
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Portsmouth trust falls behind job cuts plan
WORKFORCE: Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust is slipping against targets for cutting the size and cost of its workforce.
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Rising patient complaints at Portsmouth trust
PERFORMANCE: There has been a rise in the level of complains about Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, despite a high level of patient satisfaction and improving performance in most areas.
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NewsTwo in five adult abuse cases 'at home'
Almost half of alleged abuse towards vulnerable adults takes place in their own homes, according to new research.
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Dorset waiting for news on Olympic funding
FINANCE: Preparations for healthcare provision during the London 2012 Olympic sailing events in Dorset are at “serious” risk due to a lack of identified funding.
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NewsNHS workers vote to strike
NHS staff and managers have voted to strike at the end of the month in protest at planned changes to public sector pensions.
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Portsmouth trust opposes reconfiguration plans
STRUCTURE: Reconfiguration plans for stroke, vascular and trauma services in the South Central region has caused disagreement among trusts, some of whom could lose specialties under the proposals.
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NewsExclusive: equality concern as eight in 10 CCGs led by men
An HSJ analysis has revealed the great majority of emerging clinical commissioning groups are led by men.
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Interim James Paget chair warns of 'distractions'
PERFORMANCE: The interim chair of James Paget University FT has warned the trust must not let the row which unseated his predecessor “distract” it from patient care.
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NHS Bolton invokes 'contractual penalties' over foundation trust’s waiting times
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust has told the Royal Bolton Hospital Foundation Trust that it will face contractual penalties for failing to achieve waiting time targets in August.
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Plans approved for three trauma centres in West Midlands
STRUCTURE: Plans to reconfigure major trauma care in the West Midlands around three centres in Birmingham, Stoke and Coventry have been approved.
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'Amicable resolution' to United Lincs whistleblower saga
A trust has reached an “amicable resolution” with a former chief executive who was sacked after whistleblowing to NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson about pressure to meet government targets.
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Epsom and St Helier £12.6m deficit £870k off-plan
FINANCE: The south London/Surrey borders hospital trust reported being nearly £1m off-plan, as of month six.
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NewsJoint commissioning plans need to 'go further', Future Forum lead urges
Clinical commissioning groups need to work with councils to increase the scale of joint commissioning arrangements, a key figure in the NHS Future Forum has told HSJ.
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'No merger' at troubled trust, FD says
STRUCTURE: Merging or being taken over to achieve foundation status is “not on the agenda at all” for financially-troubled University of Leicester Hospital Trust, its finance director has told HSJ.
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North Bristol 'puzzled' to be on Lansley's PFI list
FINANCE: The chief executive of North Bristol Trust was “puzzled” to find the trust included on a list of organisations whose private finance initiative deals may prevent them becoming foundation trusts, board minutes reveal.
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Luton and Bedfordshire cluster on monthly monitoring over acute concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Luton and Bedfordshire PCT cluster is being monitored monthly by its strategic health authority, after a “significant drop” in performance at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
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NewsExpert panel to debate pathology services - free online Q&A for HSJ readers
Pathology services are set to transform over the next few years - but what shape will they take and what practical problems will organisations encounter? HSJ puts together an expert panel to answer your questions in a live online Q&A session.