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Homerton permitted to use Olympic logo
COMMERICAL: The Homerton, as the designated hospital for the 2012 London Olympics, has been given permission to use the sporting event’s famous five-ringed logo.
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NHS Stockport seeks new home for provider arm after deal falls through
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust will miss the 31 March deadline to offload its provider services, after a deal with Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Community Healthcare Trust fell through.
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Community services transfer to Blackpool FT held up by regulator
STRUCTURE: The transfer of primary care trust NHS Blackpool’s provider services to a foundation trust has been delayed until at least May, due to “capacity issues” at FT regulator Monitor.
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CCP to assess merger of Sefton GPs with Liverpool Community Health Trust
STRUCTURE: The Cooperation and Competition Panel has accepted the referral of a proposed merger between nine GP practices currently in NHS Sefton’s provider arm and a community health trust.
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South London Healthcare Trust predicted to hit A&E target for year, despite shaky start
PERFORMANCE: The multi-site south London trust is predicted to hit the target of 95 per cent of A&E attendances seen within four hours for 2010-11, a report from the capital’s strategic health authority has said.
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Dorset cluster publishes joint operating plan
FINANCE: The primary care trust “cluster” including NHS Bournemouth and Poole, and NHS Dorset have published a joint operating plan for 2011-12.
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Haringey children's services transfer delayed
STRUCTURE: NHS Haringey has reported that a transfer of community services to a new provider will not be completed by 1 April.
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HEI report demands hospital improvements
Significant improvements must be made to cleaning at Stirling Royal Infirmary to avoid placing patients and staff in danger, a report has found.
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The Whittington records £700,000 deficit in February
FINANCE: The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust has recorded an in-month deficit of more than £700,000, due mainly to an under-performance on clinical income and increasing staff costs.
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'Gaps' remain in Mid Essex QIPP plan for next year
FINANCE: The Mid Essex primary care trust has identified issues with it efficiency planning for the 2011-12 financial year.
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Hampshire chief exec to head up 'SHIP cluster'
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of NHS Hampshire Debbie Fleming has been appointed as chief executive of the new Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth (SHIP) PCT cluster.
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Norfolk PCT to fall short of savings target
FINANCE: The Norfolk primary care trust expects to fall £6m short of its savings targets for the 2010-11 financial year.
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West Sussex chief exec joins DH to oversee reforms
WORKFORCE: NHS West Sussex chief executive John Wilderspin has been appointed national transition director at the Department of Health, where he will lead the introduction of health and wellbeing boards.
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Party pledges to scrap ambulance trusts
Plaid has renewed a pledge to dissolve the Welsh Ambulance Trust and transfer its responsibilities to local health boards (LHBs) - despite saying it would not “fragment” the health service in Wales.
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Unite to parade coffin over 'death' of NHS
A coffin will be paraded outside Parliament today to symbolise the “death” of the NHS as part of a union protest against the government’s health reforms.
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Sheffield FT dealing with deficit
FINANCE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust was recording a significant £7.9m deficit at the end of November - the most recent month for which HSJ has information on the foundation.
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East Kent PCT commissions practice to run nurse walk-in service
STRUCTURE: The running of a nurse-led walk-in service will transfer from the local out of hours provider to a GP practice next month, the primary care trust has announced.
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Dorset Community Health Service records two SUIs
PERFORMANCE: Two serious untoward incidents have occurred in services provided by Dorset Community Health Services since the end of January.
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Cambridgeshire PCT staff to be 'aligned' to consortia
WORKFORCE: NHS Cambridgeshire staff will be assigned to emerging consortia and “aligned to their most likely end state” in the new few months, according to the primary care trust’s chief executive.
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Hastings and Rother PCT on course to beat planned surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust’s latest finance report shows that at the end of February it was on course for a surplus of £7.3m, around £2m more than planned.