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HSJ LocalIan Carruthers appointed trust chairman
Sir Ian Carruthers has been appointed as chair of Portsmouth Hospitals Trust, the NHS Trust Development Authority confirmed on Friday.
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NewsLive Q&A: mental health and unemployment
Find out how Oxfordshire is helping service users back into work
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NewsExclusive: Minister attacks 'disingenuous' unions on pay
Dan Poulter has accused health unions of being “deliberately disingenuous” in local pay negotiations for issuing a negotiating guide that breaks with the “spirit” of a previous deal.
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Merger proposed between Surrey trusts
Two foundation trusts in Surrey have announced a proposed merger to offer more specialist services and to establish a major emergency centre on one of the sites.
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News2 May issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for AndroidIn this week’s issue HSJ Nigel Edwards questions the recetn rehtoric on the virtues of community care and calls for a new model. Plus:Being admitted to ...
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New chief nurse for Northern Devon
WORKFORCE: Kevin Marsh has been appointed director of nursing at Northern Devon Healthcare Trust.
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Trust spends £1.8m to boost staffing levels
North Devon Healthcare Trust has launched a £1.8 million recruitment drive at one of its hospitals to boost staffing levels.
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TDA approves teaching hospital's foundation trust bid
St George’s Healthcare Trust has become the first to have its foundation trust application approved by the Trust Development Authority since the Care Quality Commission revamped its inspection regime.
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NHS patient safety figures released
More than 40,000 patients suffered “significant” harm while cared for in the NHS in England during a six-month period last year, new figures show.
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NewsExclusive: Post-Francis recruitment surge welcomed by minister
Exclusive: The recent and continuing surge in new NHS posts for nursing and other frontline roles has been welcomed by health minister Dan Poulter as the “right thing to do” in response to the Mid-Staffordshire scandal.
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NewsHSJ Live 02.05.2014: Carruthers appointed chair of Portsmouth Hospital Trust
The NHS Trust Development Authority has confirmed that Sir Ian Carruthers has been appointed chair of Portsmouth Hospitals Trust,, and the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ LocalMonitor takes action at University Hospital of South Manchester
Monitor has instructed University Hospital of South Manchester Foundation Trust to appoint a ‘turnaround director’ following concerns about its finances, the regulator has announced.
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NewsTreasury approves Papworth move to Addenbrooke's site
Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust has finally secured its long-awaited move to a site on Addenbrooke’s hospital, thanks to a £165m funding package agreed by the Treasury.
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Special measures for ‘merger’ trust
A troubled foundation trust is to be placed into special measures after inspectors reported a catalogue of repeated failings, including unsafe staffing levels and missed accident and emergency targets.
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HSJ LocalOsborne agrees £420m for Brighton rebuild
Chancellor George Osborne has approved £420m capital funding for the redevelopment of some of the oldest hospital buildings in the NHS.
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NewsSpecialist hospitals fear NHS England centralisation plans
Specialist hospitals have urged NHS England to re-think its “one-size-fits-all” approach to centralising specialised acute services because it puts their independence at risk.
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Ambulance service wins minor injuries unit contract
COMMERCIAL: South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has scooped a two-year contract to run a doctor-led minor injuries unit following a unanimous public vote to cut the current services opening hours.
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Brent contract awarded after competition complaints
Brent Clinical Commissioning Group has finally awarded its £5.8m ophthalmology contract to private provider BMI Healthcare after a two-year hold up caused by complaints about the CCG’s procurement procedure.
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NewsStevens invites CCGs to bid for primary care commissioning role
Simon Stevens has confirmed he plans to give some clinical commissioning groups the ability to co-commission primary care with NHS England.
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NewsNew penalty cap could reduce total NHS bill
Trusts could see a significant reduction in penalty payments for breaching NHS targets in 2014-15, according to new analysis.