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Central Manchester surplus £80k behind plan
FINANCE: Central Manchester University Hospitals recorded a surplus of £664,000 for the first four months of 2013-14, £80,000 behind plan to that point in the year, its latest finance report states.
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Royal Cornwall and Peninsula win joint funding
FINANCE: Peninsula Community Health and Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust have secured funding of £1.3m to improve the care experience for people with dementia.
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Countess of Chester plans £7.4m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £7.4m in 2013-14.
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NewsMonitor suspends FT pipeline over quality assurance concerns
Monitor has decided not to grant foundation trust status to any further NHS trusts until it can receive “robust assurance” from the Care Quality Commission that the applicants are providing good quality care, the health sector regulator will announce later today.
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NewsBurnham sets out plans for repeal of Health Act
Labour would force clinical commissioning groups to include a wider range of clinicians and reverse the increased private patient income cap, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: DWP attempt to obtain drug treatment data rings 'alarm bells'
The Department for Work and Pensions attempted to obtain access to confidential patient data so that it could be linked to information about employment, tax credits and benefits claims, HSJ has learned.
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Monitor takes more action at Dorset Healthcare
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has imposed an additional condition on Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust’s licence due to concerns its leadership is failing to get a grip on ongoing quality and governance concerns.
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HSJ LocalCQC inspectors slam Sherwood Forest for poor staffing
A warning notice has been issued to Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust after a highly critical inspection report found “abysmal” staffing levels.
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QE King’s Lynn performance troubles persist
Queen Elizabeth King’s Lynn Foundation Trust posted a £1m larger than forecast deficit for August and continued to breach its four-hour accident and emergency target.
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Frimley Park aims to complete Heatherwood takeover by April
STRUCTURE: Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust is planning to acquire neighbouring Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust at the beginning of April next year, HSJ has learned.
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News27 September 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 AndroidOn the cover this week, Craig Barratt argues that the NHS spend more time thinking about its historical failures, and imagines what exhibits might be on ...
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Revalidation warning for doctors
More than 8,000 doctors have been warned their licence to work is at risk unless they submit details to a key appraisal programme.
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East Lancashire Trust receives two Rule 43 reports
PERFORMANCE: The Blackburn with Darwen coroner has issued East Lancashire Hospitals Trust with two Rule 43 reports, board papers state.
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Cambridge reports ‘lower than expected’ mortality
PERFORMANCE Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust was one of 12 trusts which had “lower than expected” mortality rates in five recent summary hospital-level mortality indicator data publications.
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NewsKeogh recommendation on cosmetic surgery is ignored
Cosmetic surgery clinics are still offering perks such as chauffeurs and package deals despite NHS England recommending they should be banned.
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NewsLack of support for health information producers
Many health information producers are not equipped to create understandable and usable products for the public, research suggests.
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Primary care strategy in development by Darlington CCG
PERFORMANCE: Darlington CCG has announced it is developing a primary care strategy, aimed at developing integrated care services around practices.
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Durham and Darlington CCGs examine community services ahead of contract break
COMMERCIAL: CCGs in County Durham and Darlington are to examine their community services, as the end of their contract with the provider, County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust, approaches an end.
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Norfolk and Suffolk sickness absence rate second highest in region
WORKFORCE Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust had the second highest average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 across the East of England region, according to HSJ analysis of official data.