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Plans for Bristol and Bath vascular network
STRUCTURE: North Bristol Trust’s Southmead hospital is likely to be the centre of a new vascular network across Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
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Ambulance handovers fall at Gloucester Hospitals FT
PERFORMANCE: There were 196 delayed ambulance handover delays at Gloucester Hospitals Foundation Trust in April.
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CCG appoints head of clinical quality and governance
STRUCTURE: NHS Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven CCG has appointed Stephanie Lawrence as head of clinical quality and governance.
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Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust chief executive standing down
WORKFORCE: Aidan Thomas, the chief executive officer of Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust, is to stand down from July 1.
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Complaints about children labelled 'overweight'
PERFORMANCE: The Patient Advice and Liasion Service (PALS) for Nottingham and Rushcliffe has received a flurry of complaints about letters sent out to parents about their child’s weight, recent CCG board papers show.
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NUH had five never events last year
PERFORMANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust reported five “never events”, iincluding once case of wrong site surgery, in 2012/13, commissioner board papers show.
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Concern over suicide figures
PEFORMANCE: There were 35 suicide-related patient safety incidents at Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust last year, according to figures in commissioner board papers.
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Chief exec and chair face public in Question Time event
WORKFORCE: Stockport residents will have the chance to quiz Stockport FT chief executive Ann Barnes and chair Gillian Easson on their plans at an hour-long Question Time event at Stepping Hill Hospital.
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Buckinghamshire trust introduces e-rostering
COMMERCIAL: Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust has implemented a new electronic workforce management system, which has been claimed to cut incidence of staff sickness.
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NewsHSJ Live 25.6.2013: CQC 'cover up' fallout continues as senior NHS figures face MPs
Commissioners working together to mitigate risk and the rest of today’s news
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NewsConfusion over plans to ease out Morecambe Bay chief nurse
Scandal-hit University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay’s plans to move its chief nurse to another foundation trust were thrown into confusion today when the would-be recipient said it had not agreed to the move.
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NewsDoctors 'not empowered by reforms'
Almost two-thirds of doctors feel less “empowered” than they did before the government’s controversial health reforms, a new poll suggests.
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NewsPoulter links Morecambe Bay scandal to Mid Staffs
Health minister Dan Poulter has linked the NHS scandal in Morecambe Bay to the previous care scandal in Mid Staffordshire, saying in both cases a “rotten culture” took hold at the hospitals.
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NewsCall for evidence on longer working
Healthcare employers and workers are being asked for views on the impact on staff of working into their 60s as part of a review that could pave the way for employers to make increased contributions for staff in particularly demanding roles.
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Surrey Downs CCG budget tops £320m
FINANCE: Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group has a total budget of £321m for the 2013-14 financial year.
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Budget of over £230m for NE Hampshire and Farnham CCG
FINANCE: North East Hampshire and Farnham Clinical Commissioning Group has an initial budget of just over £236m for 2013-14.
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Budget tops £400m for North West Surrey CCG
FINANCE: North West Surrey Commissioning Group has a budget allocation of £403.2m for the 2013-14 financial year.
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Guildford and Waverley CCG sets budget targets
FINANCE: NHS Guildford and Waverley Clinical Commissioning Group has a total budget of around £230m for the 2013-14 financial year.
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Commissioners and providers ‘map’ west Kent services
STRUCTURE: Commissioners and providers in west Kent are attempting to draw up a future picture of the “modern, efficient healthcare system” needed by their population.
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West Kent CCG sets out future ‘vision’ for local services
STRUCTURE: A “vision for health” in west Kent has been produced by the area’s NHS commissioners.