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Stephen Twigg MP opens new facilities at Broadgreen hospital
STRUCTURE: A range of services have moved into new purpose-built premises at Broadgreen Hospital, including a state-of-the-art audiology and Ear Nose and Throat service.
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Hospital trust launches 'come dine with me' scheme
WORKFORCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust is recruiting volunteers to act as “dining companions” for patients.
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Royal Liverpool consults on plans for new hospital
STRUCTURE: Plans for a brand new hospital to replace the Royal Liverpool will be displayed to the public this month.
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Hospital payout after leg amputation
PERFORMANCE: A 13 hour delay in treatment caused a former police officer to have to undergo an avoidable leg amputation it has emerged.
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Deputy finance director leaves Whittington Health Trust
FINANCE: The deputy director of finance at Whittington Health Trust has left to take up a post at Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust.
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Whittington awarded £750,000 for maternity upgrade
STRUCTURE: Whittington Health Trust was awarded £750,000 by the Department of Health to upgrade its maternity facilities.
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Norfolk and Suffolk FT issued compulsory redundancy notices
WORKFORCE: Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust has announced plans to make 41 members of staff compulsorily redundant.
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Sherwood Forest Trust struggles with long waiting time target
PERFORMANCE: Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust is failing to hit the Department of Health target that no patient should wait 52 weeks on an incomplete referral to treatment pathway.
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Thousands of Bristol patients take part in clinical trials
CLINICAL RESEARCH: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has received almost £3m income from the National Institute for Health Research through involving patients in clinical trials.
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Dementia patients benefit from London integrated care scheme
PERFORMANCE: A trial scheme to improve care for older patients in North West London has led to increased diagnosis of dementia and better care planning, according to an evaluation of its first year.
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Nottinghamshire GPs absent at child protection meetings
PERFORMANCE: Nottinghamshire GPs are failing to attend crucial child protection meetings, reveals a report to Rushcliffe CCG.
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CCG explores dedicated phone line and email for GP complaints
PERFORMANCE: A telephone line and email account could be set up for GPs in Milton Keynes to raise concerns on behalf of their patients.
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NewsHSJ Live: 17.06.2013: Health leaders named in honours list
Care Quality Commission consultation, NHS England urgent care review, honours for NHS leaders, and the rest of today’s news
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NewsRevealed: the 100-fold variation in CCG workforce size
There is a more than a 100-fold variation in the numbers of people employed by clinical commissioning groups, HSJ research has found. The revelation has prompted concern over the viability of smaller CCGs
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Heart of England sub contracts elective work to private sector amid A&E pressure
PERFORMANCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust sub contracted more than 100 operations to a private provider after “extreme emergency pressures” caused it to cancel all elective surgery for five days.
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NewsDH sets aside £600m for 'rotten' Lorenzo ‘bribes’
The Department of Health has set aside £600m to pay up to 22 NHS trusts to procure a patient records system branded “completely useless” by a senior MP, it has emerged.
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NewsOpt-out doctors 'will be named'
Doctors who decide not to disclose details of their performance will be “named and shamed” by the government, it has emerged.
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NewsOut-of-hours confusion highlighted
More than two in five people have no idea how to contact their GP out-of-hours service, a poll suggests.
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NewsIntegrated care has cross-Whitehall backing
Government departments including the Treasury, the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department of Health are “committed” to integrating health and social care, a top health official has insisted.