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Millions spent on agency staff in Hereford and Worcestershire
WORKFORCE: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust and Wye Valley Trust spent more than £12.5m employing locum doctors and agency nurses in 2012.
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Wards closed at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals
Two wards have been closed at the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust due to an outbreak of norovirus.
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Kingston Hospital plans savings of £10.8m this year
FINANCE: Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust are planning savings of £10.8m this year, HSJ research reveals.
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NewsHSJ Live 14.05.2013: Francis gives first in-depth interview
Today HSJ live will cover our exclusive in depth interview with Robert Francis QC and the debate around it, the first day of the NICE conference, MPs hearing evidence on the NHS reforms, and the healthcare news
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NewsUpdated: NHS England and Monitor plan major reform of payment by results
Clinical commissioning groups will be encouraged to experiment with different ways of paying for care next year, in what could be the start of the biggest reform of NHS payment systems since the introduction of payment by results.
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NewsExclusive: Capita challenges NHS Choices 'insourcing'
Capita is in talks with the Department for Health over government plans to axe its NHS Choices contract, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: DH 'pressure contributed to 111 failure', Alliance report finds
“Unprecedented” central pressure and a procurement process focused more on cost than quality were two of the biggest factors in the failure of NHS 111’s launch, a new report has concluded.
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NewsA&E performance tracker: England's hospitals miss waiting target
HSJ is tracking the performance of hopsitals in England every week
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Leicestershire CCGs announce further delay to NHS 111
COMMERCIAL: The launch of NHS 111 in Leicestershire has been delayed to ensure the service will be “fully fit for purpose.”
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Royal Bournemouth recalls screening patients
PERFORMANCE: Hundreds of women have been recalled for further breast cancer screening by a hospital over fears that a junior doctor failed to follow proper procedures.
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South Gloucestershire CCG awards new contract
COMMERCIAL: South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group have awarded a new contract for the provision of learning disability services.
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Bury CCG faces additional £6.4m specialised commissioning loss
FINANCE: NHS Bury CCG is anticipating it will have a further £6.4m taken out of its budget to fund specialised commissioning during 2013-14, board papers state.
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Improved weekend patient care in East Kent
PERFORMANCE: Patients at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust are getting better, safer care thanks to an initiative to improve the training and supervision of junior medical staff, especially at weekends.
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Keogh mortality rates team publish details after Basildon visit
PERFORMANCE Details of the key areas the Keogh mortality rates review are investigating at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust have been published on the NHS Choices website.
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South Manchester targets prescribing savings
FINANCE: South Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group plans to make higher quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) savings on its prescribing budget than on any other area of expenditure in 2013-14, board papers show.
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South London Healthcare Trust in bottom decile for A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: South London Healthcare Trust is the 13th worst in the country for A&E performance so far this year, new figures revealed.
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Peninsula sets up new company
COMMERCIAL: Peninsula Community Health has set up a new company to deliver community dental services across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
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RDE slightly behind plan on surplus
FINANCE: Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust generated a surplus of £1.3m in 2012-13, against a plan of £3.5m.
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New breast cancer unit takes shape at West Sussex
STRUCTURE: Work has begun on new breast cancer services at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust.
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East of England Ambulance Service Trust upgrades fleet
FINANCE East of England Ambulance Service Trust is investing nearly £17m on its vehicle fleet, the trust has announced.