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King's College issues statement over liver transplant claims
PERFORMANCE: Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has issued a statement denying reports that private non-EU patients are being placed on the trust’s waiting lists.
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Frimley Park ‘halves’ MRSA cases
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust reported one “post 48-hour” MRSA bacteraemia case in 2012-13.
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East Lancashire surplus ahead of plan
FINANCE: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust recorded a year-to-date surplus of £3.9m at the end of February 2013, against a planned surplus to that point of £2.9m.
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Ambulance handovers concern in Dorset
PERFORMANCE: The latest board papers from Dorset CCG warn that ambulance handovers continue to” cause concern” across NHS Bournemouth and Poole and NHS Dorset where it says a number of one hour delays are reported frequently.
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Dorset CCG complains of risk from secondary care performance
FINANCE: Finance board papers for Dorset CCG warn of an “increasing trend of over performance within secondary care” which is says represents a “significant financial risk” for the future CCG.
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Barnet and Chase Farm missing A&E target in period of 'extreme operational pressure'
PERFORMANCE: Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust is missing the four-hour A&E target for January, although is still on track for the year-to-date, board papers reveal.
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NewsHSJ Live 18.4.2013 Charities slam competition regulations
Charities line up against controversial NHS competition rules, and the rest of the day’s news
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NewsExclusive: Healthcare for London review
HSJ has exclusively published the in-depth review into the flagship reconfiguration initiative
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NewsLansley intervention damaged patient care, says Carnall
The former NHS London chief executive has said Andrew Lansley damaged patient care by halting the capital’s large-scale service change programme.
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NewsNHS England plans to lead 'radical' service change
NHS England is planning to continue the health service’s current savings drive after 2015, and to recast it as a programme of “ambitious and radical” service change led by its area teams.
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Burton Hospital FT failing RTT target
PERFORMANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has failed to deliver the 90% referral to treatment target for the three months to March, according to the latest performance report from East Staffordshire CCG.
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Salisbury launches new commercial venture
COMMERCIAL: Salisbury Foundation Trust has launched its own brand of handcream in a venture it believes is the first of its kind in the NHS.
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Basildon and Thurrock hits A&E target for first time in months
PERFORMANCE: Increased emergency demand has had an impact on many performance measures at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust – but it met the four hour accident and emergency standard in February for the first time since September, board papers state.
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LeaderCan the NHS still deliver major service change?
A new review raises questions over reconfiguration
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Pressures drive staff investment at Frimley Park
WORKFORCE: Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to recruit 30 more ward nurses and a range of medics, as part of a £1m investment in staff to cope with workload pressures.
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Kent and Medway embarks on estate modernisation plan
STRUCTURE: There are facilities at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust that even its chief executive would not want herself or her family to use, she has admitted.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital tops never events league
PERFORMANCE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust recorded seven never events in the first three quarters of the 2012-13 financial year.
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Unexpected surplus level at Bradford care trust
FINANCE: Bradford and District Care Trust had a surplus of just over £2m at the end of February - £600,000 ahead of plan.
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Leeds FT expects £2.3m surplus
FINANCE: Leeds Partnership Foundation Trust is planning to deliver a £2.3m surplus in this financial year - £1.4m less than it indicated in previous annual plans.
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Six incidents reported at Doncaster mental health trust
PERFORMANCE: Two unexpected deaths and three suspected suicides were among six serious incidents reported by Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health Foundation Trust between mid-February and mid-March.