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Birmingham Cross City CCG authorised with nine conditions
STRUCTURE: Birmingham Cross City clinical commissioning group has been authorised with nine conditions.
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A&E remains a concern at Coventry acute trust
PERFORMANCE: Accident and emergency indicators are an area of “considerable concern” for University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire.
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Portsmouth CCG makes new GP appointment
WORKFORCE: Portsmouth clinical commissioning group has appointed Dr Linda Collie to its governing body.
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Oxford doctor takes national role
WORKFORCE: A doctor from Oxford University Hospitals Trust has been appointed a national clinical director by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Exclusive: HSJ foundation trust pipeline tracker map
HSJ’s exclusive map tracking trusts’ progress in the pipeline to become a foundation trust.
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Coventry and Warwickshire Trust media strategy targets HSJ
PERFORMANCE: University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire has changed its media strategy to prioritise coverage in specialist outlets.
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New governors at Bradford Hospitals
STRUCTURE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hires governors.
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NewsHSJ Live 21.3.2013: Rolling healthcare news
The Labour party responds to the Department of Health’s large underspend today, government gagging clause commitments are described as “smoke and mirrors”, and live coverage of today’s other news.
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Morecambe Bay reveals former chief’s compromise agreement
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust today released details of the ‘compromise agreement’ it reached with former chief executive Tony Halsall, who stepped down last February amidst a care quality scandal.
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NewsDH on course for biggest underspend this parliament
The Department of Health is this year on course for its biggest annual underspend in the current parliament – with none of the unused budget due to be carried over for future use, today’s Budget revealed.
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NewsNHS national communications director resigns
Colin Douglas, director of NHS communications for the Department of Health, has resigned, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCommissioning board and Monitor: competition 'not about ideology'
Healthcare sector regulator Monitor and the NHS Commissioning Board this week issued a joint statement of intent on how competition would work in the reformed health service, amid continuing political controversy about the government’s NHS competition regulations.
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NewsNumber 10 health adviser joins Care Quality Commission
Paul Bate, the Prime Minister’s health adviser, is leaving his role to become the Care Quality Commission’s director of strategy, the watchdog has announced.
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NewsExclusive: Weakest CSUs given three months to improve
Struggling commissioning support units are to be given just three months to improve their business practices or face intervention by the NHS Commissioning Board, HSJ has been told.
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Colchester busts C diff limit
PERFORMANCE: Colchester University Hospital Foundation Trust has exceeded its maximum number of C difficile cases for the year and will be red rated by Monitor.
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Capacity severely affecting elective work at Basildon
PERFORMANCE: Capacity problems have left an Essex foundation trust unable to carry out most elective work for over two months – with only cancer, day case and urgent work being done.
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Inappropriate admissions issue for Colchester
PERFORMANCE: One of the trusts at the centre of a mortality investigation has said that it needs to work to reduce inappropriate admissions, especially for patients who are terminally ill.
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LeaderMPs’ push for flexibility should end underspending
There is mismatch between how FTs and the DH manage spending
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Review concludes Basildon short of senior pharmacists
STRUCTURE: An overhaul of pharmacy services at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust could see more senior pharmacists employed.
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Review reports on Basildon children's surgery
STRUCTURE: The question of whether children’s surgical services at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust should continue in their present form has been raised by an external review.