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Leeds children’s heart surgery challenge to be heard next week
STRUCTURE: A challenge to the commissioning decision which would see the Leeds children’s heart surgery unit closed is due to be heard in the High Court next week.
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Airedale hospital contract overspending by £2.3m
FINANCE: Bradford and Airedale Teaching PCT’s contract with Airedale Foundation Trust is £2.3m overspent, board papers say.
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East Lancashire Hospitals to face death rates probe
PERFORMANCE: The trust will be among the first five to be investigated by NHS Commissioning Board medical director Sir Bruce Keogh, in a probe into hospitals with the highest mortality rates.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG authorised with conditions
PERFORMANCE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG was formally authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board on Tuesday 22 January with two conditions.
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Devon clinicians plan dementia trial
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Two Devon clinicians are leading a research project designed to assess the impact of Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therpay on dementia patients.
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Regulators praise Wexham Park pathology services
PERFORMANCE: Wexham Park’s pathology department has been commended following a routine inspection from three regulators.
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South West ambulance appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE: South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has appointed Alison Walker as executive medical director.
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North Lincolnshire CCG fully authorised
STRUCTURE: North Lincolnshire CCG has been fully authorised with no conditions in the NHS Commissioning Board’s second wave of CCG authorisations.
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Ipswich Hospital bags trauma unit status
PERFORMANCE: Ipswich Hospital Trust has been given official trauma unit status, the trust has announced.
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'Independent branding' planned for Evelina Children's Hospital
STRUCTURE: The Evelina Children’s Hospital is considering an “independent brand”, separate from the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust.
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Lewisham Healthcare Trust on course to miss Q4 A&E wait target
PERFORMANCE: Lewisham Healthcare Trust is on course to miss the A&E four-hour wait target of 95 per cent for quarter four, a report reveals.
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King's College Hospital Foundation Trust on course to miss Q4 A&E wait target
PERFORMANCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust is on course to miss the A&E four-hour wait target of 95 per cent for quarter four, a report reveals.
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Project Diamond funding not yet agreed for Guy's and St Thomas'
FINANCE: Guy’s and St Thomas’ is still waiting to hear if it will receive the £13m it expects in Project Diamond funding.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG appoint CCO
WORKFORCE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG has appointed Dr Neil Modha as its Chief Clinical Officer, the CCG has announced.
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Great Ormond Street breaches healthcare associated infections target
PERFORMANCE: Great Ormond Street has breached its healthcare associated infections limit, according to an NHS London report, recording two infections
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Croydon Health Services Trust sees spike in non-elective episodes
PERFORMANCE: Croydon Health Services Trust saw an increase in non-elective episodes for the year-to-date 10 per cent higher than last year, a report to NHS London’s board revealed.
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St George's sees spike in non-elective episodes
PERFORMANCE: St George’s Healthcare Trust saw an increase in non-elective episodes for the year-to-date six per cent higher than last year, a report to NHS London’s board revealed.
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Barts And the London Trust breaches healthcare associated infections target
PERFORMANCE: Barts Health Trust has breached its healthcare associated infections limit, according to an NHS London report, recording eight infections
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Royal Free sees spike in non-elective episodes
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Free London Foundation Trust saw an increase in non-elective episodes for the year-to-date 10 per cent higher than last year, a report to NHS London’s board revealed.
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Bexley PCT sees 14pc increase in elective referrals in month seven
PERFORMANCE: Bexley Primary Care Trust sae elective referrals 14 per cent higher for 2012-13 to date than over the equivalent period last year, NHS London data shows.