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East Sussex trust forces apology from local papers
STRUCTURE: Local newspapers published lengthy apologies to East Sussex Healthcare Trust this month after they included inaccurate information in a coupon urging readers to oppose reconfiguration plans.
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NewsLord Owen registers bill to overturn key Lansley reforms
One of the leading opponents of the 2012 Health Act has announced a parliamentary bill to remove some of its most contentious elements.
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Berkshire ambulance handovers miss target
PERFORMANCE: Berkshire primary care trusts have requested extra funding from the South Central strategic health authority to improve ambulance handover performance.
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Five directors appointed to board's Wessex team
WORKFORCE: Five director-level appointments have been made to the NHS Commissioning Board’s Wessex local area team.
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Fears raised over mental health trust reorganisation
STRUCTURE Commissioners have raised “significant concerns” about Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust’s proposed reorganisation.
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Southampton children's breaks service to be decommissioned
COMMERCIAL: Commissioners in Southampton have proposed to decommission an NHS funded service providing short breaks for disabled children.
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CQC carries out Basildon Hospital probe
PERFORMANCE Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors have carried out a three-day unannounced inspection at Basildon Hospital.
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Cummings visits Southampton to learn about nursing innovations
CLINICAL RESEARCH: The NHS Commissioning Board’s chief nursing officer Jane Cummings has visited University Hospitals Southampton Foundation Trust to find out more about the trust’s bedside research.
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Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG authorised with four conditions
STRUCTURE: NHS Horsham and Mid Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group has been conditionally authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Conditional authorisation for Brighton and Hove CCG
STRUCTURE: NHS Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group has been conditionally authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Coastal West Sussex CCG receives green light
STRUCTURE: NHS Coastal West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group has been conditionally authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Winter pressures hit elective work at Southampton trust
PERFORMANCE Winter pressures have caused elective work to be cancelled at University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust, due to high bed occupancy caused by winter pressures.
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Ipswich Hospital appoints new chief
WORKFORCE Ipswich Hospital Trust has appointed Nick Hulme as its new chief executive.
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North West Surrey CCG authorised with two conditions
STRUCTURE: NHS North West Surrey Clinical Commissioning Group has been conditionally authorised by the NHS Commissioning Group.
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NewsHSJ live: rolling news 29.1.2013
Improving patient consultations from the inside out and the rest of today’s news
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News'Moratorium' on rare cardiac procedures is 'detrimental' to UK's reputation
The NHS Commissioning Board’s proposed blanket ban on some interventional cardiology procedures will “seriously disadvantage” some patients and damage the UK’s reputation for innovation, leading cardiologists have claimed.
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NewsNHS bodies to produce common vision for integrated care
National organisations including the Department of Health, NHS Commissioning Board and sector regulators are drawing up a joint statement of purpose to set how they will make integrated care a reality, HSJ has discovered.
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HSJ Local25,000 march against 'insane' plan
More than 25,000 protesters on Saturday demanded that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt rejects “insane” proposals to close a hospital’s newly revamped A&E department.
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East Sussex attempts to brake 'unsustainable' spending
FINANCE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust’s chief executive has warned “difficult decisions” will need to be made to rapidly bring down its “clearly unsustainable” monthly overspend.
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NewsPolice 'helping ambulances daily'
Concerns are growing over the number of times police are stepping in to take patients to hospital instead of ambulance crews.