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New CEO announced for Sandwell and West Birmingham Trust
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust has announced the appointment of Toby Lewis as new chief executive.
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Cambs win drugs misuse contract
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust will continue to provide an integrated drug and alcohol misuse service across Cambridgeshire after winning a fresh contract.
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NewsAnalysed: The renegotiation and future of junior doctors' contracts
This week’s HSJ Local briefing looks at the potential impact of the renegotiation of junior doctors’ contracts on employers and doctors, with initial talks possibly beginning as early as February or March
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NewsTrust found to have altered waiting times figures
A large hospital trust has been caught altering waiting time figures to avoid breaches of the four-hour accident and emergency target.
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NewsNicholson: leading hospitals to be reshaped by commissioning board
The board will use its position as “a big, powerful commissioner” to reshape England’s largest teaching and specialist hospitals, says Sir David Nicholson.
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NewsSir David embraces partnership but 'hasn't given up on grip'
The NHS commissioning board will not operate a “hierarchy of deference” but its chief executive has not “given up on having a grip”.
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HCA charged with rape at St Richard’s Hospital
WORKFORCE: A healthcare assistant has been charged with raping a patient at one of Western Sussex Hospitals Trust’s hospitals.
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Yeovil appoints Fitness First finance director
WORKFORCE: Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a new finance director direct from the private sector.
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NewsMonitor unveils shake-up of financial risk ratings
Monitor will no longer use foundation trusts’ operating profitability or surpluses as measures of the financial risk they are carrying, under proposals unveiled by the regulator.
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NewsNicholson 'really sorry' for HR problems
NHS Commissioning Board chief executive Sir David Nicholson has told HSJ he is “really sorry” for the poor experience suffered by NHS staff whose jobs are under threat as a result of the reforms. However, he claimed that given the scale of the change, the human resources pprocess had been ...
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NewsMisconceptions rife over HIV
Fewer than four in 10 people are aware that the vast majority of HIV infections in the UK are caused by unsafe sex, a survey has revealed.
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Darent Valley closes to A&E admissions
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham Trust was forced to close its accident and emergency department to admissions for the first time, after running out of beds earlier this month.
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NewsGeographical variation in new drug uptake revealed
The huge disparity in uptake of medicines and technologies across the NHS has been laid bare by the first “innovation scorecard”.
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North Bristol appoints new finance director
WORKFORCE: North Bristol Trust has appointed Bill Boa as interim finance director.
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust advertising for new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust is advertising for a new chief executive.
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NewsNicholson: savings from integration 'already spent'
Policy makers should beware of thinking that integrating health and care services will save money, Sir David Nicholson has warned.
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Central and North West London Foundation Trust wins Milton Keynes contract
COMMERCIAL: Central and North West London Foundation Trust has won a bid to provide community services in Milton Keynes.
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New job for Peninsula Community chief
WORKFORCE: Peninsula Community Health chief executive Kevin Baber is to join Plymouth Hospitals Trust as chief operating officer.
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Hunt approves South West ambulance merger
STRUCTURE: Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has approved South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust’s takeover of Great Western Ambulance Service.