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Teaching hospital chair retires
WORKFORCE: The chair of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust has announced his retirement.
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Ambulance trust probes Norfolk service
The East of England Ambulance Service Trust is to launch an independent review into its operations in Norfolk.
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Queen Victoria records 'good' financial performance
FINANCE: Financial performance for the five months to 31 August was “good” at Queen Victoria Hospital Foundation Trust, according to board papers.
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Oxford trust hits overall waiting time standard
PERFORMANCE: Oxford University Hospitals Trust hit its trust-wide referral to treatment standard, although neurosurgery, ear nose and throat and general surgery under-performed.
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Pseudomonas outbreak at Queen Victoria Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The Queen Victoria Hospital Foundation Trust experienced a healthcare-associated infection outbreak involving multi-resistant pseudomonas earlier this year.
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Imperial paid £1.6m by Royal Mail in 'right to light' case
STRUCTURE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust will receive £1.6m in compensation for a loss of light caused by the redevelopment of a nearby Royal Mail building.
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Imperial has 'low income/floor area' ratio
STRUCTURE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust has a low “total activity and income per unit floor area compared to other trusts”, a report said.
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NHS TDA reappoints Maidstone chair
WORKFORCE: The NHS Trust Development Authority has re-appointed Tony Jones as chair of the trust for the next four years.
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Bedford £400k behind plan
Bedford Hospital Trust is £400,000 behind plan at the half-way point of the 2012-13 financial year, according to strategic health authority board papers.
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Moorfields settles £3.4m legal dispute with contractor
COMMERCIAL: Moorfield Eye Hospital Foundation Trust has agreed a £3.4m settlement and payment with construction firm BWI over work at Northwick Park Hospital.
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Sussex town gets “dementia friendly” grant
FINANCE: Crawley is set to become a “dementia friendly town” after securing national funding of £125,000.
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Suffolk hits 18-week referral to treatment target
Suffolk primary care trust achieved its overall 18 weeks referral to treatment targets in September.
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Preferred provider named for new urgent care centre
West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group has named Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services as preferred provider to run an urgent care centre, scheduled to open at Loughborough Hospital in April 2013.
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Warning after seriously ill patients attend minor injuries unit
A hospital trust has been forced to issue a plea to patients not to turn up at its minor injury unit with serious and life-threatening conditions.
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Midlands and East raises 'concerns' with 14 trusts
NHS Midlands and East’s provider development committee has raised “principle concerns” with 14 trusts.
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CCG launches hard-hitting A&E campaign
A hard-hitting campaign has been launched across Nottingham to warn people of the consequences of turning up at Queen’s Medical Centre’s emergency department for non-emergency ailments.
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Surgery equipment accolade for Mid Staffs
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been awarded a gold standard by the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons in its second National Audit of Theatre Equipment.
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HSJ Live: rolling news 21.11.12
Operating model launched for specialised commissioning and the rest of today’s news
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'Prime contractors' could run pathways for decade
Commissioners could be freed to award work to a “prime contractor” over five to 10 years from 2014-15, the Department of Health has indicated.
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Analysed: The London FT pipeline and its hotspots
HSJ Local Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing the NHS or major health economies. This week we examine the foundation trust pipeline before the capital’s strategic health authority disappears next year