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Berkshire bosses set out reconfiguration plans
STRUCTURE: Initial proposals for acute sector reconfiguration in Berkshire are proposing a new surgical hospital at Heatherwood, to be paid for by selling off surplus land.
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Exclusive: London chief executive regrets 'compromise' that created biggest deficit trust
The chief executive of NHS London Ruth Carnall has told HSJ she regrets the “compromise” that created South London Healthcare Trust in its current form.
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Lansley: politicians should not lead service change
Politicians should not direct service change in the NHS, the health secretary has said, dodging the question of the extent of reconfiguration required to make the NHS affordable.
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Exclusive: commissioning board will develop CSSs beyond assurance period
The NHS Commissioning Board will continue to support and develop commissioning support services after “checkpoint three”, the end of the formal assurance process.
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Exclusive: struggling GP practices may be classed 'cause for concern'
GP practices will be classed under three categories based on performance under the NHS Commissioning Board’s plans for contracting primary care.
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Police officer to be based at Princess Alexandra
WORKFORCE: A dedicated police community support officer is to be based at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
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Staff issued sacking warning over inductions
WORKFORCE: Staff who fail to complete an induction programme within two weeks of starting work at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust are being warned they could be sacked.
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Milburn: 'tragedy' reform policies making enemy of private sector
The government’s reforms “have made the private sector less acceptable in the NHS”, former labour health secretary Alan Milburn has told HSJ.
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Hospital trust asks DH to back franchise proposals
George Eliot Hospital Trust has applied for Department of Health permission to franchise its management.
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Revealed: highest-paid interim NHS chiefs on over £1k per day
The going rates for the health service’s most highly paid interim executives have been revealed as a result of a Treasury review of how public sector executives are employed.
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'Surveillance groups' to monitor provider quality
The standard of care being delivered by providers is to be scrutinised at regular “surveillance groups” under plans to ensure quality in the reformed NHS, HSJ has learned.
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Farrar: 'We are all culpable for failing to take big decisions'
NHS managers have avoided taking tough decisions and instead pursued short-term goals, according to the NHS Confederation’s chief executive.
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Roughton, Dyson and Bewick given key commissioning roles
Ros Roughton, Ben Dyson and John Bewick have been given key permanent roles in the NHS Commissioning Board.
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CQC eyes record keeping at Mid Essex
PERFORMANCE: An Essex Hospital has been told it must do more to improve standards of care after the CQC raised concerns about record keeping.
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Exclusive: Hospitals aim to save £2.35bn on costs in 2012-13
Hospital trusts intend to take £2.35bn out of their cost base this financial year, an HSJ investigation reveals.
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GP-led commissioners to inherit PCT's £19m deficit
FINANCE: England’s largest primary care trust will pass on a multi-million pound deficit to the GP-led commissioning groups which will take over in the area next year, it has announced.
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Added risk for Cambs community trust
PERFORMANCE: Cambridgeshire Community Services has added two new risks to its board assurance framework this month.
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Basildon busts monthly C diff target
PERFORMANCE: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust had seven Clostridum difficile cases in April - above its threshold of four for the month.
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Obs and gynae changes at Norfolk and Norwich
PERFORMANCE: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust is making changes to its obstetrics and gynaecology department, after a review sparked by a rise in the number of stillbirths.
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Tough start to financial year for Basildon
FINANCE: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust started the new financial year with an in-month loss in April.