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East Lancs CCG given estimated operating budget of £8.98m
FINANCE: The clinical commissioning group set to replace NHS East Lancashire has been allocated an indicative running costs budget of £8.98m, a paper published by the NHS Commissioning Board today shows.
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Liverpool CCG given estimated operating budget of £11.4m
FINANCE: The clinical commissioning group set to replace NHS Liverpool has been allocated an indicative running costs budget of £11.4m, a paper published by the NHS Commissioning Board today shows.
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SE Coast has higher than average HCAI prevalence
PERFORMANCE: The prevalence of healthcare associated infections in the South East Coast region is slightly above the national average, according to a report from the Health Protection Agency.
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New patient rating system plans welcomed
Patients will be able to rate the treatment they receive in hospitals to ensure that people are treated with dignity and respect on wards, the prime minister will announce today.
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Assaults on paramedics increase
WORKFORCE: The number of physical assaults on West Midlands Ambulance Service staff has increased in the past 12 months.
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Ward changes at Pilgrim to improve care
Cardiology patients at Lincolnshire’s Pilgrim Hospital are to be concentrated on one ward to improve patient care.
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Yorks has lower than average HCAI prevalence
PERFORMANCE: The prevalence of healthcare associated infections in the Yorkshire and Humber region is below the national average, according to a report from the Health Protection Agency.
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West Midlands has lower than average HCAI prevalence
PERFORMANCE: The prevalence of healthcare associated infections in the West Midlands region is slightly below the national average, according to a report from the Health Protection Agency.
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Minister rejects cancer drugs fund
The Welsh health minister Lesley Griffiths has told a group of top medics she is standing firm on the issue of a cancer drugs fund for Wales, saying the scheme would not work.
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St George's loses £500k in Project Diamond funding
FINANCE: The south west London acute trust’s income from NHS London fell to £1m in 2011-12, compared to £1.5m in 2010-11.
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NHS Lewisham hires social enterprise for child weight management service.
PERFORMANCE: The south east London primary care trust has commissioned the service from Mytime Health, a social enterprise that grew out of Bromley Council’s leisure services in 2004.
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Cumbria CCG given estimated operating budget of £13m
FINANCE: The clinical commissioning group set to replace NHS Cumbria has been allocated an indicative running costs budget of £12.8m, a paper published by the NHS Commissioning Board today shows.
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'Landmark' agreement on 212 CCGs covering England
The NHS reforms have reached the “landmark moment” of agreeing the clinical commissioning groups which will go forward to take over budgets next year, the NHS Commissioning Board has said.
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DH unveils plans for increased competition in diagnostics and mental health
The Department of Health has unveiled its strategy for extending competition from any qualified provider to new areas of NHS care, including mental health and diagnostic tests.
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Ombudsman's claims on care quality complaint 'did not stand up '
An apparent failure to fully investigate a high profile complaint has led to a renewed call for changes to the system.
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Overnight discharge data questioned as hospitals hit back
Misleading data has emerged as a possible explanation for claims that hospitals discharge large numbers of patients in the middle of the night.
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FT ambitions will be 'very challenging' for community trusts
A leading provider of integrated health and social care looks set to abandon its ambitions to become a standalone community foundation trust in a move lawyers say could be repeated elsewhere.
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Exclusive: acutes' deficit and savings performance worsens, DH figures show
Plans to cut deficits in the acute trust sector fell further behind in the third quarter of 2011-12 as hospitals struggled to make up lost ground on challenging savings targets.
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Exclusive: HSJ Clinical Commissioning Groups Map Tool
HSJ reveals the 212 clinical commissioning groups authorised to go forward as announced by the Commissioning Board today.
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Norfolk and Norwich at risk of breaching authorisation
One of the East of England’s largest foundation trusts is at risk of being found in breach of its authorisation by Monitor.