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Warwickshire nurses create 'diabetes listener' service
RESEARCH: A new service has been started by nurses in the West Midlands for diabetes patients with mental health problems associated with their condition.
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Public health transition chief wins new job in Wales
The woman leading public health’s transition from the health service to local government is quitting the English NHS after securing a major new job in Wales.
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Waiting list target missed at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt FT
PERFORMANCE: Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust is well behind its waiting list targets.
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Revenue rise for Birmingham Women's trust
FINANCE: Commissioners have agreed a £2.96m income rise for Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust.
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Birmingham maternity capacity review begins
STRUCTURE: A review of maternity capacity in the Birmingham and Solihull area began this month.
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Steve Shrubb leaving NHS Confederation to lead trust
Steve Shrubb is leaving his role as director of the NHS Confederation’s mental health network to take on “one of the biggest mental health jobs in the country”.
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Embrace Dilnot funding plans, party leaders urged
The Local Government Authority has launched a bid to forge a cross-party consensus around implementing the findings of the Dilnot Commission into funding social care.
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Working time directive comes under attack
Patients’ lives are at risk because of European limits on junior doctors’ hours, MPs have said.
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Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt trust beats CIP plan
FINANCE: Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust beat its cost improvement plan for 2011-12 after receiving more income than expected.
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Princess Alexandra Hospital seeks help on length of stay
COMMERCIAL: The Essex district general hospital has tendered for consultants to improve its performance on length of stay.
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Harrogate FT expecting 'difficult' contract negotiation
FINANCE: Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust was exepcting “difficult” contract negotiations for 2012-13 with its lead commissioner.
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Birmingham Women's trust struggles on CIPs
PERFORMANCE: Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust is struggling financially on gynaecology and maternity services, and struggling to achieve its own objectives in four out of five service areas.
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Sunderland FT surplus exceeding plan by £3.5m
FINANCE: City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust was exceeding its planned surplus by £3.5m as of March.
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New director appointed to Sussex Partnership
WORKFORCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has appointed a new non executive director.
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East Sussex Healthcare issues pathology tender
COMMERCIAL: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has issued a tender to provide pathology services for its hospital sites.
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Spire to manage trust's private patient unit
COMMERCIAL: The private hospital chain Spire has secured a three-year deal to run the private patient unit at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in north London.
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Lansley: CCG allocations should be based on age, not poverty
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has suggested clinical commissioning group funding should take into account the age of a population rather than indices of deprivation, arguing age is the “principal determinant of health need” in an area.
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CCG data service support to come from local suppliers
A leaked NHS Commissioning Board document suggests the majority of data “intelligence” services supplied to clinical commissioning groups will have to be provided by local commissioning support units, rather than on a national scale.
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CQC criticises Kent and Medway assessment service
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has identified major concerns at a service run by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.
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Jim Easton: Board to move quickly on year of care tariffs
The NHS Commissioning Board is moving “quickly but carefully” to adopt year of care tariffs, which are considered essential if the service is to meet its £20bn efficiency challenge.