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Only one out of six bidders for 111 service met criteria
PERFORMANCE: Only one out of six bidders to provide a 111 call handling service and improved medical out-of-hours services for Norfolk met all the criteria.
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Two community hospitals face closure in Hertfordshire
SERVICE REORGANISATION: Two community hospitals in Hertfordshire could close as early as June - with patients requiring intermediate care supported in their own homes or in care homes.
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Public health strong focus in North Central London's CQUINs
PERFORMANCE: The north central London cluster selected six local CQUINs for the providers in its patch including, “alcohol reduction” and smoking cessation.
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Oxford professor wins international prize
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Professor Fiona Powrie, of the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals Trust, has been given an international prize for clinical research.
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Out-of-hours provider issued with performance notice
PERFORMANCE Out-of-hours provider Urgent Care Cambridgeshire has been issued with a performance notice by NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough after it failed to need the national quality requirement for routine telephone assessment over three months.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG plans to provide commissioning support in-house
STRUCTURE: The proposed shadow Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG is planning to provide most of its support functions in-house - but may purchase some back office functions externally.
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Cambridge and Hinchingbrooke fall below 95pc A&E threshold
PERFORMANCE: Both Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust and Hinchingbrooke Healthcare Trust fell below the 95 per cent standard for four hour waits in A&E in January.
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Bedford must save nearly £17m
FINANCE: Bedford Hospital Trust will need to make cost reductions totalling £16.9m in 2012-13 just to break even.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital forecasts red rating over performance
PERFORMANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, Foundation Trust is forecasting it will be red-rated on performance by Monitor at the end of this quarter.
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Cluster turns down majority of individual funding requests
PEFORMANCE: Figures from the cluster showed 42 of 76 cases received between April 26 2011 and February 9 2012 were declined.
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NHS Enfield hopes to save £1m with end of life care programme
PERFORMANCE: The north London PCT hopes to increase the number of people able to die at home and save money over three years with an awareness campaign and a “rapid response Palliative Care Community Support Service”.
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Royal Free faces £25.6m disinvestment from cluster
FINANCE: The north London acute faces a disinvestment under the North Central London cluster’s QIPP programme of £25.6m over the next three years.
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Mental health shake-up in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
STRUCTURE: Mental health services are to undergo a major change in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough including the establishment of a 24/7 advice and referral centre to provide a single point of access.
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Competitive procurement for Peterborough's integrated urgent care service
STRUCTURE: NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will go out to competitive procurement for an integrated urgent care service in Peterborough under its primary care and urgent care strategy.
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Norfolk and Norwich fails to hit four-hour standard
PERFORMANCE: The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Trust has failed to meet the four hour standard for A&E for January, February and March so far.
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Norfolk predicts £1m surplus
FINANCE: £20m of delayed investments will enable NHS Norfolk to return a £1m projected surplus this financial year.
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Bedford to continue hosting Milton Keynes Community Health Services
STRUCTURE: Bedford Hospital Trust is continuing to host Milton Keynes Community Health Services while a decision is made on its future.
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Ann Tate to chair Ipswich
WORKFORCE: Ann Tate has been appointed the new chair at Ipswich Hospital Trust.
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Ex-BT man joins East and North Herts
WORKFORCE: Former BT director Ian Morfett is to become chairman of East and North Hertfordshire Trust in April.
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North Essex's surplus is £0.5m ahead of plan
FINANCE: North Essex Partnership Foundation Trust was £1.64m in surplus at the end of January - £529,000 ahead of plan.