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Lib Dem vote against support for bill puts more pressure on peers
Liberal Democrat peers are under pressure to make more changes to the Health Bill after a manoeuvre by the party’s leadership in support of the bill backfired at its spring conference on Sunday.
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Analysed: the reconfiguration plan for Greater Manchester's hospitals
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of the key issues facing the NHS’s major health economies. This week: acute reconfiguration in Greater Manchester.
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East London trust defies commissioners and plans for 9,000 births
PERFORMANCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust is anticipating 9,000 births across its two sites in 2012-13, board papers said.
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'Fundamental capacity issue' at trust with worst A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust recorded the worst performance in London for A&E based on the latest figures and minutes of the January meeting.
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Recruitment search starts as trust seeks to install temporary chair
WORKFORCE: Royal Berkshire Hospital Foundation Trust is to begin the process of appointing a new chair after the sudden departure of Colin Maclean.
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Sussex Partnership falling behind on savings
FINANCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust was around £2.4m behind its savings target in January, according to latest board papers.
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SHA report: Southport and Ormskirk missed "covenant tests" for FT bid
PERFORMANCE: The trust’s bid for foundation status has been marked amber-red in the latest NHS North of England provider development report.
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Council cash blamed for delayed transfers of care at Coventry and Warwickshire
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire is reporting a rise in delayed transfers of care, with part of the problem blamed on council funding
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Amber-red rating for St Helens and Knowsley FT bid
PERFORMANCE: NHS North of England’s latest provider development report rates the trust’s foundation trust bid as amber-red.
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DH hands Surrey and Sussex Healthcare £6m
FINANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is to receive a significant chunk of extra government funding for new equipment.
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Sussex Partnership just about in surplus in Jan
FINANCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust recorded an operating deficit of £52,000 in January, taking the year to date position to a surplus of just £7,000.
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Foundation trust considers 12-hour nursing shifts to save £500,000
WORKFORCE: The Royal Berkshire Hospital Foundation Trust has considered bringing in 12-hour nursing shifts to save money.
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Nearly £3m of new equipment cash for Dartford and Gravesham
FINANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is to receive extra government funding for new equipment.
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Trust runs up £5.4m deficit
FINANCE: University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire Trust was running at a £5.4m year to date deficit at the end of January, with its cost improvement plan £7m behind schedule.
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Five per cent of Coventry and Warwickshire A and E patients wait over ten hours
PERFORMANCE: Five per cent of accident and emergency patients who were admitted to University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire Trust have waited for more than 10 hours before being admitted for treatment.
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Sussex Partnership FT names preferred provider for IT contract
COMMERCIAL: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has named a preferred bidder for a contract to provide information technology infrastructure and support.
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East Sussex gets £1.2m handout for CT scanners
FINANCE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is to receive extra government funding for new equipment.
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Unexpected benefit from summary care record in Kent
PERFORMANCE: The NHS Kent and Medway cluster has found summary care records are proving to be a “real benefit” to Gurkha families needing hospital care, some of whom spoke little English.
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Extra million boosts NHS dentistry in Surrey
FINANCE: NHS Surrey has announced it is investing an extra £1m in the county’s high street dentists in order to boost NHS capacity.
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BSUH in line for £1m DH handout
FINANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust is to receive extra government funding for new equipment.