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South Staffs PCT wants to see 24 hour A&E at Stafford Hospital
STRUCTURE: The Staffordshire primary care trust has announced it is to launch a public consultation on the future of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust in May.
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Somerset acutes sign pathology deal
COMMERCIAL: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust have signed a contract with Integrated Pathology Partnerships to form a new pathology services joint venture.
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South Warwickshire set 'challenging' £10m QIPP target
FINANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has been set a “challenging” efficiency target of £10m for 2012-13.
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South Warwickshire braces for 'significant' income cut
FINANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is in negotiations with local clinical commissioning groups for a “significant reduction” in income.
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Common cancers get faster referrals, study shows
Female, young, or older ethnic minority cancer patients have the highest number of GP consultations before they are referred to a specialist, it has been reported.
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Doncaster and Bassetlaw workforce director retires
WORKFORCE: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust director of human resources Joe Brayford is to retire at the end of February.
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Devon GPs sign up to improve QOF performance
COMMERCIAL: Torbay Care Trust has facilitated the purchase of software system for Torbay and Southern Devon CCG to monitor their performance against the quality and outcomes framework.
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Central Manchester FT spent £86,000 contesting £1m race discrimination tribunal
WORKFORCE: The foundation spent £86,000 contesting an employment tribunal which awarded a former manager around £1m for race discrimination and unfair dismissal, HSJ has learned.
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Paediatricians become latest college to reject bill
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has become the latest professional organisation to call on the government to withdraw the Health and Social Care Bill.
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CQC chief Cynthia Bower resigns
Care Quality Commission chief executive Cynthia Bower has resigned.
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Ian Cumming no longer to join North Bristol
WORKFORCE: Ian Cumming has decided not to take up the post of chief executive at North Bristol Trust in order to continue with his roll as national director for quality during the transition full time.
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Central Manchester FT acted 'unlawfully' over pay freezes
WORKFORCE: Central Manchester Foundation Trust acted “unlawfully” by attempting to withhold incremental pay rises from staff who took too much sick leave, a tribunal has found.
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RCN: coalition MPs turning against reforms
The Royal College of Nursing’s chief executive has said the government’s Health Bill can still be defeated, even though the prime minister has reiterated his support for the reforms.
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US private health firm cuts UK executive team
American private health company UnitedHealth has made 40 per cent of its UK executive team redundant as part of a “change in strategic priorities”, HSJ has learned.
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NHS estate savings could reach £2bn, report claims
The amount of underused space in the NHS estate has dropped by more than a third over the past three years, according to a report by a leading property consultancy.
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Trusts refusing to release doctors for leadership work
Doctors are struggling to gain permission from trusts to undertake nationally important policy and leadership work, according to senior medical figures.
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Southampton FT 10 per cent behind on CIP
FINANCE: University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust was 10 per cent short of its cost improvement plan target in the year to December.
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MPs reject healthcare cost statement plans
Proposals to issue yearly statements on people’s individual NHS healthcare costs have been voted down by MPs.
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GPs overpaid millions for 'ghost patients'
Doctors have received millions of pounds in payment for patients who have moved practice, died or been forced to leave the country, according to a new report.