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Maternity consultation nears end in east Kent
STRUCTURE: A “last call” for the public to have their say on the future of maternity services has been issued by the NHS Kent and Medway PCT cluster.
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New chief exec appointed by KMPT
WORKFORCE: Angela McNab has been appointed as the new chief executive of Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.
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Sutton and Merton to have one CCG per borough
STRUCTURE: Sutton and Merton GPs have decided to move to two emerging clinical commissioning groups, each matching one of the London boroughs, with “close working in the future where the two CCGs’ agendas overlap”.
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Hospital chief exec to take up new role with SHA
WORKFORCE: Heather Lawrence OBE is to leave Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust and start a new role with NHS London supporting non-foundation trusts in getting authorised by Monitor.
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Government unveils extra £150m for home care
The government has announced an extra £150m for patients to receive care at home rather than in hospital.
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Review finds Herefordshire mental health services understaffed
WORKFORCE: A review of mental health services in Herefordshire has found many services were suffering from long term understaffing.
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Birmingham chief executive made a dame in new year's honours
The chief executive of University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust has been made a dame in the new year’s honours list.
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'Failing' social care system putting older people at risk
England’s “failing” social care system is leaving 800,000 elderly people “lonely, isolated and at risk”, say experts who have today urged the government and the Labour party to begin social care reform.
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Permanent chief exec appointed at Royal Cornwall
WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust interim chief executive Lezli Boswell has been appointed to lead the trust on a permanent basis.
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Southampton and Hampshire release contingencies to keep up with QIPP target
FINANCE: Southampton and Hampshire primary care trusts have had to use contingency funding to offset overperformance on acute contracts.
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Southampton overperforms on all referral targets
PERFORMANCE: Southampton primary care trust is overperforming against plan on all its activity indicators, cluster board papers reveal.
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New chief operating officer for Guy's and St Thomas'
WORKFORCE: Amanda Pritchard, currently deputy chief executive at Chelsea and Westminster Foundation Trust, is leaving in the spring to join the south London giant.
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Education changes will lead to £3m training income loss at Nottingham
FINANCE: Proposed changes to education funding will lead to a future loss of education and training income of £7.7m over a three year period.
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Emergency demand rises in SHIP area
PERFORMANCE: Non-elective activity in the Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster area is rising, against the national trend.
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New chair appointed as Hull and East Yorkshire seeks FT status
WORKFORCE: Robert Deri, an accountant, has been appointed chair of Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust.
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NHS Bury forecasts breakeven after £3m additional allocation
FINANCE: The primary care trust was forecasting it would break even for 2011-12 at the end of October after receiving an additional £3m in-year allocation, its latest finance report shows.
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Royal Berkshire chief returns from indefinite annual leave
WORKFORCE: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Ed Donald has returned from a period on leave following what is believed to be an attempt by some board members to oust him.
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Barts plastic surgery nurse given MBE
WORKFORCE: Daren Edwards, clinical nurse specialist in plastic surgery at Barts and the London, has been awarded an MBE for services to nursing.
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Former Sheffield chief exec handed OBE
WORKFORCE: Chris Sharratt, the former chief executive of Sheffield Children’s Foundation Trust, has been awarded an OBE for services to child health.
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Former Kingston chair gets CBE
WORKFORCE: Former NHS Kingston chair Neslyn Watson-Druée has been awarded a CBE for services to healthcare.