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Western Sussex Hospitals seeking to offload hospital block
COMMERCIAL: Charities, public sector organisations and private companies are being invited to submit plans for the future of the Harness Block at Southlands Hospital, run by Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust.
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24,000 diabetes deaths 'preventable', report claims
Up to 24,000 patients with diabetes are dying unnecessarily every year, according to a new report.
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NHS Hertfordshire to plan future of local hospital
STRUCTURE: The PCT and West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust are to work together to develop Hemel Hempstead Hospital as a local general hospital providing a range of services for the community.
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Chlamydia cases falling in Cambridgeshire
PERFORMANCE: The number of people tested for chlamydia in Cambridgeshire fell by a third in October compared with the same period the year before.
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Delayed transfers of care major issue in Cambs
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care could become a major issue in Cambridgeshire this winter, the NHS Cambridgeshire board was told.
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NHS Cambs breaches diagnostics waiting target
PERFORMANCE: Nearly 400 patients in Cambridgeshire waited more than six weeks for diagnostic procedures in the first half of this financial year - against a zero target.
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Cambs struggling on Choose and Book
PERFORMANCE: Practices in Cambridgeshire are struggling to meet a new target of 90 per cent of first outpatient appointments being made through Choose and Book if they are to qualify for a local enhanced service payment.
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UCLH opens new urgent care centre
STRUCTURE: The University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust opened a new urgent care centre on December 7.
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Berkshire Healthcare set to smash surplus target
FINANCE: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was predicting a year-end surplus of up to £7m in July, well above the planned £2.6m.
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Government urged to raise alcohol prices by leading medics
More expensive alcoholic drinks would save thousands of lives and prevent medical experts have said,
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Analysis: patients in poorer regions using A&E over GP
Patients in the poorest areas are 63 per cent more likely than those in the richest locations to find it hard to see a GP. They are also 53 per cent more likely to attend accident and emergency, according to HSJ analysis of newly published figures.
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Private sector faces referral to Competition Commission
The NHS reforms would have “blown up in people’s faces” without last week’s decision to refer the private healthcare market to the Competition Commission, the boss of Circle has told HSJ.
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Cost of rising emergency dementia admissions revealed
There has been a 12 per cent growth over five years in the number of people with dementia admitted to hospital as an emergency, according to a report exclusively shared with HSJ.
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Southern Health releases reserves to plug deficit
FINANCE: Southern Health has been forced to release reserves to mitigate overspends in its mental health, community services and corporate services divisions.
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Lincolnshire, Humber and North Yorkshire to form single CSO
COMMERCIAL: The Humber PCTs - Hull, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and East Riding of Yorkshire - and the NHS North Yorkshire and York - are working on a single commissioning support organisation, it has been confirmed.
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Trusts could receive 'unfair' penalties without pressure ulcer guidance
NHS trusts could be unfairly penalised over the prevalence of pressure ulcers unless nationally agreed guidance on recording and measuring the condition is introduced, tissue viability nurses have warned.
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Southend FT found in 'significant breach' by Monitor
PERFORMANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust has been found in significant breach of its FT authorisation due to governance failings on data quality and targets for cancer treatment and infection control.
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London NHS strategy has 'no clear lead'
The NHS in London faces a “strategic vacuum” with no clear lead to drive through change, The King’s Fund has said.
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Concerns over junior doctors' acute care training
Newly qualified doctors do not feel they have the training to look after very ill patients, according to a new study.
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Two ‘unacceptable’ MRSA cases at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust chief executive has warned staff that two MRSA cases in two weeks is “completely unacceptable”.