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BMA chair claims reform victory
The British Medical Association chair of council has declared a cautious victory on NHS reform at the union’s annual representative meeting.
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Government plans more Health Bill amendments
Ministers are preparing a second round of amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill, HSJ has learned.
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Plymouth looks to downsize by 281 posts
WORKFORCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust has begun a consultation with frontline staff on reducing its workforce by 281 whole time equivalents to help the trust reduce the pay bill by £17m.
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Countess of Chester to reflect service provision with name change
COMMERCIAL: The foundation’s board of directors considered in March a plan to drop the word “hospital” from its name.
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Half of London's non-FTs need 'merger, reconfiguration or both'
STRUCTURE: The head of provider development told NHS London’s board in March that only half of the acute trusts in the capital “had a reasonable prospect of achieving FT status by April 2014 as they were”.
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Oxfordshire learning disability trust plans merger
STRUCTURE: Oxfordshire Learning Disability Trust has been working with the South Central strategic health authority to enter into a merger and acquisition process.
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Chesterfield Royal reopens after major fire
PERFORMANCE: A hospital A&E department has reopened this morning after a serious fire over the weekend.
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Arrests at Warrington and Halton Hospitals rose 68 per cent in 2010-11
PERFORMANCE: Police made 37 arrests on the foundation trust’s sites in 2010-11, up 68 per cent on the 22 recorded the previous year, board papers show.
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Warrington and Halton Hospitals seeks to plug £12.7m gap in savings plan
FINANCE: The foundation trust was forecasting a £2.6m shortfall on its £12.7m cost improvement programme for 2011-12, before the use of contingency reserves, its 30 April board papers show.
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Report says better off should pay £35,000 for elderly care
People with above average savings will be expected to cover at least the first £35,000 of their care in old age under recommendations by a government-commissioned review, it was reported yesterday.
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St George's says all clinical divisions must move to a profit
FINANCE: The minutes of the trust’s finance & investment committee said each of the clinical divisions had been asked to “improve profitability”.
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Most trusts could be using faulty surgical tools
An investigation into the manufacture of surgical instruments has found that just one trust has their equipment checked against British standards by a technologist.
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Hampshire misses CIP target as acute sector over-performs
FINANCE: Hampshire primary care trust missed its 2010-11 cost improvement plan by 10 per cent, and had to spend £9.1m of uncommitted reserves to ensure a £500,000 underspend for the year.
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NHS fracture care spend to hit £6bn
The cost of treating osteoporosis on the NHS will treble over the next 25 years unless steps are taken to improve diagnosis and treatment, experts say.
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Kettering General Hospital passes CQC dignity test
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission said the foundation trust passed both of the standards relating to dignity and nutrition it inspected during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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Calderdale and Huddersfield FT complying with CQC standards on dignity
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission said the foundation trust passed both of the standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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Royal Brompton secures £22m working capital facility
FINANCE: The foundation has secured a £22m revolving credit facility from Barclays Corporate, the bank has reported.
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Calls for quicker ovarian cancer diagnosis
Earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer could save the lives of 500 women a year, campaigners say.
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CQC compliance success for Lewisham Healthcare
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission said the trust passed both of the standards relating to dignity and nutrition it inspected during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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C difficile cases plummet at Plymouth Hospitals Trust
PERFORMANCE: The number of Clostridium difficile cases at Plymouth Hospitals Trust fell by 58 per cent during 2010-11, compared to the previous year.