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Trusts missing NICE guidelines on stroke treatment
“Considerable variation” exists in the time taken to provide stroke prevention surgery, data from the Royal College of Physicians and the Vascular Society has shown.
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More than 100 staff apply for Mutually Agreed Resignation at 5 Boroughs
WORKFORCE: More than 100 of the foundation’s 2,200 staff have applied for the mutually agreed resignation scheme, latest board papers show.
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Cambridgeshire delayed transfers down to suspended services
PERFORMANCE: NHS Cambridgeshire has blamed delayed patient transfers on suspended services in the local area, according to a board report.
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Half of NHS staff pessimistic on patient care
Patient care is set to get worse in the next few years, according to nearly half of NHS staff surveyed in a government poll.
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Sussex Partnership reports £5.2m surplus for 2010-11
FINANCE: The mental health foundation trust has reported finishing the 2010-11 financial year with a surplus of £5.2m, according to board papers.
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East Riding of Yorkshire forms emergent GP commissioning group
STRUCTURE: East Riding of Yorkshire PCT has established a GP commissioning committee, which has been set up as a sub-committee of its board.
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Doctor warns over mental health care 'vacuum'
There is a “massive problem” of depleting numbers of mental health doctors, a leading psychiatrist has warned.
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Sherwood Forest struggles on mandatory training
PERFORMANCE: Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust is finding it “challenging” to deliver mandatory training.
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NHS Medway reports £4.2m surplus for 2010-11
FINANCE: The Kent primary care trust achieved a surplus of nearly £4.3m last year, but just missed its planned surplus, according to board papers.
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Sussex Partnership FT inherits 250 staff
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust boosted its workforce by 246 in April following its takeover of new services under the transforming community services programme.
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Royal Bournemouth fails three new A&E indicators
PERFORMANCE: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust failed three of the new accident and emergency indicators during the first month they were introduced.
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Sussex Community Trust paid out £50,000 on staff compensation and lost spectacles
FINANCE: Sussex Community NHS Trust lost over £50,000 last year through losses and compensations, board papers show.
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North Tees plans urgent care centre move
STRUCTURE: Minor injuries services will move from the accident and emergency department at the University Hospital of Hartlepool to an urgent care centre, called One Life Hartlepool, on 2 August.
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Abuse investigation care home to close
The care home at the centre of allegations of abuse of vulnerable adult patients revealed on television is to close on Friday, its owners have said.
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Royal Bournemouth improves coding accuracy
COMMERCIAL: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust has more than halved its error rate in coding treatments but is disputing proposed changes to coding processes.
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Sussex Partnership plans to recruit two nurse consultants
WORKFORCE: The mental health foundation trust intends to add two new nurse consultants to its workforce, according to its latest HR report.
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North Devon Healthcare to open single sex assessment units
PERFORMANCE: The North Devon Healthcare Trust is to invest £400,000 in setting up a second medical assessment unit to comply with same sex accommodation requirements.
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Waiting times problems at Hull and East Yorks Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been “red” rated by its main commissioner, having failed to meet referral to treatement waiting times in some specialities.
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Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre passes on information governance
PERFORMANCE: The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre has met all 45 requirements of the Information Governance Toolkit, and reported a successful upgrade of its electronic patient record system.
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No revolt on pensions after government talks pledge
MPs have waved through plans to raise the state pension age for women despite strong opposition, after the government offered to hold talks with critics about how the change would be introduced.