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Stroke care inconsistencies exposed
Stroke survivors in England receive patchy care depending on where they live, according to a new report.
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Mid Yorks trust £3.1m off plan
FINANCE: The trust is forecasting financial balance at the year end, versus a planned £3.1m surplus, and to deliver that position there is a significant reliance on non recurrent measures some of which remain to be secured.
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Chief execs at two "challenged trusts" change roles
The leaders at two of the capital’s “challenged trusts” have changed roles, with one leaving for the strategic health authority and the other taking his place.
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Calderdale and Huddersfield forms property joint venture
COMMERCIAL: The trust has formed a property investment partnership - a joint venture partnership company between the trust and Henry Boot Developments Limited following an extensive procurement exercise.
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New chief at Yorkshire ambulance service
WORKFORCE: Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust has announced the appointment of David Whiting to the post of chief executive.
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PCT restricts doctors from making 'expensive, non-urgent referrals' to London providers
A primary care trust has told clinicians it must approve any referrals to London trusts because of the extra expense involved.
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Health workers snub pay freeze deal
Health workers’ leaders have rejected a two-year pay freeze offered in return for a no compulsory redundancy agreement, it has been announced.
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Medical research 'suffocating under bureaucracy'
Red tape is stifling British medical research, a new report has claimed.
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PM defiant over flu jab shortage
David Cameron has warned that lessons must be learned from Britain’s recent flu vaccine shortage as the country faces “significant outbreaks” for years to come.
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Report: chronic pain sufferers get poor advice
The government must take action to ease the suffering of people with long-term pain, according to a report from the Patients Association.
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Hopes for 'universal' flu vaccine
Patients who had swine flu last year developed protective antibodies that could be used to make a jab to guard against most kinds of influenza, US scientists have said.
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Norovirus prevention advice issued
Advice on how to avoid passing on infections such as norovirus has been issued by Welsh chief medical officer Dr Tony Jewell.
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Monitor issues list of lessons to be learnt from failed FT bids as list of planned mergers grows
Monitor has published a list of lessons to be learnt from recent failed foundation trust applications.
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Assisted dying campaign backed by top surgeon
One of Britain’s most respected surgeons has backed a right-to-die campaign by saying that he would help terminally ill patients end their lives.
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Board warned over asbestos exposure risk
NHS managers have come under fire for failing to protect staff from asbestos exposure in hospitals.
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Hospital governors 'must be fit for purpose'
Governors of NHS hospitals must be “fit for purpose” to steer their institutions through the government reforms, senior health chiefs have reportedly warned.
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East Sussex chair to step down
The chair of a struggling trust is to step down because she does not want to commit to seeing it through foundation trust status.
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NHS Derby City plans 8 per cent reduction to provider contracts
FINANCE: Financial modelling by NHS Derby City has identified a need to reduce 2011-12 contract values by 8 per cent on average across all providers, in order to transfer financial sustainability to GP commissioners from 2012-13.
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Acute trust chief executive steps down
The chief executive of a hospital trust has resigned with immediate effect.
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David Colin-Thomé retires
National clinical director for primary care David Colin-Thomé has retired, HSJ has learned.