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Private providers turn away trust's elective referrals
PERFORMANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals Foundation Trust is struggling to clear a backlog of patients waiting for planned treatment because private providers are turning away more than expected, the trust has said.
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Performance of troubled ambulance trust deteriorated
The performance of the East of England Ambulance Service deteriorated further in 2013-14 as it missed all of its targets in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
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Police investigate historic tribunal case withdrawal
PERFORMANCE: Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the withdrawal of a historic employment tribunal case involving a former Broadmoor Hospital employee.
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King's to set up vascular surgery service
STRUCTURE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust has decided to establish a vascular surgery service, despite a nearby trust already running one.
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Community NHS trust appoints charity boss as chief executive
WORKFORCE: Leeds Community Healthcare Trust has appointed charity boss Thea Stein as its new chief executive.
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NHS England struggling to balance £97bn budget
NHS England this week confirmed it had still not managed to set plans to balance its £97bn budget for 2014-15, in what experts saw as a sign that the NHS overall could face financial crisis sooner than expected.
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NHS England to offer local commissioning 'step-change'
Simon Stevens is set to invite clinical commissioning groups and local authorities to experiment with a further “step change” in joint commissioning arrangements.
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NHS England and UCLH in contracting dispute
NHS England is in dispute with University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust over £75m of the trust’s specialised services contract for this financial year.
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Bridgewater foundation trust application 'reactivated'
STRUCTURE: A North West community trust has had its application for foundation trust status “reactivated” following a positive inspection report, Monitor has announced.
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Big jump in private share of NHS community services market
The share of NHS community health service funding going to private providers has sharply increased in recent years, a new study reveals.
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UPDATED: NHS cannot force insurers to delete patient data
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has admitted it has no legal power to force private companies holding potentially sensitive patient data obtained from its predecessor body to delete the information.
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UK to lead superbug fight - Cameron
Britain will lead the fightback against antibiotic-resistant superbugs threatening to send medicine “back into the dark ages”, David Cameron has said.
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Live Q&A: Sir David Dalton answers your questions on his review
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HSJ Live 02.07.2014: Big jump in private share of NHS community services market
The share of NHS community health service funding going to private providers has sharply increased in recent years, a new study reveals, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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CQC sued over 'cover up' report
The current chair and chief executive of the CQC abused their power by publishing allegations that a former executive ordered a “cover up” of its failings, papers filed at the High Court allege
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Competition analysis cleared path for first FT merger
COMMERCIAL: The first foundation trust merger to be cleared by the competition watchdog was passed after other NHS providers were found to be strong competitors in the local health economy.
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Future of three central London GP practices in question
STRUCTURE: The future of GP services for around 10,000 people in central London has been thrown into doubt, with the contractors for three practices set to stop providing services.
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Trauma centres 'saving more lives'
Hundreds of lives are being saved every year thanks to a change in the way trauma patients are cared for, a new review suggests.
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'Crisis' warning over GP trainees
General practice services could face a crisis if more medical students cannot be persuaded to become GPs, a healthcare academic has warned.
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Hospital locks out lab staff in dispute over pay
WORKFORCE: More than 50 NHS staff have been locked out of a hospital’s pathology lab in a dispute over pay, terms and conditions.