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Southport and Ormskirk records deficit for May
FINANCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust recorded a deficit of £89,000 in May, against a planned surplus of £4,000, its latest finance report states.
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Delays to PM's £100m nursing programme 'politically difficult'
A member of the group overseeing Downing Street’s drive to supply nurses with IT has expressed concern that tight timescales were leading to the exclusion of nurses from the project’s design, HSJ has discovered.
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Gender abortions 'unacceptable', says Hunt
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has written to the government’s senior law officer for “urgent clarification” why two doctors accused of arranging abortions based on the sex of an unborn baby will not face prosecution.
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NMC to vote on proposals for nurse revalidation
Nurses and midwives may have to collect positive feedback from patients and colleagues every three years in order to remain on the register, under proposals for the revalidation of the profession.
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Warning over short term contracts
The government has issued a warning to hospital trusts that use short-term contracts to avoid paying tax.
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East Lancashire Hospitals plans £14.7m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £14.7m in 2013-14.
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CCG reviews intermediate services amid referrals rise
PERFORMANCE: Clinicians at Aylesbury Vale clinical commissioning group have begun a “comprehensive review” of intermediate services.
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North Middlesex University Hospital appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: North Middlesex University Hospital has appointed a new chair.
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Aylesbury Vale hits surplus target
FINANCE: Aylesbury Vale clinical commissioning group finished 2012-13 with a £1.3m surplus, despite overspends on acute care.
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CCGs agree 'floor and ceiling' core contract with Leeds hospitals
FINANCE: The Leeds CCGs have agreed a joint £362m “floor and ceiling contract” for core payment by results services with Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.
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Leeds CCGs seek 'safe haven' data status
STRUCTURE: CCGs in Leeds are seeking to become an “accredited safe haven” so they are more able to use patient identifiable data under NHS information governance rules.
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Referral times performance blamed on CCG transition
PERFORMANCE: A failure to hit a referral times target for oral surgery in Berkshire has been blamed in part on the organisational reforms to the NHS implemented this spring.
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Royal Cornwall sets itself £14.2m CIP target
FINANCE Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £14.2m for 2013-14.
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Great Western sets itself £16m CIP target
FINANCE Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £16m for 2013-14.
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King's College breaks even
FINANCE: A report from King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust reveals the trust received £6.5m from PCTs to cover “winter pressures” in 2012-13.
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King's College Hospital Foundation Trust above target on pressure sores
PERFORMANCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust failed to hit its target number of pressure ulcers in month one, board papers reveal.
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West Middlesex halves A&E attendances but raises overall attendances
PERFORMANCE: West Middlesex University Hospital’s urgent care centre halved A&E attendances over 2012-13 but raised overall attendances, its annual report shows.
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HSJ Live: 06.09.13: Nurses may face revalidation every three years
RCP appoints Patricia Wright as chief executive, Thornton criticises the NHS management, NMC to vote on revalidation, and the rest of today’s news and comment
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Trust responds to Keogh by centralising complex surgery
STRUCTURE: North Cumbria University Hospitals will tomorrow take the first steps towards centralising all of its complex surgery onto one site, at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle.
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Analysis: Support units could be taken over by CCGs
NHS England could allow clinical commissioning groups to take ownership of their support service providers, rather than let the units be moved into the private sector, HSJ has learned.