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North East Essex CCG appoints lay member
WORKFORCE North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed Colchester Borough Council executive director Pamela Donnelly as a lay member.
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HSJ Live 12.07.2013 Admin staff asked to volunteer as HCAs
Policy confusion over FT mergers, integration fund rules and the rest of today’s news and comment
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Competition Commission says no to FT merger
The first merger between two foundation trusts looks set to be blocked by the Competition Commission after the regulator rejected NHS arguments about the level of competition between the organisations.
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EXCLUSIVE: NHS ‘faces £60bn funding gap by 2025’
NHS England demands major service change to close the health service’s “eye-watering” funding gap, NHS England has disclosed to HSJ.
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Analysed: commissioning structures in Surrey
This week’s HSJ Local Briefing investigates the changing picture of commissioning across Surrey
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MPs slam 'substandard' out-of-hours service
MPs have launched a scathing attack on a “substandard” out-of-hours GP service run by a private company.
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Hospital chiefs give thumbs down to purchaser-provider split
Hospital chief executives believe there is little value in separating the NHS into commissioners and providers, a new HSJ survey has found.
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Trust chiefs see sicker patients as key cause of A&E crisis
The most widely blamed factor leading to recent problems in emergency departments is an increase in the number of very sick patients, the HSJ/Capsticks survey reveals.
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New Compassionate Patient Care category for HSJ Awards
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is encouraging all organisations to enter a new HSJ Award category being backed by the Department of Health.
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Nicholson: There will be more Staffords without service change
Sir David Nicholson has warned the NHS could face repeats of the care scandal in Mid Staffordshire if the public did not face up to the need for major reorganisation of hospital services.
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HSJ Local
Leeds Teaching appoints new chief exec
WORKFORCE: The board of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust has appointed Julian Hartley as its new chief executive.
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HSJ Local
CCG's referrals to mental health trusts double
PERFORMANCE: Consultant referrals from Fareham and Gosport clinical commissioning group to Solent Trust and Southern Health Foundation Trust more than doubled in 2012-13.
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HSJ Local
Two thousand gynaecology patients' notes 'reviewed'
A hospital trust has been forced to review the patient notes of thousands of women after concerns were raised about the work of a senior gynaecologist.
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FT calls in consultants to review theatre use
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust has commissioned an external review of its theatre usage after capacity pressures led to a high rate of cancelled planned operations.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital misses A&E target two months running
PERFORMANCE Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn Trust did not hit the accident and emergency four-hour waiting target in April and May, according to commissioners.
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South Manchester plans £19m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: University Hospital of South Manchester aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £19m in 2013-14.
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Southport and Ormskirk plans £8.4m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £8.4m in 2013-14.
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East Cheshire Trust plans £11.7m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: East Cheshire Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £11.7m in 2013-14.
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West Norfolk CCG reports balanced budget for first two months of financial year
FINANCE West Norfolk CCG has reported a balanced financial position for May 2013 and is planning to deliver a surplus of £2.1m in line with national planning requirements, according to trust board papers.
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Imperial hits A&E target for 2012-13
PERFORMANCE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust hit its A&E target for 2012-13, board papers reveal.