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Newcastle FT governors announced
WORKFORCE: Election results for the council of governors for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been announced.
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HSJ Live 04.07.2013: All hospitals get new CQC rating by end of 2015
Fit and proper person test proposals, CQC rating system, outlining a new model for primary care; and the rest of today’s news
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OFT to probe health service IT market
The Office of Fair Trading has launched an investigation which will examine the health service IT market.
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Hartlepool begins consultation on critical care shake-up
STRUCTURE: A public consultation on the centralisation of critical care and emergency medicine services at the University Hospital of North Tees has begun.
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NHS Direct quits two 111 contracts
The new non-emergency NHS phone line has been thrown into turmoil after a supplier pulled out of two contracts for providing the service.
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East Surrey CCG scales back QIPP target but still expects deficit
FINANCE: East Surrey Clinical Commissioning Group has a budget of just over £190m for the 2013-14 financial year, but expects to end with a deficit.
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Cuts threaten councils' viability, says LGA chief
Some councils could cease to exist under the pressures of the latest round of spending cuts.
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North West London Hospitals Trust plans £17.4m saving
FINANCE: North West London Hospitals Trust is planning a £17.4m saving plan for 2013-14, board papers reveal.
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Tameside chief executive resigns
PERFORMANCE: The medical director and long-standing chief executive of troubled Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust have both tendered their resignations, a trust spokeswoman confirmed this afternoon.
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Brighton and Sussex loses finance director
WORKFORCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust finance director Chris Adcock is to leave in August.
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Lewisham reconfiguration decision 'unlawful'
A High Court judge has been urged to overturn an “unlawful” decision to reduce services at a major hospital.
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Richmond CCG achieves QIPP target for 2012-13
FINANCE: Richmond CCG has achieved its £8.5m savings target for 2012-13, board papers reveal.
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Watford Health Campus project takes major step forward
COMMERCE West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust has brokered a financial and legal agreement with partners to build a multimillion pound “health campus”, the trust has announced.
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Ealing CCG moves to join eastern neighbours in federation
STRUCTURE: Ealing CCG has submitted a proposal to NHS England to move from the federation of CCGs in outer north west London to the CWHH collaborative of CCGs.
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North Bristol agrees funding for hospital move
FINANCE: North Bristol Trust has agreed an additional £4.5m of non-recurrent transitional funding with NHS England to cover the costs of moving to the new private finance initiative hospital during 2013-14.
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North East Hants CCG cuts surplus plan
FINANCE: North East Hampshire and Farnham clinical commissioning group has agreed a target surplus of £700,000, cut down from an original proposal of £1.2m.
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Complaint about Kingston orthotics services after patient's £2k shoes put in bin
PERFORMANCE: A complaint was made to Kingston CCG about the orthotics service in the borough after a patient complained “a pair of shoes that had been made especially for her at a personal cost of £2k had been thrown in the bin at one of her NHS orthotic appointments.”
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Bath rejects gagging claim
WORKFORCE The Royal United Hospital Bath has issued a statement in which it “entirely rejects” media reports that it entered into ‘gagging orders’ with staff.
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Sheffield Children's introduces 'gene machine' diagnosis
STRUCTURE: Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has introduced two “next generation sequencers”, for diagnosing rare and inherited diseases faster, and developing the study of genetics.
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Ex-DH older people's director wins Hull job
APPOINTMENTS Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has appointed Ian Philp as its new chief medical officer.