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Specialised commissioning cash risk for Southampton CCG
FINANCE: An estimate of the topslice of clinical commissioning group budgets to pay for specialised commissioning could lead to “unforeseen financial pressures” in Southampton if it turns out to be incorrect.
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Official opening for new Somerset health centre
STRUCTURE: A new health centre funded by local GPs has officially opened next door to Frome Community Hospital.
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Kingston CCG plans on £71.8m spend at Kingston Hospital
FINANCE: Kingston CCG plans on spending £71.8m of its £108m acute spend at Kingston Hospital, board papers reveal.
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Enfield CCG plans on £8m 'deficit' in 2013-14
FINANCE: Enfield CCG plans to record an £8m deficit in 2013-14, after NHS Enfield finished 2012-13 with a run-rate deficit of £19.2m
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Royal Free breaches 2012-13 C Difficile target
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Free London Foundation Trust breached the C Difficile target it had been set for 2012-13.
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North Yorks PCT likely to end 2012-13 with smaller than expected deficit
FINANCE: NHS North Yorkshire and York appears to have ended 2012-13 with a smaller than expected deficit, of £12m.
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Waltham Forest CCG predicting £5m overspend at 2012-13 year-end
FINANCE: Waltham Forest CCG is predicting a £5m overspend at the end of 2012-13 , May board papers reported.
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HSJ Live 21.6.2013: Jeremy Hunt on "scandal of errors"
Health secretary’s speech on patient safety and the rest of the today’s news
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CQC 'cover up' meeting names revealed
Former deputy chief executive of the Care Quality Commission Jill Finney has been revealed as the official who, according to an independent audit review, ordered a critical internal report to be deleted.
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Hunt: Boards will be given 'one year to turn trusts around'
Hospital boards will get one year to address quality failures before they are removed, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told MPs.
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Exclusive: Senior NHS Direct leaders warned 111 was unsafe but were overruled
Senior directors at NHS Direct warned it was not safe to go live with one of its biggest NHS 111 contracts but were overruled, HSJ has learned.
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CQC to ‘suspend Lister Surgicentre licence’, says local MP
Privately-run Lister Surgicentre in Hertfordfordshire is set to have its licence suspended by the Care Quality Commission, according to a local MP.
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Managing director resigns as NHS Direct losing more than £1m a month
NHS Direct is losing £1.5m a month and is likely to exit the NHS 111 market by the end of the year. The director charged with leading its 111 work has resigned following disciplinary action being initiated, HSJ understands.
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Southampton CCG attempts to stem emergency demand surge
PERFORMANCE: Southampton City clinical commissioning group has had to revise the area’s 2013-14 action plan in the face of surging demand for emergency services.
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Alastair McLellan named 'editor of the year'
HSJ editor Alastair McLellan has been named ‘editor of the year’ by magazine trade body, the Periodical Publishing Association.
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Chair of Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust resigns
WORKFORCE: The chair of the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust has resigned, according to local media.
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NHS changes 'hindering hospices'
Hospices across England are being hindered and many face additional costs under new NHS structures, according to a hospice charity.
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Southport and Ormskirk appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital has appointed orthopaedic surgeon Rob Gillies as its new executive medical director, the trust has reported.
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East Sussex public health director leaves
WORKFORCE: The head of public health at East Sussex County Council is leaving, with her deputy appointed to the role in an acting capacity.
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Father wins battle for new inquest
A father has won a High Court battle for a fresh inquest into the death of his young son, who died after an alleged refusal by a senior physician to see him as his condition worsened.