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Radiotherapy fund award to Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
FINANCE: Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £680,000 from the Government’s £15m Cancer Radiotherapy Innovation Fund.
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Pennine Acute opens community vascular clinics
STRUCTURE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has opened community vascular clinics within the community setting for Tameside and north Manchester residents.
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Bolton interim chair made permanent
STRUCTURE: David Wakefield has been appointed as substantive chairman of Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.
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Central Manchester University Hospitals launches Genomic centre
RESEARCH: Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine.
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Portsmouth CCG delivers surplus despite acute overspend
FINANCE: Portsmouth clinical commissioning group delivered a surplus in 2012-13 despite a £6m overspend on acute care.
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Wrightington consultant made national clinical director
STRUCTURE: Professor Peter Kay, orthopaedic consultant at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has been appointed by NHS England as the Government’s National Clinical Director for musculoskeletal conditions.
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New mental health facility in Bradford
STRUCTURE: A new mental health facility has opened in Bradford.
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NHS Somerset reports underspend
FINANCE: NHS Somerset finished 2012-13 with an underspend of almost £8m, in line with plan.
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North Hampshire reports improvements for COPD patients
PERFORMANCE: North Hampshire clinical commissioning group has reported a fall in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients going to hospital after it changed its working methods.
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Trust reports some wards slow to roll out Friends and Family Test
PERFORMANCE Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has reported some wards have been slow to begin gathering patient feedback through the Friends and Family Test.
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East Cheshire Trust plans for £16m income fall
FINANCE: East Cheshire Trust is planning for a £16m fall in income in 2013-14, board papers show.
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Three risk summits held in south west
PERFORMANCE: Risk summits have been held about three south west NHS organisations between October 2012 and 1 May this year.
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Royal Free London on track to hit A&E target
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Free London Foundation Trust is on track to hit the 95 per cent A&E target for the full year 2012-13, board papers reveal.
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Colchester Hospital University FT invites 12,000 women for breast cancer screening
PERFORMANCE: Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has invited more than 12,000 women for breast screening.
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Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE: Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust has appointed a new associate medical director.
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals worse on inpatient survey indicators
PERFORMANCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust was rated worse than last year in six out of ten of the national inpatient survey indicators.
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Imperial appoints deputy medical director
WORKFORCE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust has appointed a new medical director.
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G4S wins north east patient transport contract
COMMERCIAL: G4S Medical Services has won its first contract to provide secure patient transport services after Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust selected the firm.
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Harrow CCG sets £19m QIPP plan
FINANCE: Harrow Clinical Commissioning Group is planning savings of £19m in this financial year, board papers reveal.
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Serious incidents rise at Milton Keynes Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The number of serious incidents reported at Milton Keynes Hospital Foundation Trust has increased by 36 in 11 months compared to the previous year.