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Royal Berkshire finishes 2012-13 in surplus despite QIPP slip
FINANCE: Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust ended 2012-13 on a surplus £500,000.
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New non-execs for Mid Yorks
WORKFORCE: Four new members have joined the board of Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust.
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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT offers new charged-for service
FINANCE Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has become the latest trust to offer a special respiratory test required by patients with lung disease to qualify for certain travel insurance as a paid-for service.
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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT appoints senior figure as non-executive director
WORFORCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Maureen Baker CBE as a non-executive board director, the trust has announced.
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Weston reorganises management structure
STRUCTURE: Weston Area Health Trust has reorganised its management structure from three divisions into two.
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HSJ Live 22.05.13: Reaction to Nicholson retirement announcement
Reactions to David Nicholson’s announcement and the rest of today’s news
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Exclusive: David Nicholson to leave by March 2014
Sir David Nicholson will step down by March next year as NHS England chief executive.
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Safety not guaranteed at 18 A&E depts amid 'toxic overcrowding'
PERFORMANCE: Patient safety at 18 accident and emergency departments in the West Midlands cannot be guaranteed according to a joint letter signed by leading clinicians from across the region.
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Nicholson retirement: What next for NHS England?
NHS England’s challenges as Sir David Nicholson announces his departure.
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Who could succeed Sir David as NHS England chief executive?
Speculation about potential successors to Sir David Nicholson as chief executive of NHS England has focued on 10 names.
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Retirement announcement follows months of scrutiny and criticism
Sir David Nicholson’s announcement of his retirement follows several months of intense criticism and scrutiny of his leadership, and his role in relation to the Mid Staffordshire care failures.
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Healthcare leaders fear 'unintended consequences' of hasty Francis legislation
Senior figures have warned of “unintended consequences” of rushed legislation in response to the Francis report.
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Hunt backs chief inspector of GPs plan
Jeremy Hunt has backed plans for a chief inspector of general practice, to be based in the Care Quality Commission.
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More nurses needed, says East Kent staffing report
WORKFORCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust’s board is being asked to support extra investment in nurses after a staffing review revealed issues in some areas.
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Labour highlights hospital capacity fall
Hospitals are “dangerously close to full”, Labour has warned, after it emerged that the number of hospital beds available to patients in England has shrunk by almost 6 per cent since the coalition government took office.
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CCGs defy Hunt by planning to increase competition for out-of-hours GP care
More than one in five clinical commissioning groups are planning to “introduce” competition for out-of-hours primary care in the next year, an exclusive HSJ survey reveals.
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East Kent overcomes pressures to hit four-hour target
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust managed to treat 91 per cent of patients in A&E within four hours in April – despite coming under severe pressure which caused the trust to declare an internal major incident.
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More than 900 'long waiters' at East Kent
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust had 907 “long waiters” at the end of April – 45 of whom had been waiting more than a year.
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Extra activity driving agency spend at Medway
PERFORMANCE: Pressures from extra activity in March and April has had severe effects on Medway Foundation Trust.
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Durham Dales piloting bladder problem service
SERVICES: A nurse led service is offering rapid access for patients in the Durham Dales with bladder problems.