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North East Ambulance reports 300 day handover waits
PERFORMANCE: Ambulances spent nearly 300 days waiting outside hospitals to hand over responsibility for patients in the last quarter of 2012-13, the board of the North East Ambulance Service Foundation Trust heard.
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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital announces new chair
WORKFORCE: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a former local newspaper executive as its new chair, it has announced.
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North Staffordshire trust reports surplus after cash injection
FINANCE: University Hospital of North Staffordshire has reported a £0.2m surplus for 2012-13 after receiving a £19m cash injection to cope with extra emergency demand.
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HSJ Live 10.05.13: Ministers announce legal moves in response to Francis
The government has revealed details of its Care Bill today, it includes a new criminal sanction for NHS organisations who supply false information, and the rest of todays news
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Trusts ease pay savings in Francis aftermath, analysis shows
Hospital trusts are disproportionately targeting non-pay costs and seeking extra income as they embark on a £2.4bn savings drive in 2013-14, an exclusive HSJ analysis reveals.
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Hospitals leader: NHS reorganisation 'coming home to roost' in A&E failure
The organisation representing English hospitals has said the government’s NHS reorganisation is in part to blame for the failure to maintain low accident and emergency waiting times.
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High cost of fines for long waits revealed
English hospitals would have been fined £227m in 2012 if they had been subjected to the penalty regime written into their contracts for the current financial year, according to analysis shared exclusively with HSJ.
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Exclusive: Panic over Hunt plan to 'announce' A&E rescue fund
Jeremy Hunt is seeking to announce a £300-£400m fund to “solve” the accident and emergency performance dive, but the money may not be available, according to emails seen by HSJ.
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Cambridge fails to hit A&E target after ‘disappointing’ March
PERFORMANCE Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust failed to hit its four-hour accident and emergency target last year, according to a report discussed at its May board meeting.
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Trusts risk unwanted legacy with short-term savings
There is little evidence of mergers working
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James Cook extending holistic therapies
SERVICES: The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is extending the availability of holistic therapies for cancer patients.
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James Paget recruits 40 nurses
WORKFORCE: James Paget University Hospital Foundation Trust has recruited 40 new registered nurses, the trust has announced.
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South Tyneside may decommission MIU
SERVICES: South Tyneside CCG is planning to stop commissioning a minor injuries unit at its local trust – because it duplicates what is already available for patients at a walk-in clinic.
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Northumberland has £17m budget gap
FINANCE: Northumberland CCG has a £17m potential gap between its baseline allocation and recurring expenditure.
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HSJ Live 9.5.2013: Row grows over A&E performance
What a statutory duty of candour will mean for the NHS, Nick Seddon appointed Dowining Street’s new health and social care policy adviser, and the rest of today’s news
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Health adviser to prime minister appointed
Nick Seddon, deputy director of right-leaning think tank Reform, has been appointed health and social care adviser to the prime minister.
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Queen's speech: Criminal sanctions for misleading NHS providers
The government will use its forthcoming Care Bill to make it a criminal offence for NHS providers to provide false and misleading information about their performance, it said today.
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North Staffordshire Trust appoints new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Financially struggling University Hospital of North Staffordshire has appointed Mark Hackett as chief executive.
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Exclusive: Competition ‘jeopardy’ for icon of integration
Commissioners of Torbay’s pioneering integrated care organisation are taking legal advice amid fears its progress could be placed “in jeopardy” by a requirement to competitively tender some services, HSJ has learned.
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Wye Valley Trust may change services instead of lose independence
STRUCTURE: Wye Valley Trust is considering whether it could carry out a major service reconfiguration, rather than close as an independent organisation.