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South London and Maudsley only making three-quarters of its savings at month 11
FINANCE: South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust had only made 75 per cent of its savings plan by the end of month 11, a board report reveals.
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Imperial clinician appointed national obesity and diabetes director
WORKFORCE: Dr Jonathan Valabhji lead clinician for diabetes Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, has been appointed national clinical director for obesity and diabetes for NHS England.
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Epsom and St Helier communications director leaving for Hertfordshire job
WORKFORCE: Antony Tiernan, head of communications, is leaving Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust to take up a post as director of corporate affairs and communications at another trust.
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HSJ Live 29.04.2013: £1bn NHS spending 'to be transferred to councils'
Claims more than £1bn of NHS spending will be transferred to local authorities, the benefits for patients of ensuring staff wellbeing and the rest of today’s news
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CCG with £17m 'deficit legacy' says allocation could be wrong
FINANCE: One of England’s largest clinical commissioning groups has indicated it believes its funding allocation may be wrong, and said it has an “underlying deficit legacy issue” of £16.6m.
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Exclusive: CQC overhauls board and brings in DWP 'change director'
Care Quality Commission chief executive David Behan is replacing his entire entire executive director team, including the hiring of a “director of change” who was overseeing the introduction of universal credits, HSJ has learned.
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Caldicott report highlights 'anxiety' and disagreement over record sharing
The cultural and practical challenges faced by the NHS in sharing patient records between health and social care agencies are outlined in a major review published today.
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Hunt criticised over 'blaming' GPs for A&E problems
Doctors’ leaders have criticised the health secretary after he highlighted poor access to general practice and out of hours as a factor in high emergency care demand.
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Employers 'should be required to record HCAs' training'
Health and care employers should be required to record the training of their healthcare assistants, an influential member of the Lords has said.
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Morecambe Bay to cut up to 230 posts in savings drive
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has begun a staff consultation on plans to cut its workforce by up to 230 whole time equivalents in a drive to make savings of £30m by the end of 2013-14.
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Scarborough CCG reverses MIU weekend closure decision
STRUCTURE: A clinical commissioning group has decided to reopen a minor injury unit at weekends, after its opening was limited by its predecessor primary care trust.
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Children's heart surgery review 'cost £8m'
A review of specialist heart surgery units for children has cost more than £8m, an MP has claimed.
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Royal Bournemouth trials cardiology specialist nurses
WORKFORCE: The Royal Bournemouth Hospital is trialling a new advanced nurse practitioner role to enhance patient care, prevent re-admissions and reduce staff pressures.
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Epsom and St Helier announces £9m investment
SERVICE DESIGN: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust have revealed £9 million cash injection that will fund the refurbishment and improvement of hospital buildings, wards and clinics, as well as to help pay for a range of life-saving equipment.
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London Chest Hospital trials high blood pressure approach
RESEARCH: An international clinical trial involving patients at the London Chest Hospital could transform the lives of people living with high blood pressure around the world.
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RUHB confirms pay and terms position
FINANCE: The Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust has confirmed it has no plans to join the breakaway South West pay consortium.
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Join HSJ to debate healthcare innovation
On May 16/17, HSJ will hold the inaugural HSJ Innovation Summit. This unique event is designed to bring together those most able to influence the future direction of healthcare in the UK to debate the key issues facing the service over the next 10 years.
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HSJ Live 26.04.2013: Hunt and Caldicott on data sharing plans
Jeremy Hunt speaks as Dame Fiona Caldicott’s review of information is published, fallout from Jeremy Hunt’s out of hours comments, NHS Direct reverts on cost cuts, and the rest of today’s news.
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Exclusive: NHS Direct abandons cost cut plans following 111 debacle
NHS Direct has abandoned plans to down-band frontline staff because it needs to retain people to run its NHS 111 service, HSJ has learned.
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Exclusive: Bennett says NHS leaders 'not getting enough support'
Sector regulator Monitor’s chief executive has said senior NHS leaders are not well supported. David Bennett said the problem was dissuading applications for critical posts.