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Telehealth ‘not cost effective’
Telehealth, a key plank of the government’s innovation strategy is not cost effective, according to the latest official evaluation, in a government-backed study.
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CCG to invite consortium bids for integrated service
A clinical commissioning group is tendering for an integrated provider of acute and community musculoskeletal services, to be paid through a “year of care” budget, HSJ has learned.
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CCG representative group names GP leads
A representative group for clinical commissioning groups has appointed two co-chairs of its leadership group.
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South Tees medic given national role
STRUCTURE: A South Tees Acute Hospitals NHS Trust doctor has been named the national clinical director for spinal services.
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Derby Hospitals doc made national clinical director
STRUCTURE: Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust medic Richard Fluck has been appointed a national clinical director.
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More than 200 SUIs outstanding in Surrey
PERFORMANCE: More than 200 serious incidents were still under investigation in Surrey in early March – as NHS Surrey prepared to hand over to CCGs. They range from pressure ulcers to suicides and unexpected deaths.
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Surrey to break even but delay pain
FINANCE: NHS Surrey is forecasting a breakeven position at the end of the month – but only by handing a £33.6m headache to clinical commissioning groups.
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New dialysis centre in Bedford
SERVICES: Kidney patients are to be offered the chance to dialyse closer to home or their workplace when a new centre opens in Bedford.
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Finance upturn at Peterborough and Stamford
FINANCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Trust’s severe financial problems are showing signs of improvement.
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A&E performance problems at Peterborough
PERFORMANCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Trust only achieve 92.4 per cent against the 95 per cent target for dealing with A&E patients within four hours.
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Cambridge Hospitals expects £4m surplus
FINANCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust is expecting to make a surplus of £4m this financial year and was £0.8m ahead of schedule at the end of January, at £2.8m.
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Cleaning scrutiny follows C Diff at Cambridge Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Cleaning of clinical areas at Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has come under scrutiny after recent clostridium difficile cases.
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Surplus blow at East and North Herts
FINANCE: East and North Hertfordshire Trust had a year-to-date surplus of just £0.76m at the end of January - £3.60m behind plan.
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North Somerset CCG picks GP accountable officer
STRUCTURE: North Somerset CCG has appointed a GP as accountable officer - Dr Mary Backhouse.
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HSJ Live 25.3.2013: Minister confirms Mid Staffs CEO payoff
Former Mid Staffs chief signed a compromise agreement, new GMC guidance for doctors, and the rest of today’s news
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Additional screening sessions in Herts
PERFORMANCE: Hertfordshire Community Trust is putting on additional sessions to ensure young children are given health screening, after it fell below targets for the number seen.
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Spinal implant first at South Tees
CLINICAL RESEARCH: An anaesthetist and pain specialist at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has carried out the first implant in the UK of a new spinal cord stimulation system that is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible.
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South East Coast uses own care staff to reduce handover delays
PERFORMANCE: South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has started using its own staff to look after cohorts of suitable patients at hospitals to free ambulance crews to respond to other calls – rather than taking patients to other, less busy, hospitals.
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Exclusive: Hospitals and GPs to be required to tell truth about errors
Healthcare providers which conceal mistakes or failures that lead to harm of patients will be held to account under a new statutory duty of candour, HSJ can reveal.