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Lamb calls for out-of-hours primary care reform
Health minister Norman Lamb has said new arrangements for out-of-hours primary care could be needed to help cut rising demand for emergency services.
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NHS 'a very strong brand' overseas
Dozens of countries have inquired about setting up NHS organisations abroad after the health service’s starring role in the Olympics opening ceremony, reports suggest.
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Medway CCG handed 24 authorisation conditions
STRUCTURE: Medway Clinical Commissioning Group has been authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board – but with 24 conditions and one direction.
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Dartford Gravesham and Swanley CCG authorised with 22 conditions
STRUCTURE: NHS Dartford Gravesham and Swanley Clinical Commissioning Group has been authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board – but with 22 conditions.
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Pressure ulcers concerns raised by Norfolk and Waveney
PERFORMANCE NHS Norfolk & Waveney PCT cluster is “very concerned” about the high incidence of pressure ulcers across all its providers, according to board papers.
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Trust announces internal inquiry into maternity services
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust is to hold an independent internal inquiry into its maternity and neonatal services, after a series of infant and maternal deaths.
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East Sussex trust forces apology from local papers
STRUCTURE: Local newspapers published lengthy apologies to East Sussex Healthcare Trust this month after they included inaccurate information in a coupon urging readers to oppose reconfiguration plans.
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Lord Owen registers bill to overturn key Lansley reforms
One of the leading opponents of the 2012 Health Act has announced a parliamentary bill to remove some of its most contentious elements.
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Berkshire ambulance handovers miss target
PERFORMANCE: Berkshire primary care trusts have requested extra funding from the South Central strategic health authority to improve ambulance handover performance.
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Five directors appointed to board's Wessex team
WORKFORCE: Five director-level appointments have been made to the NHS Commissioning Board’s Wessex local area team.
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Fears raised over mental health trust reorganisation
STRUCTURE Commissioners have raised “significant concerns” about Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust’s proposed reorganisation.
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Southampton children's breaks service to be decommissioned
COMMERCIAL: Commissioners in Southampton have proposed to decommission an NHS funded service providing short breaks for disabled children.
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CQC carries out Basildon Hospital probe
PERFORMANCE Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors have carried out a three-day unannounced inspection at Basildon Hospital.
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Cummings visits Southampton to learn about nursing innovations
CLINICAL RESEARCH: The NHS Commissioning Board’s chief nursing officer Jane Cummings has visited University Hospitals Southampton Foundation Trust to find out more about the trust’s bedside research.
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Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG authorised with four conditions
STRUCTURE: NHS Horsham and Mid Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group has been conditionally authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Conditional authorisation for Brighton and Hove CCG
STRUCTURE: NHS Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group has been conditionally authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Coastal West Sussex CCG receives green light
STRUCTURE: NHS Coastal West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group has been conditionally authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Winter pressures hit elective work at Southampton trust
PERFORMANCE Winter pressures have caused elective work to be cancelled at University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust, due to high bed occupancy caused by winter pressures.
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Ipswich Hospital appoints new chief
WORKFORCE Ipswich Hospital Trust has appointed Nick Hulme as its new chief executive.
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North West Surrey CCG authorised with two conditions
STRUCTURE: NHS North West Surrey Clinical Commissioning Group has been conditionally authorised by the NHS Commissioning Group.