News – Page 1009
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Staff morale dips at Hinchingbrooke
WORKFORCE Staff morale at Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has seen a “minor but consistent deterioration” since it was taken over by a private provider, Circle’s chief executive has admitted.
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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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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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CCGs concerned over loss of funds to commissioning board
Clinical commissioning groups have raised concern about overspending in their first year of operation because they have “lost” large sums of money to the NHS Commissioning Board’s specialised services budget.
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Grounds for legal action if hospital downgrade approved, critics claim
A judicial review is likely if health secretary Jeremy Hunt approves plans to downgrade Lewisham Hospital, HSJ has learnt.
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Analysed: The fate of Lewisham Hospital
This week’s HSJ Local Briefing looks at the south east London health economy, which is the first to be subject to the failure regime.
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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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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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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.
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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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Harrogate and District introduces workforce management system
COMMERCIAL: Harrogate and District Foundation Trust has introduced a new workforce management system, called Smart.
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Norfolk & Norwich FT missing stroke target
PERFORMANCE Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust is not hitting a key stroke performance target, according to local commissioners.
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East of England 111 service ‘poor’
Clinical commissioning groups in Norfolk have called on the East of England Ambulance Service Trust to improve its 111 and out of hours performance.
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Leeds West CCG authorised with four conditions
STRUCTURE: Leeds West CCG has been authorised with four conditions in the second wave of CCG authorisation decisions.
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North of England chair joins Yorkshire and Humber LETB
STRUCTURE: Kathryn Riddle, chair of Yorkshire and the Humber SHA and North of England SHA cluster, has become chair of the Yorkshire and the Humber LETB.
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East Lancashire CCG granted conditional authorisation
STRUCTURE: East Lancashire clinical commissioning group has been authorised with six conditions, in the latest wave of CCG authorisation decisions.
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Single authorisation condition for Durham Dales CCG
STRUCTURE: Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield CCG has been authorised with one condition in the second wave of the CCG authorisation process.
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St George's Healthcare Trust reports mixed sex accommodation breaches
PERFORMANCE: St George’s Healthcare Trust is one of the nine acute trusts in London to report mixed sex accommodation breaches at the last board meeting of NHS London.