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HSJ LocalNorthern Devon launches service review
An integrated NHS trust which has twice delayed its foundation trust application has launched a service review that is likely to result in the closure of community hospital beds.
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NewsAudiology patients hit by efficiency drive
The government’s £20bn efficiency drive has led to direct cuts to services offered to patients, according to a charity report.
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NewsChange urged in NHS care delivery
Most health trusts believe that “major change” is necessary in the way services are delivered to patients, a survey has found.
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NewsMajor reconfiguration delayed by neighbouring PCT
Plans for a major reconfiguration of services in London have been halted after a neighbouring primary care trust said it wanted to become more involved in the process.
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NewsPathology shake-up delay 'could damage services'
Pathology services in the East of England could be permanently damaged by uncertainty surrounding a controversial redesign of services in the region, professionals have warned.
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NewsWarning over NHS industrial unrest
There could be “massive” industrial unrest if health workers are not given a decent pay rise after being hit hard by the government’s wage freeze, unions have warned.
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NewsHunt launches review of children's heart surgery services
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked the Independent Reconfiguration Panel to carry out a full review of the decision to close some children’s heart surgery centres.
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NHS London earmarks £4.6m for hospital productivity programme
STRUCTURE: Documents revealed under the Freedom of Information Act show NHS London earmarking £4.6m for its “Productivity Support Programme” for non-foundation trust hospitals.
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Sherwood Forest board members step down
Three non-executive directors at troubled Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust have announced they will be stepping down.
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C-section action plan starting to show results in Hillingdon Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: A report to Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust’s board said the organisation was beginning to lower its Caesarian section rate.
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge sees year-on-year increase in DTOCs
PERFORMANCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has seen a year-on-year increase in delayed transfers of care, new figures reveal.
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NHS Harrow drives 13pc overplan performance at A&E attendances
PERFORMANCE: A report to the board of North West London Hospitals Trust said A&E attendance was 13 per cent above plan at the end of August because of the late opening of an urgent care centre.
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Ealing and NW London Hospitals merger proposed for next April
STRUCTURE: Ealing Hospital Trust and North West London Hospitals Trust are now due to merge in April 2013.
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One year waits eradicated at Leicester
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of Leicester has eradicated the number of one year waiters from a total of 99 in August 2011.
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Year long waits up at Northampton Hospital
PERFORMANCE: Northampton General Hospital has seen the number of patients waiting over a year for treatment quadruple from four in 2011 to 16 in 2012.
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Staffordshire hospitals face 'extreme pressure'
PERFORMANCE: Hospitals in Staffordshire are under “extreme pressure” after a sudden surge in accident and emergency demand, according to the county’s PCT Cluster.
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Hampshire Hospitals activity levels exceed plan
PERFORMANCE: Activity levels at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust are higher than last year, despite commissioners’ intentions to cut admissions.
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Capacity problems hit Hampshire Hospitals diagnostics performance
PERFORMANCE: Capacity problems caused Hampshire Hospitals to miss its diagnostics waiting list target in June.
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Hampshire Hospitals beats surplus target amid rising demand
FINANCE: Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust is beating its surplus plan due to higher than expected clinical income.
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South Warwickshire FT shuts wards due to norovirus
PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has banned visits to four wards due to a suspected norovirus outbreak.