News – Page 1129
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North of Tyne CCGs budgets identified
FINANCE: The North of Tyne primary care trust cluster has announced the delegated budgets for its shadow clinical commissioning groups for 2012-13.
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New high dependency unit opens at South Tees
STRUCTURE: A new high dependent unit has opened at James Cook University Hospital, part of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Newcastle GP practice moved and renamed
STRUCTURE: The Regent Medical Centre in Gosforth, Newcastle, has opened.
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Stroke performance under review at Royal Berkshire
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has adopted a new stroke care pathway after performance plummeted this spring.
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Alarm over South Central Ambulance response times
PERFORMANCE: Emergency response times fell behind target for Berkshire East due to technical problems, low staff morale and an unexplained growth in demand for services.
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Northumberland CCG calls for rural cash boost
FINANCE: Northumberland Care Trust and the emerging Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group are shaking-up the income of practices in the patch, and lobbying for increased funding.
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Organ donation campaign sees results at St Helens and Knowsley
PERFORMANCE: St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals Trust had three organ donors in 2011-12, resulting in eight organ donations, a report to its May board meeting states.
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A&E patients quizzed in Lincolnshire
PERFORMANCE: Accident and emergency patients at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust are being asked their opinions about the care the receive.
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Mid Staffs looks to reward outstanding staff
WORKFORCE: Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has launched an awards scheme to recognise best practice by staff at both Stafford and Cannock Hospitals.
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HSJ LocalSherwood Forest plans to cut 230 staff to save £10.5m
WORKFORCE: Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust has revealed plans to axe 235 jobs in a bid to save £10.5m.
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South London ordered to re-submit 2012-13 plan that forecast a £65m-plus deficit
FINANCE: South London Healthcare Trust submitted an initial financial plan for 2012-13 that would have seen it more than £65m in the red.
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Lancashire Teaching Hospital £179,000 in the red in May
FINANCE: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was £179,000 in deficit at the end of May, and behind on its financial plan for 2012-13 by nearly £1m, latest board papers show.
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Plan for social workers to join GP surgeries
STRUCTURE: Social workers could join GP surgeries under plans being developed by Surrey County Council.
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Surrey and Borders compliant with CQC standards
PERFORMANCE: A national report has this week declared three of services run by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to be compliant with the Care Quality Commission’s essential standards of quality and safety.
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NewsNICE: trusts must offer DVT tests within 24 hours
Hospitals have been set “challenging” new clinical targets to provide a “seven-days-a-week” service for patients presenting with a suspected venous thromboembolism.
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NewsExclusive: private franchise tops first 'friends and family' chart
Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has been rated joint top in the inaugural results of “friends and family” patient satisfaction test, recently endorsed by the prime minister.
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NewsPFI does not explain variations in financial performance, research finds
The presence of expensive private finance initiative hospitals is not statistically linked to persistent financial problems in health economies, preliminary findings of new research suggest.
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Former social worker picked to chair Blackburn CCG
WORKFORCE: A former social worker has been named as the preferred candidate to chair the Blackburn with Darwen CCG, with special responsibility for public and patient involvement.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: financial problems in North Yorkshire and York
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we look at what the enormous black hole in North Yorkshire and York’s finances will mean for the region’s services and commissioners.
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NewsPorter: doctors need to be 'cautious' about strikes
Doctors should not feel tied to further strike action if the government does not compromise on plans to remove their pensions, according to the medic expected to become the British Medical Association’s new leader.