News – Page 1142
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EoE ambulance trust needs to up game on rural response times
PERFORMANCE: East of England Ambulance Service Trust meets all the essential standards a Care Quality Commission inspection has found - but needs to work on improving response times in more rural areas.
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Suffolk OOH services rated 'good'
PERFORMANCE: Out-of-hours services in Suffolk have been judged to be good after being scrutinised by two county councillors - despite concerns that changes to the service would affect patients.
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Suffolk health centre closure brought forward
STRUCTURE: A health centre in Haverhill is to close in July - earlier than expected.
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Suffolk services set to transfer to Serco in Oct
COMMERCIAL: Community services in Suffolk will transfer to Serco in October, with a contract likely to be signed in the next month and a three month mobilisation period.
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Ambulance trust raises concern about NHS 111
PERFORMANCE: East of England Ambulance Service Trust has raised concerns about the roll out of the 111 service.
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New targets for EoE ambulance trust
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners are asking the East of England Ambulance Service Trust to hit new targets next year.
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Hunt goes on for new ambulance service director
WORKFORCE: East of England Ambulance Service Trust failed to appoint a new director of service development after interviews in March.
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Minor injures unit to close in Suffolk
STRUCTURE: A nurse-led minor injuries service which treated 23,500 people a year is to close because it led to “increased demands and costs”.
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Herts PCT to hold own contract with London provider
FINANCE: NHS Hertfordshire is to hold its own contract with a London trust after concerns that plans to decommission services were not moving forward.
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Herts acute services overspent last year
FINANCE: Spending on acute services in Hertfordshire was overspent by £20.9m in 2011-12, board papers reveal.
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NewsWatchdog claims doctors are failing cardiac arrest patients
Cardiac arrests in hospitals could be prevented if doctors recognise and act on early warning signs more quickly, a health watchdog has said.
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NewsBoards with more doctors help deliver better care
Patient satisfaction and morbidity rates could be improved if more clinicians were appointed to NHS trust boards, new research indicates.
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Minor concerns found at Linden Centre
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has raised minor concerns over the Linden Centre in Chelmsford, run by the North Essex Partnership Foundation Trust.
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NewsNHS 111 commissioners told to protect staff or lose funding
NHS deputy chief executive David Flory has written to commissioners of the new NHS 111 non-emergency telephone number to remind them of their responsibilities regarding NHS Direct staff.
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Hertfordshire gives approval for £30m QEII redevelopment
COMMERCIAL: The full business case for the £30m redevelopment of the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital site in Welwyn Garden City has been approved by NHS Hertfordshire.
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Beverley joins Ipswich Hospital as interim chief
WORKFORCE: Nigel Beverley has joined Ipswich Hospital Trust as interim chief executive. Mr Beverley has worked in the NHS at senior management level for over 25 years.
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Waiting times row health board misses treatment target
PERFORMANCE: A health board in Scotland that manipulated waiting times is the only one in the country that failed to meet a key target for treating patients, figures have shown.
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NewsExclusive: commissioning board offices 'to match old SHAs'
There are set to be 27 local arms of the NHS Commissioning Board, it has been confirmed.
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East Surrey tests out its major incident preparedness
WORKFORCE: Staff at East Surrey Hospital have carried out their latest training exercise to test the hospital’s plans for dealing with a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident.
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Sussex FT makes plea to CCGs to boost mental health funding
FINANCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has warned that current primary care trust funding for mental health is below the level of need in many parts of Sussex.