News – Page 1173
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NewsPrivate hospital will offer ‘the only’ tertiary care beds in Kent
A private hospital in Kent will claim to offer NHS and private patients “the only” cardiothoracic and neurosurgery tertiary care beds in the county, helping to reduce referrals to London trusts.
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NewsLarger trusts warn over C difficile rules
New Monitor rules on C difficile infections could still mean foundation trusts are downgraded by the regulator for relatively small outbreaks, HSJ has been told.
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NewsExclusive: Poor patients face shorter GP opening hours
The number of GP practices paid to offer longer opening hours dropped sharply last year, an HSJ investigation has revealed. The fall was particularly steep in poorer areas.
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NewsWinston backs Labour's NHS campaign
Fertility expert Lord Winston has thrown his weight behind Labour’s NHS-focused campaign in the forthcoming local elections.
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NewsWorkers vote on pension reforms
Hundreds of thousands of NHS workers will today start voting on whether to accept the government’s controversial pension reforms, with a no vote set to spark fresh strikes.
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News£1bn national IT deal stalls
A deal designed to save the NHS more than £1bn on its contract with the National Programme for IT’s biggest provider has stalled.
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Ex-iSoft chairman to go on trial
A football club owner will go on trial today accused of conspiring to make misleading statements about an IT firm involved in a major NHS project.
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News£250m proton cancer therapy boost announced
Hundreds of patients currently sent abroad for a cancer treatment will soon be able to get it at home, the government has announced.
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NewsDH faces 'significant' accounts auditing problem
The Department of Health could face problems with the auditing of its 2011-12 accounts unless potentially “significant” mismatches between the accounting of foundation trusts and commissioners are resolved.
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Stockport and East Cheshire trusts consider pooled breast surgery service
STRUCTURE: The foundation trust is reviewing its clinical services with East Cheshire Trust to identify specialties that could be provided jointly across the two acute providers.
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New patient group formed in North of Tyne
STRUCTURE: A new patient group has been formed in Blyth Valley, part of the area covered by Northumberland Care Trust.
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Northumbria employs nurses in community hospitals
WORKFORCE: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has employed all of a group of 30 nurses who have completed training with the trust, including for the first time several in community hospitals.
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Plymouth forecasting break even despite month 10 deficit
FINANCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust was reporting a deficit more than double plan at the end of January but is forecasting to break even by year end.
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Plymouth Hospitals surgeon to lead research project
RESEARCH: The charity Bowel Cancer West has allocated nearly £5,000 to two research projects, one of which will be led by Matt Wiggins, a research fellow within the upper gastrointestinal surgery team at Plymouth Hospitals Trust.
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Lansley: Mid Staffs A&E will re-open
PERFORMANCE: The accident and emergency department at Stafford Hospital will re-open next month Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said during a vist to the new emergency department at University Hospital of North Staffordshire.
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NHS Somerset ups payment to Taunton and Somerset FT
FINANCE: NHS Somerset has agreed to pay Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust £3.4m more than orginally contracted in recognition of activity above plan.
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SHA launches video to 'stop the pressure'
PERFORMANCE: NHS Midlands and East has launched a new computer generated video on social website YouTube to highlight its campaign to prevent avoidable pressure ulcers.
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Keys delivered for new £5m cancer centre
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has taken receipt of the keys for its new £5m Lingen Davies Cancer Centre.
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Dalton letter: Cluster chief raised doubts about East Cheshire FT bid
STRUCTURE: Cheshire, Warrington and Wirral primary care trusts’ chief executive warned in January that she was “not convinced” the PCT cluster should support the trust’s bid for foundation status.
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St George's tendering for helipad
COMMERCIAL: St George’s Healthcare Trust has issued a tender notice for someone to supply it with a helipad.