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NewsNew clinical roles announced at top of Health Education England
Two new senior clinical posts have been created at Health Education England in a bid to link quality of care with future education and training.
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NewsScottish mental health readmission rate attacked
There were more than 1,300 cases where people were readmitted to Scottish mental health hospitals within 28 days of being discharged last year, figures have shown.
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Cornwall plans energy savings
Energy minister Ed Davey is launching a scheme designed to negotiate cheaper fuel bills in one of the country’s poorest areas which is being backed by local NHS trusts.
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Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust appoints replacement non executive directors
WORKFORCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust has appointed three non executive directors to replace the four who stood down at the beginning of the month.
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Camden 'Right to Request' bid withdrawn over competition concerns
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of NHS North Central London has reported to her board that a “Right to Request” bid to become a social enterprise by staff had been withdrawn after legal advice.
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NHS North Central London predicts £31.8m surplus at end of 2012-13
FINANCE: The cluster comprising Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington predicts a year-end surplus for each of its constituent PCTs.
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HSJ LocalCQC gives Mid Staffs clean bill of health
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has now lifted all of its concerns around Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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PCT requests explanation of 'disproportionate' referrals from Barnet and Enfield GPs
PERFORMANCE: NHS North Central London requested a report on the high number of Individual Funding Requests made by GPs in Enfield, compared with their peers in other boroughs.
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North Bristol outsources work to bring waiting list under control
COMMERCIAL: North Bristol Trust is outsourcing £1.6m of surgical work in order to meet performance on the 18-week referral to treatment target.
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Taunton and Somerset clinician wins research award
CLINICAL RESEARCH: A consultant and diabetes specialist from Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has won a prestigious award for research into the impact of diet on Type 2 diabetes.
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Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals extends CSC whiteboard
COMMERCIAL: Technology firm CSC is to roll out its e-whiteboard system to a further 27 wards at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital, under a four-year contract with Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Leeds Hospitals 'underachieve' against 18 weeks
PERFORMANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust has underachieved against the target to treat 90 per cent of elective inpatients within 18 weeks.
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South Tees to address elective long waiters
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to address a number of patients waiting longer than 52 weeks, its SHA has said.
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Moorfields Eye Hospital has three 'never events'
PERFORMANCE: The specialist eye hospital has recorded three “never events”, according to a report to the board of NHS North Central London.
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Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital breaches infection target for the year
PERFORMANCE: The north London specialist trust has recorded three cases of clostridium difficile for the year so far, equivalent to its full-year limit.
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£3.3 million surplus for Newcastle hospitals
FINANCE: Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals FT had a £3.3 million surplus at the end of May this year, according to the latest financial report to the trust’s Council of Governors.
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Andy Buck confirmed as South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw director
WORKFORCE: Andy Buck has been confirmed as the director of the NHS Commissioning Board local area team covering South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw.
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NHS North Central London sees improvement in childhood vaccinations
PERFORMANCE: All five PCTs making up NHS North Central London have seen rises in their rate of childhood immunisations, board papers show.
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Plans for new North Somerset Hospital unaffordable
FINANCE: Plans for a new £13m community hospital have been shelved due to the “changing financial circumstances” of the NHS, it has been announced.
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NHS Sussex to establish funding reserve for CCGs
FINANCE: NHS Sussex is set to establish an official reserve to transfer funds between clinical commissioning groups and help implement a two-year plan to get finances back on track.