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Kingston health providers to run primary school
STRUCTURE: Kingston Council, NHS Kingston, South West London Healthcare Partnership and community provider Your Healthcare are to run a new primary school in a partnership between the health and education sectors.
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Nine mixed sex breaches at Dartford and Gravesham in September
PERFORMANCE: The trust recorded nine breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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Eleven mixed sex breaches at East Sussex Hospitals in September
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust recorded 11 breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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Zero mixed sex breaches for Royal Surrey County
PERFORMANCE: Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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Peterborough and Stamford FT boss quits
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT has resigned from the troubled hospital after five months on sick leave.
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Eleven mixed sex breaches at Surrey and Sussex in September
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare recorded 11 breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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Zero mixed sex breaches for Western Sussex Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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University Hospitals Bristol struggling with 62 day cancer target
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust is reporting a “high risk” of failing to meet the 62 day referral to treatment target for cancer patients this year.
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Sheffield PCT identifies risk to forecast position
FINANCE: Sheffield PCT has identified significant risk to delivering its planned end of year position of a £500,000 surplus.
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Barnsley chief exec seconded to DH
WORKFORCE: Barnsley PCT chief executive Ailsa Claire, who had been working as regional director of commissioning, is now on secondment to the Department of Health.
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North Bristol releases nearly £2m of reserves
FINANCE: North Bristol Trust has had to release £1.7m of reserves to “offset” planned capacity reductions that have not been achieved.
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SW clusters press ahead with development of commissioning support
STRUCTURE: Clinical commissioning groups in the south west have been given until December to decided what commissioning support they want to buy in.
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NewsExclusive: new academic health science partnership planned
Imperial College Healthcare Trust plans to launch a new academic health science partnership covering north-west London - but its architects insist Imperial’s existing AHSC will continue to function alongside the new body.
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NewsGuidance 'misconstrued' as commissioners restrict drugs
Primary care trusts are “misconstruing” official drugs guidance in order to restrict access to treatments, a coalition of patient bodies has warned.
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NewsAudits of clinical outcomes to cover new areas
Plans to extend the monitoring of the results of healthcare in the NHS have been set out by health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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NewsMilitary veterans' care to get £15m investment
The prime minister David Cameron has promised investment of up to £15m to improve NHS care for injured British military veterans.
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GP commissioners extending new ENT service in Sheffield
STRUCTURE: A community ear, nose and throat service, which is being developed by Central Sheffield GP Consortium, is to be extended to practices across the city.
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East Sussex Downs and Weald at risk of £11m deficit
FINANCE: NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald has revised its end of year forecast to a deficit of £11m, instead of the £5.6m surplus in its original plan.
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Plymouth hospital trust warns local CCGs to work together over council boundaries
STRUCTURE: The East Cornwall Clinical Commissioning Group is being encouraged to work closely with two CCGs in neighbouring Devon to better match patient flow.
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Hastings and Rother on course for £3.5m surplus
FINANCE: NHS Hastings and Rother remains on course for an end of year surplus of £3.5m, according to board papers.