News – Page 1284
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SHA identifies concerns over finance and performance in Oxfordshire and Bucks
PERFORMANCE: The Buckinghamshire health system has been given an amber “performance under review” rating by the South Central strategic health authority.
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Birth centre opens at Medway FT
STRUCTURE: Medway Foundation Trust’s new midwifery-led unit has begun receiving its first patients.
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Olympics concerns see NHS London approve Newham refurb
STRUCTURE: The full business case for a new urgent care centre and alterations to A&E at the east London acute was approved by NHS London, who said it would provide “critical Olympics resilience”.
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NHS North of England appoints non-executive directors
WORKFORCE: The newly formed cluster of strategic health authorities has announced the non-executive directors appointed to its board.
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NHS Wandsworth given permission to sell Putney Hospital to Wandsworth council
COMMERCIAL: The south west London primary care trust received permission from NHS London’s capital investment committee to sell the property for £4.5m, making a profit of £1m, a report said.
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Specialist spinal unit opens in South Tees
STRUCTURE: Children and young people with spinal conditions now have access to a specialist team at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
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NewsInformation commissioner calls for greater powers to audit NHS
The information watchdog has demanded greater powers to audit NHS organisations, which account for more than four in 10 serious data breaches.
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GWAS names FT partner
STRUCTURE: Great Western Ambulance Service has named South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust as its preferred takeover partner.
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NW Ambulance Service sees sharp improvement in response times
PERFORMANCE: The trust’s performance against its response target for immediately life threatening “Category A” calls improved dramatically in late summer, its latest performance report shows.
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North Essex PCT set £6m running cost reduction target
FINANCE: The North Essex primary care trust cluster has been set a £6m running cost reduction target for this year, according to board papers.
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Mid Essex PCT set to use all contingency
FINANCE: NHS Mid Essex has had to use nearly £2m of contingency to achieve a break even financial position in September, according to board papers.
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George Eliot saw 35 per cent annual drop in C difficile
PERFORMANCE: A review of the George Eliot Hospital’s infection prevention strategy for 2010-11 has shown a 35 per cent reduction in the rates of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea and no reported infections of MRSA bacteraemia in 2010-11.
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York Teaching Hospital submits evidence rejecting 'predatory pricing' accusations
COMMERCIAL: York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust has submitted its case to the Co-operation and Competition Panel rejecting claims that it engaged in “predatory pricing” to win a contract for musculoskeletal services.
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Derbyshire PCTs announce new board structure
STRUCTURE: NHS Derbyshire cluster has announced its new board structure.
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Mid Essex Hospital Trust to overspend by over £10m
FINANCE: Contracts between the commissioners of the North Essex primary care trust cluster and Mid Essex Hospital Hospital Services Trust are predicted to overspend by £10.3m.
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Colchester Hospital FT overspend predicted
FINANCE: Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust is forecast to overspend by £1.6m on its contracts with the primary care trusts in North Essex.
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East and North Herts must find a new generator supplier
COMMERCIAL: East and North Hertfordshire Trust must find a new company to carry out a generator improvement programme after problems with a supplier.
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South Central SHA misses stroke care target
PERFORMANCE: The South Central strategic health authority area missed its target for the proportion of patients spending 90 per cent of their time on a dedicated stroke unit in quarter one of 2011-12.
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Performance notices on Oxford Radcliffe lifted after improvements
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have closed five performance notices on Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust after seeing improved performance over the past year.
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Peterborough in preventative strategy talks
PERFORMANCE: NHS organisations in Peterborough are planning to focus on preventative services, after a meeting was held to discuss strategic planning in the city.