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NHS London expects Imperial to plan for a deficit in 2012-13
FINANCE: The troubled west London acute trust revealed in a finance report that strategic health authority NHS London expects them to plan for a deficit in 2012-13 as well as this financial year.
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Hillingdon Hospitals downgrade surplus estimate
FINANCE: The north west London trust has reforecast its surplus down to £220,000, £2.3m below what it aimed for in its annual plan.
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Hospital says Greek private patients owe £1.8m
FINANCE: King’s College Hospital reported that private patients from the financially-stricken state owe it £1.8m.
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NewsBurnham moves back to health in shadow cabinet reshuffle
Andy Burnham has been confirmed as John Healey’s replacement as shadow health secretary.
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Hospital trust asks staff to consider working unpaid after recording £4.5m deficit at month five
WORKFORCE: Whipps Cross University Hospital has asked staff to consider sacrificing leave and do extra unpaid work, a leaked letter reveals.
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NewsPatients facing 27-week waits for physiotherapy services
Patients needing to access NHS physiotherapy services are facing waits of up to 27 weeks, according to a new report.
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NewsTreatments for drug addiction fall
The number of patients needing treatment for hard drug addiction fell by almost 10,000 over the last two years, figures show.
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Sheffield awarded ‘centre of excellence’ status in rheumatology
PERFORMANCE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been granted the title of Centre of Excellence in Rheumatology by a leading European health organisation.
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BSMHFT appoints director of psychological services
WORKFORCE: Amanda Gatherer has this month joined Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust as its new director of psychological services and head of psychology.
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Stoke-on-Trent CCG makes new appointments
WORKFORCE: Two GPs have appointed to mental health roles with Stoke’s new clinical commissioning group.
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NHS Coventry prepares for summary care record upload
PERFORMANCE: NHS Coventry is preparing for the upload this month of patient information from local GP practices to create its new summary care record system.
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Green light for £2m investment at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership
STRUCTURE: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust will benefit from a £2m investment for improving facilities over the next two years, it has announced.
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Doncaster and Bassetlaw FT to outsource laundry
COMMERCIAL: The board of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has decided to outsource its laundry and linen service to a preferred provider in order to avoid a £2.2m investment.
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Hospital pharmacy shop opens at East Cheshire
COMMERCIAL: An over-the-counter pharmacy shop has been opened this month at Macclesfield District General Hospital.
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New facility to open at Suffolk Mental Health Partnership
STRUCTURE: A new mental health facility will open at Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust on 20 October.
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Guy's breaching private patient cap after twins procedure
FINANCE: The south London foundation trust reported that it had breached its private patient cap of 3.04 per cent this year.
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UCLH cancer centre to open next year
STRUCTURE: The central London foundation trust’s £100m specialist cancer centre is due to open next April.
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SHA rejects Ipswich trust's recovery plan
FINANCE: NHS East of England has rejected Ipswich Hospital Trust’s financial recovery plans because they rely on increased activity.
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University Hospitals Bristol records mixed sex breaches
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust had three mixed sex accomodation breaches in July.
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North Bristol exceeds C difficile and MSSA targets
PERFORMANCE: North Bristol Trust has exceeded its target for cases of C difficile and reached its annual limit for MRSA cases.