News – Page 1333
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IT launch delayed at Oxford trust
PERFORMANCE: The implementation of the Cerner Millennium electronic patient record system at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust has been delayed.
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New chief executive for Chesterfield Royal
WORKFORCE: Gavin Boyle is to take up the top post at the East Midlands trust in March.
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Poole and Royal Bournemouth agree next step towards merger
STRUCTURE: The boards of Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals and Poole Hospital foundation trusts have agreed to pursue a merger in order to ensure the retention of “sustainable local services”.
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Three FTs shortlisted to take over Ridgeway Partnership
STRUCTURE: Three foundation trusts have been shortlisted to take over the Ridgeway Partnership.
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NHS Manchester plans cuts to voluntary sector
FINANCE: The primary care trust has proposed to cut its funding to at least 19 community and voluntary sector (CVS) organisations next year.
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Imperial considering asking SHA for even more working capital
FINANCE: The £920m-turnover trust, which is already predicting a £35.2m deficit this year, is considering asking NHS London for extra support in the New Year.
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East Suffolk and Ipswich CCG merge to become single body
STRUCTURE: Two of Suffolk’s three clinical commissioning groups have merged, it has been announced, while the remaining two CCGs will share some senior posts.
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NewsPay awards to be held at 1pc for two years
NHS employees can expect a prolonged wage squeeze and a possible end to national NHS terms and conditions, the government has signalled.
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NewsExclusive: All patients to have access to GP record by 2015
All patients in England will have online access to their GP record by 2015 after ministers slipped out a major shakeup of information policy in this week’s Growth Review.
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NewsHSJ interview: Nicholson and Flory prepare the ground for CCGs
The NHS chief executive has called for an end to criticism of managers, hours after the health secretary said resources had been “wasted” on them and criticised their top-down “control”.
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NewsPrice competition fears over provider penalties
New rules requiring NHS commissioners to penalise healthcare providers that “cherry pick” easier cases will be difficult to enforce and will encourage price competition, experts have warned.
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NewsAmbulance services to move on to tariff
Ambulance services have insisted a move from block contracts to tariff will not increase activity at acute hospitals.
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NewsGovernment will appeal risk register decision
The government is to appeal against a ruling that it should release confidential risk assessments of its controversial health reforms, it has been announced.
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NewsReforms will cost £3.4bn - Burnham
The coalition government’s reforms of the NHS will cost nearly £3.4bn, Labour’s shadow health secretary has claimed.
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Heatherwood trust plans special finance committee
FINANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust has considered setting up a special finance committee to provide more detailed scrutiny of its financial performance, cost improvement programmes and contracting arrangements.
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Outer NE london cluster gets new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Alwen Williams has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Outer North East London primary care trust cluster.
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NewsCQC's strategy is reactive, board member tells inquiry
The Care Quality Commission’s strategy is “reactive” and driven by “reputation management and personal survival”, a board member has told the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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NewsNHS given another year to reduce use of 'killer' drugs
The NHS has been given an extra 16 months to hit a target to prescribe fewer antipsychotic drugs which are said by health minister Paul Burstow to “kill” dementia patients.
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NewsBMA: GPs want CCGs big enough to avoid outsourcing of commissioning
The British Medical Association has said clinical commissioning groups should “urgently review and where necessary change their structures” so they are big enough to host their own support staff.
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Bucks trust draws up financial recovery plan
FINANCE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare has drawn up a recovery plan after falling behind on its surplus target for the first time this year at the end of August.