News – Page 1399
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‘Prevention Assessment Team’ launched in West Sussex
WORKFORCE: A new community service has been set up to improve the health and wellbeing of adults and older people in West Sussex.
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NHS West Sussex sets out home oxygen tender plan
COMMERCIAL: Primary care trusts in the South East Coast region aim to have signed a new contract for provision of home oxygen services by June.
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Sussex Partnership hails success of consultant nurse post
WORKFORCE: The mental health trust appointed one of the country’s first senior nursing posts dedicated to older people’s mental health three months ago to help more people be cared for at home rather than in hospital.
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NHS Medway announces latest results for bowel screening uptake
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust said just over half the people sent self screening kits for bowel cancer in 2010 returned them to the PCT for assessment.
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Plymouth Hospitals chief to take up health board post in Wales
WORKFORCE: Chief executive of Plymouth Hospitals Trust Paul Roberts has announced he is leaving to take up a new post in the Welsh NHS.
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'Tough year' ahead for Suffolk mental health trust
PERFORMANCE: Suffolk Partnership trust has predicted a “tough year” ahead due to a challenging savings target and the tendering of talking therapies services in the year.
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Hertfordshire contract offer 'unacceptable'
FINANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospitals’ has said a contract offer from the local primary care trust was “not acceptable”.
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South West clusters draw up new specialised commissioning agreement
STRUCTURE: A new agreement has been drawn up for the South West Specialised Commisioning Group (SWSCG) in light of primary care trust clustering arrangements.
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North Somerset enters joint commissioning agreement with local council
COMMERCIAL: The board of NHS North Somerset has approved funding for six services commissioned jointly with North Somerset Council.
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North East Ambulance to press managers on safeguarding training
WORKFORCE: North East Ambulance Service Trust is planning to press managers more firmly on providing safeguarding training to staff this year, after missing its target in 2010-11.
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Coventry and Warwickshire acute overperformed on contract
FINANCE: Univerity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust overperformed by nearly 3 per cent on its contract with NHS Warwickshire last year.
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Mental health FT set to become London's largest community service provider
STRUCTURE: A mental health trust is set to become the largest provider of community services in the capital following the takeover of a primary care trust provider arm.
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Manchester mental health trust plans to escape PFI premises
FINANCE: Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust could be left with a £3.6m-a-year white elephant if a local mental health provider wins backing to vacate its premises on patient safety grounds.
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NewsPublic sector pay deals 'outstrip private rises'
Workers in the public sector have enjoyed bigger pay rises than those in private firms despite the government’s attempt to restrain pay, a new report has claimed.
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NewsGPs outline 'serious concerns' in letter to Cameron
The head of the professional body for doctors has warned David Cameron that the NHS must not be undermined as a result of radical reforms.
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Young patients oppose child cardiac changes
STRUCTURE: Young patients who have been battling heart and lung conditions have come together to oppose plans to end children’s heart surgery at a hospital.
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NewsWe will block reforms without concessions - Clegg
Liberal Democrats will block the government’s NHS reforms unless they secure significant concessions, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said.
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'Stretch' savings target for Hertfordshire Community Trust
FINANCE: Hertfordshire Community Trust has set itself a £5.4m cost improvement plan for the 2011-12 financial year.
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Leicestershire care homes vary in quality
PERFORMANCE: Assessments of care homes in Leicestershire have found wide variation in the quality of services on offer.
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North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust shortlisted for coding award
PERFORMANCE: North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust has been shortlisted for the CHKS data quality award for England.