News – Page 1403
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Bullying drops at Sussex Partnership
WORKFORCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has seen a 13 per cent drop in the number of reported bullying and harassment cases over a year, its annual Equality and Human Rights report has shown.
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North Cumbria redraws development plan
STRUCTURE: West Cumberland Hospital has had to redraw its redevelopment plans after losing an expected £10m contribution from the North West’s regional development agency.
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Councillors approve North East MH service change
STRUCTURE: North Tyneside overview and scrutiny committee has approved plans to move acute mental health assessment and treatment facilities from North Tyneside General Hospital ward 21 to St Georges Park Hospital, Morpeth.
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South West Yorks trust takes on Barnsley community services
STRUCTURE: South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has taken on community services from Barnsley PCT.
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NewsDH 'tried to cover up hospital failure'
The Department of Health asked the Healthcare Commission to delay putting a hospital into special measures until after the 2005 general election, the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry has heard.
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Royal Devon and Exeter finishes year in surplus
FINANCE: The Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust has generated a year end surplus of £4.1m, £461,000 above plan, and missed out on achieving the full value of its £18.3m QIPP plan by just £261,000.
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NHS Devon chief executive to lead cluster
WORKFORCE: NHS Devon chief executive Ann James has been appointed to lead a cluster of two PCTs and a care trust.
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Liverpool Women’s gives green light to research centre despite concerns about impact on clinical services
FINANCE: The foundation’s board approved plans to pursue the establishment of a research centre despite reservations that the decision could have a negative impact on its core clinical services, board documents show.
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NewsPrescriptions bill up £300m despite improved value for money
The overall cost to the NHS of prescriptions rose by £300m in 2009-10, despite a slight fall in the average cost of individual items, according to NHS Information Centre data.
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NewsAcute trusts' FT plans slip back a year
More than a quarter of the acute trusts still bidding for foundation status have seen their application date slip by over a year.
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NewsUnder pressure trusts prepare financial cuts
The impact of this year’s significant savings plans on wards, beds, pay bills and staff at some of England’s most financially vulnerable trusts have been revealed in an analysis of 2011-12 business plans.
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NHS Dorset chief executive to lead cluster
NHS Dorset chief executive Paul Sly has been appointed to lead a cluster of two PCTs.
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NHS Gloucestershire chief executive to lead cluster
WORKFORCE: NHS Gloucestershire chief executive Jan Stubbings has been appointed to lead a cluster of two PCTs.
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NHS Wiltshire chief executive to lead PCT cluster
WORKFORCE: NHS Wiltshire chief executive Jeff James has been appointed to lead a cluster of two PCTs.
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NewsAbsence due to sickness figures fall
Workers are taking fewer days off sick, with a record 45 per cent having no days off ill at all in 2010, according to research.
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NewsTory peer criticises hospital wait
A senior Tory baroness has revealed she had to wait for nearly five hours on a hospital trolley before a bed was found for her.
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Provider contracts still in dispute
COMMERCIAL: A third of contracts between providers and commissioners in the North West are still incomplete, HSJ has discovered.
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East and North Herts still waiting for reconfiguration approval
STRUCTURE: A major reconfiguration plan in East and North Hertfordshire has stalled awaiting approval from central government, according to board papers.
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Royal Berkshire FT admits staff shortage
WORKFORCE: Royal Berkshire FT has admitted that it had “insufficient staff” to deal with activity in a review of of it’s annual plan for 2010-11.
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Council to investigate Berkshire mental health plans
COMMERCIAL: An investigation has been launched into Berkshire Healthcare FT’s plans to consolidate mental health services in the area.