News – Page 1467
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Pennine care on the cusp of taking over Oldham community services
STRUCTURE: The foundation has completed its due diligence review of Oldham Community Health Services and brought the organisation under its auspices ‘in shadow form’ on 10 January.
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NHS West Sussex required to act on safeguarding
PERFORMANCE: A review has concluded safeguarding services in West Sussex are inadequate.
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SHA seeks assurances from West Hertfordshire Hospitals over quality concerns
PERFORMANCE: East of England SHA’s provider development board is seeking assurance from West Hertfordshire Hospitals over serious incidents, never events and rising mortality rates.
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Yeovil searches for new chair
WORKFORCE: Angela Dupont MBE is to retire as chairman of Yeovil District Hospital FT at the end of May after 14 years.
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East Sussex Hospitals starts to ‘turn corner’ on £6m deficit
FINANCE: East Sussex has maintained its year-to-date deficit of £6m since the previous month
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QEII birthing unit plans rejected
STRUCTURE: An independent review of plans for a midewife-led birthing unit at the Queen Elizebeth II Hospital has found that it is not feasible.
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Cumbria Partnership seeks to repatriate high-cost patients to local services
FINANCE: The mental health foundation trust is working with NHS Cumbria to find ways of ‘repatriating’ high-cost patients to local providers.
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Hertfordshire joint commissioning board to be dissolved
STRUCTURE: Hertfordshire mental health FT has dissolved a board for joint commissioning with the local authority in light of the Liberating the NHS white paper
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East Sussex Hospitals has no ‘further flexibility’ on MRSA
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex has matched its annual limit for MRSA cases, with three months of the financial year still left to get through.
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New chief exec starts at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough PCTs
WORKFORCE: Sushil Jathanna has begun work as chief executive of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough primary care trusts, replacing Paul Zollinger-Read.
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Bassetlaw Hospital children services unsustainable
STRUCTURE: A review carried out for NHS Bassetlaw has found that current services for children at Bassetlaw Hospital are safe, but are not sustainable in their current form into the future.
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NHS Cornwall teams up to re-procure services using any willing provider
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: NHS Cornwall is planning to work with neighbouring primary care trusts to re-procure elective services under the “any willing provider” model.
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Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre to start work on new research facility
STRUCTURE: Work on Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre’s new research facility is on course to start mid March.
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NHS Cornwall meets standards for young people friendly services
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust said 25 of its services have now met the highest standards of care for young people, as judged by the patients themselves.
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NHS South Birmingham warns of £9.5m Continuing Healthcare overspend across city
FINANCE: Birmingham’s three PCTs are predicting a worse case scenario of overspending on Continuing Healthcare by £9.5m.
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NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland GPs to take over minor injuries
STRUCTURE: Minor injury services at Market Harborough and District, Melton Mowbray and Rutland Memorial hospitals will be managed by local GP practices from 1 April 2011.
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NHS Plymouth teams up to re-procure services using any willing provider
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: NHS Plymouth is planning to work with neighbouring primary care trusts to re-procure elective services under the “any willing provider” model.
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Overperformance fuels 'strong' surplus at Birmingham Children's Hospital Foundation Trust
FINANCE: Birmingham Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust is predicting a year end surplus of between £8m and £9m.
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NHS Devon teams up to re-procure services using any willing provider
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: NHS Devon is planning to work with neighbouring primary care trusts to re-procure elective services under the “any willing provider” model.
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NHS Wiltshire appoints joint finance director
WORKFORCE: The primary care trust has appointed a joint finance director with NHS Bath and North East Somerset.