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Call for more surgeons as hip and knee operations rise
A shortage of training places for orthopaedic surgeons must be addressed as demand for hip and knee replacement surgery continues to rise, the Royal College of Surgeons has said.
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Major general practice software suppliers agree to share patient data
England’s two biggest general practice software suppliers have struck a long awaited agreement to share patient record data between their systems.
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Merseyside trust appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE: Aintree University Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a new medical director.
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Enter now: Patient Safety Awards nominations close today
Enter for a chance to showcase your project infront of NHS leaders.
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Isle of Wight breaches annual C difficile target
PERFORMANCE: Cases of C Difficle reported across the Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group area reached 24 in November, exceeding an annual target of 20.
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Exclusive: FT to receive £328m as part of takeover of neighbour
The Department of Health has agreed a package of support and capital payments totalling £327.7m with Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust as part of its takeover of another trust, HSJ can reveal.
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Exclusive: £188m of bailouts switched to loans in DH clampdown
A group of foundation trusts that received £188m in Department of Health bailouts this year has been told the funding will now be switched to loans, as part of a push for financially distressed organisations to ‘manage their finances better’, HSJ has learned.
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Drop in elective patients treated reflects A&E demand
There were fewer elective patients treated in January compared to the previous year, according to the latest data from NHS England.
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Consultants' en masse resignation letter exposes rift with trust management
A resignation letter from four accident and emergency consultants has heavily criticised the management of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust and local reconfiguration plans.
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Lord Willis launches blueprint for the future of nursing
A radical blueprint to reshape the nursing workforce calls for nurses to follow a medical style model of training and the creation of a new ‘advanced healthcare assistant’ role.
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Fewer smokers using NHS cessation services in Islington
PERFORMANCE: The number of smokers using cessation services in the Islington area has dropped markedly – raising concerns that the local CCG will not achieve its quality premium target for 2014-15
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Circle drops challenge to ‘inadequate’ Hinchingbrooke rating
Circle has dropped its plan to request a review of the ‘inadequate’ rating given to Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust by the Care Quality Commission.
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London mental health trust wins contracts in Bedfordshire and Luton
COMMERCIAL: East London Foundation Trust has been chosen by two clinical commissioning groups to deliver mental health services contracts worth £60m in Bedfordshire and Luton.
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CCG invites bids for £100m ‘health campus’ provider
COMMERCIAL: Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group has invited organisations to bid to provide major services at a proposed health and wellbeing campus to serve Shepton Mallet and surrounding villages.
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TDA commissions bullying investigation at Midlands trust
Allegations of bullying and harassment at a troubled West Midlands hospitals trust will be investigated by an independent review commissioned by the NHS Trust Development Authority.
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Exclusive: NHS England offered £124m fund to tariff objectors
NHS England offered a group of trusts access to a £124m fund on the condition they dropped their opposition to its latest tariff offer, HSJ can reveal.
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East London CCG to revamp cardiovascular services and commissioning
STRUCTURE: Newham Clinical Commissioning Group is redesigning the way it delivers cardiovascular services to bring together ‘fragmented and inefficient work streams’.
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CCG investigates ‘alarming’ rise in teenage suicides
PUBLIC HEALTH: Commissioners in London is to investigate the reasons behind an ‘alarming’ increase in the number of teenage deaths on its patch since 2011, with a focus on cases of suicide through hanging.
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Updated: Leading foundation trust buddies with Medway
PERFORMANCE: Struggling Medway Foundation Trust has been buddied with Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust to try and help the hospital improve its performance.
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Biggest hospital trusts absent from care model 'vanguard'
England’s most powerful acute trusts are absent from the new care model “vanguard” sites revealed today by NHS England, but will take part in a forthcoming project on how they can work with small hospitals, HSJ has been told.