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HSJ LocalMid Staffs downgrade set to lead to court battle
A bid to downgrade services at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust could end in court, it has emerged.
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NewsExclusive: College plans back to work scheme to ease GP shortage
The Royal College of GPs is proposing to set up a back to work scheme to create a “short term surge” in GP numbers and help fill what it says is an urgent shortage.
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NewsInterview: New GP leader condemns PM's A&E plan
The chair elect of the Royal College of GPs has condemned the prime minister’s £500m accident and emergency bailout plan as “voodoo med-economics” and said it was driven by “political priorities ahead of a forthcoming general election”.
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Foreign doctors could be tested under new rules
New rules could see doctors arriving from the continent made to prove their English language skills are up to scratch.
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NewsA&E departments 'could reach breaking point'
The prime minister has been accused of leaving accident and emergency departments on the “brink of a serious crisis” as a series of surveys reveal the concerns of patients, nurses and health service leaders.
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NewsRevised negligence scheme 'will not lead to big price swings'
Plans to scrap discounts on clinical negligence premiums will not lead to “big swings in price”, the chief executive of the NHS Litigation Authority has told HSJ.
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NewsRevealed: Hospitals' share of spend grows as GPs' slice shrinks
The proportion of NHS funding spent on hospital care increased in 2012-13, with general practice slightly reducing its share, official figures obtained by HSJ indicate.
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NewsOmbudsman report set to reveal sepsis failures
The NHS is failing to adequately diagnose and treat patients suffering from the life threatening condition sepsis, the parliamentary health service ombudsman will say in a report later this week, HSJ has been told.
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CCG reviews intermediate services amid referrals rise
PERFORMANCE: Clinicians at Aylesbury Vale clinical commissioning group have begun a “comprehensive review” of intermediate services.
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Royal Cornwall sets itself £14.2m CIP target
FINANCE Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £14.2m for 2013-14.
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Southport and Ormskirk records deficit for May
FINANCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust recorded a deficit of £89,000 in May, against a planned surplus of £4,000, its latest finance report states.
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East Lancashire Hospitals plans £14.7m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £14.7m in 2013-14.
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North Middlesex University Hospital appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: North Middlesex University Hospital has appointed a new chair.
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Aylesbury Vale hits surplus target
FINANCE: Aylesbury Vale clinical commissioning group finished 2012-13 with a £1.3m surplus, despite overspends on acute care.
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Great Western sets itself £16m CIP target
FINANCE Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £16m for 2013-14.
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King's College breaks even
FINANCE: A report from King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust reveals the trust received £6.5m from PCTs to cover “winter pressures” in 2012-13.
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CCGs agree 'floor and ceiling' core contract with Leeds hospitals
FINANCE: The Leeds CCGs have agreed a joint £362m “floor and ceiling contract” for core payment by results services with Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.
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King's College Hospital Foundation Trust above target on pressure sores
PERFORMANCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust failed to hit its target number of pressure ulcers in month one, board papers reveal.
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Leeds CCGs seek 'safe haven' data status
STRUCTURE: CCGs in Leeds are seeking to become an “accredited safe haven” so they are more able to use patient identifiable data under NHS information governance rules.
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West Middlesex halves A&E attendances but raises overall attendances
PERFORMANCE: West Middlesex University Hospital’s urgent care centre halved A&E attendances over 2012-13 but raised overall attendances, its annual report shows.