News – Page 890
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Birmingham CCG tells PropCo: we can't afford £2.3m charge
FINANCE: A Birmingham clinical commissioning group has told NHS Property Services Ltd that it cannot afford to pay a £2.3m charge to plug a gap in local premises costs.
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Oxford AHSN hires chief executive
WORKFORCE: The Oxford Academic Health Science Network has announced the appointment of Professor Gary Ford as its chief executive.
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Plymouth Hospitals patient undergoes surgery without general anaesthetic
RESEARCH: A 65-year-old woman has become the first patient at Plymouth Hospitals Trust to use an ipad as a distraction technique during surgery.
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NewsAnalysed: The latest round in Manchester's cancer conflict
Two foundation trusts have referred NHS England to Monitor over the way specialised cancer surgery services are commissioned.
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NewsIntegration fund can be used to offset social care cuts
Councils will be allowed to use some of the government’s £3.8bn integrated care fund to protect existing social care services rather than fund service transformation, according to new guidance.
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Bristol based researchers get £9m funding boost
RESEARCH: A team of health researchers based at University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust have been given £9m by the National Institute of Health Research.
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NewsExclusive: Analysis which sparked deaths controversy is axed
The national public health oversight body has stopped its regular analysis reports which drew attention to the fact that mortality among older people has been higher than expected since the beginning of 2012.
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Bristol social enterprise core contract extended
COMMERCIAL: A Bristol based social enterprise which saw its non-executives resign en masse earlier this year has been given a “clean bill of health” and awarded a two year contract extension by commissioners.
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Northern CCGs form collaborative
STRUCTURE: Clinical commissioning groups in the North East and Cumbria have formed a collaborative group for joint contracting, system leadership and sharing expertise.
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HSJ LocalMonitor probes alleged competition rule breach
A health regulator is to investigate complaints over whether NHS England breached competition rules for commissioning cancer services.
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NewsPopulation boom means '5,000 more midwives' required
Thousands of extra midwives are needed to help hospitals cope with the pressure of a rising birth rate, experts have said.
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NewsBerwick chief: review critics 'miss the point'
Critics who complained the Berwick review into patient safety was too “soft” are “fundamentally missing the point”, one of the review group’s leading members has told HSJ.
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South London and Maudsley running at £1.5m deficit so far this year
FINANCE: South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust is running at an unplanned £1.5m deficit so far this year, board papers reveal.
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Northampton sets itself £13m CIP target
FINANCE Northampton General Hospital Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £13m for 2013-14.
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Building works hit East Lancashire A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: Building works have “severely impacted” on the waiting time to initial assessment for patients brought to its accident and emergency services by ambulance, its latest performance report states.
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Queen Elizabeth sets itself £9.3m CIP target
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £9.3m for 2013-14.
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South London and Maudsley opens learning and events centre
STRUCTURE: South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust has opened a new learning and events centre, funded by charitable donations.
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Milton Keynes sets itself £12m CIP target
Milton Keynes Hospital Hospital Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £12m for 2013-14.
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West Herts sets itself £15m CIP target
West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £15m for 2013-14.
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Birmingham CCG shoots for £6.8m QIPP
FINANCE: Birmingham South Central Clinical Commissioning Group has a £6.8m efficiency target for 2013-14.