News – Page 907
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News'Obesity epidemic bankrupting NHS' says Lord
An “obesity epidemic” is bankrupting the NHS, a former consultant surgeon has warned in the Lords.
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NewsCall for change to drug price rules
Progress towards personalised medicines is being held back by the way drug prices are set, it is claimed.
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NewsFT merger decision exposes policy confusion
Policy surrounding NHS service change has been labelled a “mess” after the first merger between foundation trusts was blocked on the same day as NHS England’s chief executive demanded radical service reconfiguration nationwide.
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Basildon builds prefab ward to mitigate winter A&E challenge
PERFORMANCE Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust is procuring a prefabricated building to boost bed capacity in a bid to address its high mortality rate.
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NewsAgreement sought on integration fund rules
NHS England and the Local Government Association are jointly developing a set of criteria that councils must meet in order to receive a share of the new £3.8bn health and social care fund.
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FT calls in consultants to review theatre use
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust has commissioned an external review of its theatre usage after capacity pressures led to a high rate of cancelled planned operations.
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Leeds Teaching appoints new chief exec
WORKFORCE: The board of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust has appointed Julian Hartley as its new chief executive.
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Imperial hits A&E target for 2012-13
PERFORMANCE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust hit its A&E target for 2012-13, board papers reveal.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital misses A&E target two months running
PERFORMANCE Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn Trust did not hit the accident and emergency four-hour waiting target in April and May, according to commissioners.
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CCG's referrals to mental health trusts double
PERFORMANCE: Consultant referrals from Fareham and Gosport clinical commissioning group to Solent Trust and Southern Health Foundation Trust more than doubled in 2012-13.
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West Norfolk CCG reports balanced budget for first two months of financial year
FINANCE West Norfolk CCG has reported a balanced financial position for May 2013 and is planning to deliver a surplus of £2.1m in line with national planning requirements, according to trust board papers.
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South Manchester plans £19m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: University Hospital of South Manchester aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £19m in 2013-14.
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Kettering sets itself £12.5m CIP target
FINANCE Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £12.5m for 2013-14.
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Colchester sets itself £9.4m CIP target
Colchester Hospital Hospital Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £9.4m for 2013-14.
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Southport and Ormskirk plans £8.4m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £8.4m in 2013-14.
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East Cheshire Trust plans £11.7m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: East Cheshire Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £11.7m in 2013-14.
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NewsAnalysed: commissioning structures in Surrey
This week’s HSJ Local Briefing investigates the changing picture of commissioning across Surrey
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Two thousand gynaecology patients' notes 'reviewed'
A hospital trust has been forced to review the patient notes of thousands of women after concerns were raised about the work of a senior gynaecologist.
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MPs slam 'substandard' out-of-hours service
MPs have launched a scathing attack on a “substandard” out-of-hours GP service run by a private company.
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NewsCompetition Commission says no to FT merger
The first merger between two foundation trusts looks set to be blocked by the Competition Commission after the regulator rejected NHS arguments about the level of competition between the organisations.