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West Kent invests in falls prevention
STRUCTURE: A community falls prevention service has been given the green light for two more years by NHS West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group after showing positive results in a pilot study.
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Shake-up of Sussex short breaks service
STRUCTURE: Commissioners in West Sussex are consulting about the future of NHS-funded short break services for children and young people with complex health needs and disabilities.
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New non-exec director at Sussex Community Trust
WORKFORCE: David Standfast has been appointed as a non-executive director of Sussex Community Trust.
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Clinical research on rise at Sussex Partnership
RESEARCH: The number of clinical research studies underway at Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust increased significantly over the last year.
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NewsScottish Tories call for action on dementia
The Scottish government needs to be prepared for an “intensifying” dementia crisis, Tories have said.
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NewsOFT probe could rachet up pressure on health IT providers
The Office of Fair Trading investigation into the public sector IT market could put fresh pressure on leading NHS providers to give trusts more flexibility on price and services, IT experts have told HSJ.
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Sheffield FT appoints new non-execs
WORKFORCE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Annette Laban and Martin Temple CBE as its new non-executive directors.
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Halton CCG sets aside £0.5m for ‘hub and spoke’ rehab service
FINANCE: Halton clinical commissioning group will contribute £551,000 to the development of a “hub and spoke” rehabilitation service organised across three hospitals, its 2013-15 commissioning strategy states.
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Pay bill up at North Middlesex after A&E pressures
WORKFORCE: The paybill and spending on temporary staff is a “significant concern” after pressures on A&E at North Middlesex University Hospital Trust.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Consultancy faces conflict allegation over CQC report
The consultancy which found no evidence of an improper relationship between two regulators implicated in the Morecambe Bay care scandal has been accused of a conflict of interest.
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Epsom and St Helier miss Friends and Family Test data collection target
PERFORMANCE: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust has missed its friends and family test data collection target.
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Epsom and St Helier misses readmission target for 2012-13
PERFORMANCE: Epsom and St Helier has missed its readmission target for 2012-13, board papers reveal.
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Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust plans landsale
FINANCE: Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust is planning to sell off land at Elmbank.
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Three Birmingham trusts consider co-location
STRUCTURE: A specialist trust in Birmingham is considering moving onto the site of a major local acute hospital as part of a programme of closer working between providers in the city.
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York Teaching Hospital launches service for patients with learning disabilities
STRUCTURE: York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new service at Scarborough Hospital to help adults with learning disabilities receive support when they need hospital care.
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County Durham FT 'struggles' to hit A&E target
PERFORMANCE: Recent board papers from North Durham CCG warn that County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is continuing to “struggle” to achieve performance in recent months against its A&E four hour target, with performance “significantly below 95 per cent”.
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NewsKelsey: NHS faces £30bn funding gap by 2020
The health service faces a £30bn funding gap by 2020, a major NHS England report due to be published next week will reveal.
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Basildon and Southend attempt to salvage pathology labs
FINANCE Two foundation trusts in Essex which face their pathology laboratories becoming financially unviable after a regional reconfiguration are looking for partners to form a commercial pathology venture.
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NewsMinisters give NHS new priorities in 'refreshed' mandate
Ministers have proposed a series of new priorities and targets for the NHS, and said they will press for the reform of GP and other out of hospital services.
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News'Courageous action' required to ensure NHS makes 75th birthday
As the NHS celebrates its 65th birthday, a study has warned it might not make it to its next milestone unless officials to take “courageous action” to transform the service.