News – Page 913
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North East Hants CCG cuts surplus plan
FINANCE: North East Hampshire and Farnham clinical commissioning group has agreed a target surplus of £700,000, cut down from an original proposal of £1.2m.
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East of England Ambulance Service Trust continues recruitment drive
WORKFORCE East of England Ambulance Service Trust has held a series of graduate recruitment drive, the trust has announced.
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Ealing CCG moves to join eastern neighbours in federation
STRUCTURE: Ealing CCG has submitted a proposal to NHS England to move from the federation of CCGs in outer north west London to the CWHH collaborative of CCGs.
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Complaint about Kingston orthotics services after patient's £2k shoes put in bin
PERFORMANCE: A complaint was made to Kingston CCG about the orthotics service in the borough after a patient complained “a pair of shoes that had been made especially for her at a personal cost of £2k had been thrown in the bin at one of her NHS orthotic appointments.”
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East Surrey CCG scales back QIPP target but still expects deficit
FINANCE: East Surrey Clinical Commissioning Group has a budget of just over £190m for the 2013-14 financial year, but expects to end with a deficit.
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Bath rejects gagging claim
WORKFORCE The Royal United Hospital Bath has issued a statement in which it “entirely rejects” media reports that it entered into ‘gagging orders’ with staff.
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Taunton's nursing and governance director named
APPOINTMENT Taunton and Somerset Hospital Foundation Trust former director of operations Carol Dight has been appointed as the hospital’s new executive director of nursing and governance.
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Tameside chief executive resigns
PERFORMANCE: The medical director and long-standing chief executive of troubled Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust have both tendered their resignations, a trust spokeswoman confirmed this afternoon.
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Weston 'acts quickly' following CQC criticism
PERFORMANCE Weston Area Health Trust has “acted quickly” to review the quality of care in all wards following a visit by Care Quality Commission inspectors, the trust said in a statement.
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Yeovil announces partnership with Patients Association
A partnership between Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust and charity the Patients Association aims to providing patients and carers with a voice to improve health services.
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Brighton and Sussex loses finance director
WORKFORCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust finance director Chris Adcock is to leave in August.
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Hull consults on maternity strategy
NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group has launched a consultation on its new proposed maternity services strategy for the city for the next five years.
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Warning of risk of further delay to 111 in Sheffield
The latest performance board papers for Sheffield CCG warn of the risk of further delay to the launch of NHS 111 in Sheffield.
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Doncaster and Bassetlaw invests £7m in nursing capacity
SERVICE REORGANISATION Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust is investing £7m in additional nursing and bed capacity over the next year.
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Sheffield Children's introduces 'gene machine' diagnosis
STRUCTURE: Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has introduced two “next generation sequencers”, for diagnosing rare and inherited diseases faster, and developing the study of genetics.
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Ex-DH older people's director wins Hull job
APPOINTMENTS Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has appointed Ian Philp as its new chief medical officer.
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Leeds benefits from pioneering radiotherapy machines
SERVICE DESIGN The Leeds Cancer Centre at St James’s University Hospital set to be one of the first in the world to benefit from two revolutionary new radiotherapy treatment machines.
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Leeds chair awarded CBE
WORKFORCE The chair of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Linda Pollard, has been awarded the CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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NewsOFT to probe health service IT market
The Office of Fair Trading has launched an investigation which will examine the health service IT market.
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Hartlepool begins consultation on critical care shake-up
STRUCTURE: A public consultation on the centralisation of critical care and emergency medicine services at the University Hospital of North Tees has begun.