News – Page 917
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Plans for Bristol and Bath vascular network
STRUCTURE: North Bristol Trust’s Southmead hospital is likely to be the centre of a new vascular network across Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
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NewsChanges to role of FT governors spark 'confusion'
Guidance for foundation trust governors which appears to suggest they should go straight to the Care Quality Commission with any concerns is adding to growing confusion over their role, HSJ has been told.
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Budget tops £400m for North West Surrey CCG
FINANCE: North West Surrey Commissioning Group has a budget allocation of £403.2m for the 2013-14 financial year.
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Surrey Downs CCG budget tops £320m
FINANCE: Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group has a total budget of £321m for the 2013-14 financial year.
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Guildford and Waverley CCG sets budget targets
FINANCE: NHS Guildford and Waverley Clinical Commissioning Group has a total budget of around £230m for the 2013-14 financial year.
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Budget of over £230m for NE Hampshire and Farnham CCG
FINANCE: North East Hampshire and Farnham Clinical Commissioning Group has an initial budget of just over £236m for 2013-14.
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Commissioners and providers ‘map’ west Kent services
STRUCTURE: Commissioners and providers in west Kent are attempting to draw up a future picture of the “modern, efficient healthcare system” needed by their population.
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West Kent CCG sets out future ‘vision’ for local services
STRUCTURE: A “vision for health” in west Kent has been produced by the area’s NHS commissioners.
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Mobile blood teams under threat in West Sussex
STRUCTURE: Plans to axe two mobile blood collection units in West Sussex have been criticised by unions.
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NewsConfusion over plans to ease out Morecambe Bay chief nurse
Scandal-hit University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay’s plans to move its chief nurse to another foundation trust were thrown into confusion today when the would-be recipient said it had not agreed to the move.
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Queen Victoria Hospital chair given OBE
WORKFORCE: Peter Griffiths, chair of Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has been awarded a CBE in recognition of services to healthcare.
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NewsDoctors 'not empowered by reforms'
Almost two-thirds of doctors feel less “empowered” than they did before the government’s controversial health reforms, a new poll suggests.
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NewsPoulter links Morecambe Bay scandal to Mid Staffs
Health minister Dan Poulter has linked the NHS scandal in Morecambe Bay to the previous care scandal in Mid Staffordshire, saying in both cases a “rotten culture” took hold at the hospitals.
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NewsCall for evidence on longer working
Healthcare employers and workers are being asked for views on the impact on staff of working into their 60s as part of a review that could pave the way for employers to make increased contributions for staff in particularly demanding roles.
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Royal Free breaches 2012-13 C Difficile target
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Free London Foundation Trust breached the C Difficile target it had been set for 2012-13.
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Official opening for new Somerset health centre
STRUCTURE: A new health centre funded by local GPs has officially opened next door to Frome Community Hospital.
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Bristol Community Health appoints interim non-execs
WORKFORCE: Bristol Community Health has appointed three interim non-executive directors to replace those who stood down in a mass board resignation last month.
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CCG lifts referral restrictions in Craven
FINANCE: NHS Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven CCG has lifted referral restrictions which previously covered part of its patch, put in place by a predecessor PCT.
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Kingston CCG plans on £71.8m spend at Kingston Hospital
FINANCE: Kingston CCG plans on spending £71.8m of its £108m acute spend at Kingston Hospital, board papers reveal.
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Enfield CCG plans on £8m 'deficit' in 2013-14
FINANCE: Enfield CCG plans to record an £8m deficit in 2013-14, after NHS Enfield finished 2012-13 with a run-rate deficit of £19.2m