News – Page 926
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Continuing healthcare may cost Bradford and Airedale its contingency
FINANCE: Bradford and Airedale Teaching PCT may need to spend its contingency reserve to cover retrospective NHS Continuing Healthcare claims.
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Bradford hospital contract overspending by £2.3m
FINANCE: Bradford and Airedale Teaching PCT’s contract with Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is £2m overspent, board papers say.
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Ex-commissioning GP joins Northumbria Healthcare FT
WORKFORCE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has appointed a GP who was previously involved in a local clinical commissioning group as a GP clinical director for North Tyneside.
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C Diff target exceeded at Airedale
PERFORMANCE: The C Difficile target at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has been exceeded.
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Emma Latimer becomes Hull CCG accountable officer
STRUCTURE: Emma Latimer has become NHS Hull CCG accountable officer.
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Berkshire West on target for surplus
FINANCE: Berkshire West primary care trust has hit its planned surplus position and is expecting to achieve its year end target of £6.5m.
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Full authorisation for Hull CCG
STRUCTURE: Hull CCG has been authorised with no conditions in the second wave of decisions by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Mid Essex Hospitals appoints new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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NewsRelegate CCGs to advisory role, says Burnham
The shadow health secretary has said clinical commissioning groups should be relegated to an advisory role because councils were more in tune with their local populations than GPs.
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NewsNicholson rejects gagging order allegations
Sir David Nicholson has insisted he “absolutely refutes” allegations he has been complicit in a “cover up” about the use of gagging orders in the NHS.
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NewsDoctors 'can opt out' of tables
Doctors will be given the opportunity to opt out of new league tables assessing their performance, it has emerged.
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Hospital to publish ratings of consultants
Patients at a hospital will now be able to see how well their doctor is performing thanks to published ratings of consultants.
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Quarter of CCGs facing financial 'difficulty'
About a quarter of clinical commissioning groups are facing “real difficulty “ in “making ends meet” this financial year, the NHS England finance director has said.
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NewsThousands of junior doctors raise safety concerns
One in 20 junior doctors working in hospitals are concerned about patient safety, according to the General Medical Council’s annual training survey.
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Hardwick's suppliers fail on A&E target
PERFORMANCE Recent performance board papers for Hardwick CCG show that the A&E 4 hour target was missed quarter three and four last year.
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East Mids Ambulance fails on performance
PERFORMANCE The latest performance board papers for Hardwick CCG show that East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust failed to deliver the Category A 8 minute or 19 minute standards last year with performance of 73.7% and 93.5%.
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Nene faces overspend
The latest finance board papers for Nene CCG show that the organisation “continued to face substantial financial pressures on its budgets” last year.
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Changes to podiatry services expected in East Midlands
SERVICE DESIGN Nene and Corby clinical commissioning groups are consulting over proposals to change community podiatry services.
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Central Manchester awaits MRSA escalation decision
PERFORMANCE: Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust is waiting to hear if it is to be escalated within Monitor because of nine MRSA cases last year.
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Night time confinement proposed for Ashworth patients
FINANCE: The introduction of night time confinement for patients at Ashworth Hospital could save Mersey Care Trust £3.5m by 2015.