News – Page 961
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Midlands CCGs agree risk-sharing deal
FINANCE: Three clinical commissioning groups in the West Midlands have agreed to a plan to help them mitigate potential risks for the year ahead.
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Sheffield begins recruitment drive for major trauma centre
WORKFORCE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has been recruiting extra staff as it becomes a major trauma centre. Four extra whole time equivalent consultants will allow for a consultant presence in accident and emergency for 16 hours a day.
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West Suffolk cuts surplus forecast by £0.5m
FINANCE: West Suffolk Foundation Trust has cut its year end surplus forecast for 2012-13 to £1.5m. It had previously expected to make a £2m surplus.
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NewsChild heart op death rates released
Mortality rates for all children’s heart surgery centres in England have been released following the temporary suspension of operations in Leeds.
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Public wedded to NHS funding model
The public remain firmly committed to a free at the point of delivery NHS, but could potentially back charging patients in certain circumstances, according to a survey for the King’s Fund.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: mental health providers for the South East Coast
This week’s HSJ Local Briefing investigates the changing picture of mental health services across the South East Coast region
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Bristol trusts respond to service change 'anti-competitive' claim
COMMERCIAL: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust and North Bristol Trust are to start work to demonstrate the benefits to patients of their swapping services after the Co-operation and Competition Panel concluded it could be anti-competitive.
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NewsHealthwatch chief admits delayed start for some areas
The chief executive of Healthwatch England has admitted some local branches are not yet established but said it will help resolve problems as “quickly as possible”, in an interview with HSJ.
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West Herts trust appoints new finance director
WORKFORCE: A new finance director has been appointed at West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust – which has also got a new medical director as it refreshes its leadership team.
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Private sector brought in to cut West Herts elective backlog
PERFORMANCE: Operations are being outsourced to the independent sector at West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust as it attempts to meet the 90 per cent target for referral to treatment across all specialties.
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HSJ Local
Emergency pressures drag down ambulance turnarounds at West Herts
PERFORMANCE: Only a third of ambulances are able to leave West Hertfordshire Hospitals within the target time of 15 minutes.
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NewsNHS 111 failures have 'let patients down', NHS England admits
Patients have been “let down” by the “unacceptable” failure of some NHS 111 services, NHS England directors have admitted.
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NewsKeogh criticises poor data in NHS following Leeds row
NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has criticised clinicians and organisations which do not gather or report quality data in the wake of the Leeds children’s heart surgery controversy.
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HSJ Local
South Norfolk CCG given 13 conditions for authorisation
STRUCTURE South Norfolk CCG clinical commissioning group (CCG) has been granted conditional authorisation with 13 conditions, the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
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Great Western behind on surplus but ahead on savings
FINANCE: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust was behind on its planned surplus by £811,000 at the end of February.
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CQC finds North Bristol failing one standard
PERFORMANCE: Care Quality Commission inspectors found North Bristol Trust was not meeting standards on record keeping during a routine visit earlier this year.
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HSJ Local
Dudley CCG reports risk on activity transferred to NHS England
FINANCE: Dudley CCG has identified a financial risk over the level of commissioning activity which is transferred to NHS England.
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HSJ Local
Hillingdon Hospitals sees 25 per cent increase in blue-light ambulance attendances
PERFORMANCE: Hillingdon Hospitals Fondation Trust has seen a 25 per cent year-on-year rise in blue-light attendances from ambulances, a board report said.
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Hillingdon Hospitals above sickness absence target rate
WORKFORCE: Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust is exceeding its staff sickness absence target rate of three per cent for the year so far.
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Plymouth wins research award
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Plymouth Hospitals Trust’s research team has won a national award for promoting clinical research in the NHS.