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Meals on wheels deal in West Sussex
COMMERCIAL: Foodservice provider Compass Group and the Royal Voluntary Service are to deliver meals to over 1,200 people across West Sussex.
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Sussex-based accountants target GPs
COMMERCIAL: Sussex-based chartered accountants and tax advisers, Carpenter Box LLP, has launched a new team specialising in the healthcare sector.
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Solihull CCG recruits Nigel Edwards for urgent care review
STRUCTURE: Solihull clinical commissioning group has enlisted King’s Fund senior fellow Nigel Edwards to advise on planned changes to local urgent care services.
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Dorset County behind on surplus
FINANCE: Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust was behind plan on its surplus by more than £400,000 at the end of May, latest board papers reveal.
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Heart of England below standard on ambulance handovers
PERFORMANCE: Ambulance handover performance at Heart of England Foundation Trust was below the required standard in quarter one of 2013-14.
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Royal Devon forecasts deficit
FINANCE: Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust is forecasting a £77,000 deficit at year end against a planned £100,000 surplus.
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Monitor given more time to consider Bristol service swaps
STRUCTURE: The Department of Health has granted Monitor more time to consider whether the benefits of service swaps between Bristol’s two acute trusts outweigh the loss of competition.
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NewsAnalysis: Mid Staffs administrators' plans would see millions in investment
Hundreds of millions of pounds will be ploughed into the Staffordshire health economy over the next three years, if plans by administrators for the future of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust go ahead.
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Controversial decision on Dorset FT merger delayed
STRUCTURE: The decision on whether the first merger between two foundation trusts can go ahead has been delayed until October to give the Competition Commission more time to consider the potential patient benefits.
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NewsHSJ Awards shortlist announced
The shortlist has been unveiled for the 2013 HSJ Awards.The shortlisted organisations, chosen from a record number of entries, will now make presentations to judging panels made up of 85 influential figures from the health sector. The awards will be presented on 19 November at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London. ...
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NewsCQC warned against hospital-centric regulation regime
Mental healthcare providers have warned the Care Quality Commission that they do not want their services to be “shoehorned” into a new regulatory regime that has been designed for acute hospitals.
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News23 August issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for AndroidHSJ, 23 August 2013In the magazine this week we reveal the clinical commissioning groups planning overspends in their first year of operation, while consultant cardiac surgeon ...
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NewsGovernment lodges appeal against Lewisham ruling
The government is to appeal against a High Court ruling over a decision to cut services at Lewisham Hospital.
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NewsFall in number of dentists earning £200,000-plus
The number of dentists earning more than £200,000 a year dropped slightly to around 700 in 2011-12, new figures show.
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King’s Lynn FT to bring in ‘external support’ after regulator mauling
Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust is to bring in “external support” to sort out financial and performance problems identified by regulators, Monitor has announced.
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HSJ LocalCouncil moves to block mental health reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: Plans to remove all acute inpatient mental health beds from Medway Maritime Hospital have been referred to the health secretary by local councillors.
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NewsNHS trusts look to expand into India
Up to 20 NHS trusts are in discussions with Indian healthcare providers about potential business agreements, a senior figure facilitating the talks has told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England forecasts 13pc savings plan shortfall
NHS England is predicting it will fall short of its efficiency savings target by 13 per cent in this financial year − a much bigger gap than that expected by clinical commissioning groups.
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Seven-day GP services to be trialed in Greater Manchester
STRUCTURE: A new six-month trial will see patients in the North West have greater access to GPs, with surgeries opened into the evening and on weekends in a bid to reduce the number of unnecessary A&E visits.
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HEFT slips on orthopaedic waiting times
PERFORMANCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust met its overall waiting lists target despite trauma and orthopaedics and general surgery lagging behind the 18 week performance standard.