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HSJ LocalCongenital Cardiac Association questions Leeds service closure
PERFORMANCE: The British Congenital Cardiac Association has criticised the release of “raw” and “unverified” data about outcomes from children’s heart surgery at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.
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Bleep system replaced at Leicester Hospitals
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals of Leicester has replaced its traditional out of hours ‘bleep’ process with a hi-tech mobile system to provide better care 24 hours a day.
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Trust calls for more early discharges
PERFORMANCE: Early discharge of patients before noon is a key action for staff at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ LocalLeeds child heart surgery suspended after NHS England intervention
A review into children’s congenital heart surgery at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is underway after NHS England intervened to ask the trust to suspend services.
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare FT application delayed three months amid mortality concerns
STRUCTURE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust’s bid for foundation status has been put back three months after it was identified as an outlier on mortality rates.
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Yorkshire ambulance drivers to go on strike
WORKFORCE: Ambulance drivers and other health workers were due to strike today (Tuesday) in a bitter row over savings and union recognition.
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Labour warns over 'unfair' public health budget split
The handover of responsibility for public health from primary care trusts to local authorities could be a “car crash”, the Labour party has warned.
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Bridgewater on course for £1.7m surplus
FINANCE: Bridgewater Community Healthcare Trust has made a surplus of £1.4M to the end of January this year and is on track to make its planned year end surplus of £1.7m, board papers state.
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NewsStockport FT obtains injunction to retrieve financial data
COMMERCIAL: A foundation trust had to go to court to retrieve some of its financial records when a sub-contractor went into administration.
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South Cheshire CCG identifies member GP conflict
STRUCTURE: The South Cheshire CCG governing board has warned of the potential for a conflict of interest for its clinical information officer who also holds the post of executive GP on the CCG.
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Hospital doctor appointed to East Lancs CCG board
STRUCTURE: Dr Steven Allcock has been appointed secondary care consultant to the Board of East Lancashire CCG.
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Manchester children's hospital seeks additional funding
FINANCE:South Cheshire CCG board papers warns of the financial pressures facing Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Lancs Hospitals plans cancer information service
STRUCTURE: A new cancer information service for people affected by or concerned about cancer will be launched by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this spring.
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Ambulance reponse problems in Bury
PERFORMANCE: Recent board papers warn of a decrease in the response times of ambulances against the contracted target across Bury PCT.
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Vale Royal CCG disagreement over ambulance service redirect
STRUCTURE: Vale Royal CCG board papers warn of a conflict between the new CCGs in the region and North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
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Research finds third of East Lancs A&E patients could go elsewhere
PERFORMANCE: Up to a third of patients attending East Lancashire NHS Trust’s Royal Blackburn Hospital’s Urgent Care Centre could be sent to their GP or pharmacy after research has found that many attendees should not be there.
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Cumbria public health director to lead Faculty of Public Health
STRUCTURE: Dr Rebecca Wagstaff has been appointed intrim director of Public Health for Cumbria.
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Stillbirths and infant mortality declining in Cumbria
SERVICE DESIGN: Stillbirths and infant mortality in Cumbria are declining but more can be done to reduce rates further according to a report published by NHS Cumbria.
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West Lancs CCG launches consultation on diabetes service
SERVICE DESIGN: NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group has launched a consultation on the design of community diabetes services.
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Lancashire CSU appoints director of delivery
WORKFORCE: Linda Riley has been appointed as director of delivery at the Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit.