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HSJ LocalMarginal tariff money to support seven day working in Bath
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners in Bath and Wiltshire have agreed a plan to spend cash withheld from their local acute trust following a rise in emergency activity on helping it move towards seven day working.
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NewsStudy backs GP melanoma biopsies
GPs should routinely perform initial biopsies to test for melanoma, a new study claims.
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NewsNHS Choices rapped over call costs
The NHS Choices website misled users by failing to state the costs of higher-rate 0844 numbers, the advertising watchdog has ruled.
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NewsUPDATED: Treasury to divert £250m a year to high risk A&Es
The Department of Health is planning to spend £500m propping up urgent care services in the most pressured health economies between now and the next general election.
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NewsChief nurse says major problems now harder to hide
England’s chief nursing officer Jane Cummings has said it is now much harder for an NHS hospital to “hide” poor staffing on the scale seen at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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'Intensive action plan' for Ealing older people's ward with care problems
PERFORMANCE: West London Mental Health Trust is putting in place an “intensive action plan” for an older people’s ward in Ealing, after problems were reported with care, training and bullying.
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Wirral Hospital plans £16m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £16m in 2013-14.
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Salford Royal plans £19m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Salford Royal Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £19m in 2013-14.
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Royal Bournemouth sets itself £9.6m CIP target
FINANCE Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £9.6m for 2013-14.
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All conditions lifted from Newcastle North and East CCG
STRUCTURE: NHS Newcastle North and East CCG has been fully authorised.
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Dorset sets itself £15m CIP target
FINANCE Dorset and County Hospital Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £6m for 2013-14.
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Salisbury sets itself £9m CIP target
FINANCE Salisbury Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £9m for 2013-14.
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh plans £13.6m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £13.6m in 2013-14.
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Tameside Hospital plans £9.7m savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust aims to make cost improvement programme savings of £9.7m in 2013-14.
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Hull CCG chair steps down
STRUCTURE: The chair of Hull Clinical Commissioning Group has stepped down, saying he wants to prioritise his general practice work.
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Dorset CCG reports 'significant financial risk'
FINANCE: Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group’s resource limit will be reduced by £44.3m as a result of changes to how specialised services are commissioned.
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NewsBerwick dashes hopes on minimum staffing levels
The Berwick review into patient safety has stopped short of recommending a minimum safe staffing level for NHS hospital wards.
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NewsBerwick: Staff responsible for neglect should face jail
NHS staff should face jail in cases of “neglect or wilful misconduct”, the high profile review tasked with making zero harm care a reality in the NHS has recommended.
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External review to look at A&E safety at north-east London trust
NHS commissioners have announced that an external clinical review will take place into the safety of accident and emergency departments at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust.
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Oxfordshire council signs off pooled budget plan
FINANCE: Oxfordshire County Council has agreed a set of changes to a shared older people’s services budget, which will now nearly double in size this year.