All North East articles – Page 35
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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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Two Darlington CCG governing body members step down
STRUCTURE: Two members of Darlington CCG’s governing body are stepping down, due to health reasons and retirement.
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Authorisation conditions lifted from Newcastle West CCG
STRUCTURE: Newcastle West CCG has been fully authorised.
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County Durham FT 'struggles' to hit A&E target
PERFORMANCE: Recent board papers from North Durham CCG warn that County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is continuing to “struggle” to achieve performance in recent months against its A&E four hour target, with performance “significantly below 95 per cent”.
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Durham Dales Easington and Sedgefield launch campaign against medicines waste
FINANCE: A campaign aimed at reducing unnecessary medicines waste has been launched across North Durham, Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield.
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Newcastle FT governors announced
WORKFORCE: Election results for the council of governors for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been announced.
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Hartlepool begins consultation on critical care shake-up
STRUCTURE: A public consultation on the centralisation of critical care and emergency medicine services at the University Hospital of North Tees has begun.
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New care model introduced at Berwick maternity unit
STRUCTURE: Low-risk pregnant women will once again be able to give birth at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Berwick Maternity Unit from 1 July 2013.
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Monitor probes Tees Esk and Wear over care failings
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has launched an investigation into Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation Trust to determine whether it has broken the conditions of its licence, after concerns were raised over the quality of its care.
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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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Innovative bowel cancer screening at South Tyneside
SERVICE DESIGN: South Tyneside District Hospital has become the first in the country to offer a new screening test to prevent bowel cancer.
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Ambulance target concern at Durham Dales CCG
PERFORMANCE: A Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield CCG board paper warns of “concern” over ambulance responses to red calls in 8 minutes.
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Northumberland, Tyne and Wear launches adolescent bipolar service
SERVICE DESIGN: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Has launched a new adolescent bipolar service
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Independent case report criticises Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Trust
A mental health worker savagely stabbed to death by a paranoid schizophrenic who was living in the community should not have been visiting him alone, a report has concluded.
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Northumbria Healthcare opens health centre
SERVICE DESIGN: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has opened a new £18m health centre in Morpeth.
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County Durham and Darlington installs car charging points
STRUCTURE: Owners of electric vehicles can now charge up at Darlington Memorial Hospital after County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust installed new charging points at the hospital’s car park.
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CCG notes Durham and Darlington A&E problems
PEFORMANCE A North Durham CCG board paper warns that County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation “continues to struggle to achieve performance” for A&E waiting times.
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New South Tyneside CCG admission avoidance scheme
SERVICE DESIGN: South Tyneside CCG has launched an “Improving Care” scheme for patients with respiratory problems in a bid to “deliver care in a different way to more vulnerable groups of patients in South Tyneside.”
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National clinical advisers question case for new North Tees hospital
A group of experts has questioned the case for a proposed new hospital between Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees.
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Durham Dales piloting bladder problem service
SERVICES: A nurse led service is offering rapid access for patients in the Durham Dales with bladder problems.