All North East articles – Page 36
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Newcastle Hospitals records £19m surplus
FINANCE: Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust had a £19.4m surplus at the end of month eight - £9.6m ahead of plan and resulting in an overall risk rating of four.
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Newcastle Hospitals records disappointing rise in falls
PERFORMANCE: A ‘disappointing’ rise in the number of falls compared with last year has led to Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust introducing a monthly audit of at risk patients.
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Newcastle Hospitals save £74,000 on waste
FINANCE: Staff in eight wards and departments at Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust have saved more than £74,000 by segregating waste – and the approach could save £360,000 if it was adopted across the trust.
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Northumbria nurse given Queen's award
WORKFORCE: A community nurse in Northumberland and North Tyneside has been given the Queen’s Nurse title after being nominated by a patient.
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South Tees community hospital revamped
STRUCTURE: South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust has reopened a ward in a community hospital following £60,000 improvements.
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Northumbria Healthcare launches care home medication project
PERFORMANCE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has launched a team to review use of medication in case homes.
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Leeds West CCG authorised with four conditions
STRUCTURE: Leeds West CCG has been authorised with four conditions in the second wave of CCG authorisation decisions.
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Single authorisation condition for Durham Dales CCG
STRUCTURE: Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield CCG has been authorised with one condition in the second wave of the CCG authorisation process.
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CQC raises concern at Morpeth mental health hospital
PERFORMANCE: Staffing and medicines management at a mental health hospital have been criticised by the Care Quality Commission.
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North of England NED joins North East LETB
WORKFORCE: Professor Oliver James, North of England SHA cluster non executive director, has become chair of the North East Local Education and Training Board.
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HSJ LocalNational review for hospital reconfiguration opposed by Hague
The Independent Reconfiguration Panel has been asked to look at a controversial hospital reconfiguration which has been opposed by foreign secretary William Hague.
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South Tees CCG fully authorised
STRUCTURE: South Tees CCG has been authorised with no conditions in the second wave of CCG authorisation decisions.
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Northumberland CCG authorised with no conditions
STRUCTURE: Northumberland CCG has been authorised with no conditions in the second wave of CCG authorisation decisions.
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NewsWealthy south set to gain from public health funding boost
The Department of Health has almost doubled some councils’ public health allocations, according to research which reveals authorities in the relatively wealthy south and east are among the biggest winners.
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Second trust takes financial help from DH for IT system
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust has become the second to accept a controversial financial support package from ministers to implement the Lorenzo IT system.
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Darlington care provider fined £4,000
PERFORMANCE: St Martin’s Care Ltd has been fined after the Care Quality Commission found concerns at Willow Green Residential Care Home, Darlington, County Durham, had not been addressed.
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Redundancy threat for 750 staff at Yorkshire trust
Up to 750 jobs could be axed at Rotherham Foundation Trust as it looks to save £50m by 2015.
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Delays to two South of Tyne efficiency plans
FINANCE: South of Tyne and Wear PCT cluster has fallen behind on two quality, innovation, productivity and prevention schemes, according to an NHS North of England board paper.
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Northumbria appoints two emergency consultants
WORKFORCE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has appointed a consultant intensivist and a consultant anaesthetist, which it says is part of preparations for its planned new specialist emergency hospital.
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Seaham primary care centre opens
STRUCTURE: A £10m new primary care centre has been formally opened in Seaham, County Durham.