All North East articles – Page 39
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Mark Adams named designate accountable officer for three North East CCGs
WORKFORCE: Mark Adams has been appointed as the designate accountable officer for for NHS Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Newcastle North and East CCG and NHS Newcastle West CCG.
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NE ambulance service below target in rural areas
PERFORMANCE: The North East Ambulance Service is struggling to achieve emergency response targets in rural areas despite a £1.9 million investment in services, board papers show.
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NewsChild abuse risk at walk-in centres
“Significant and worrying gaps” in the way some NHS walk-in centres operate risks child abuse going undetected, a study obtained by HSJ has warned.
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Northumberland health centre to get £1.7m refurbishment
STRUCTURE: Haltwhistle Health Centre in Northumberland is to have a £1.7m overhaul, extending facilities.
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Newcastle FT more than doubles its recycling
COMMERCIAL: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has more than doubled the amount of waste it recycles in less than a year following a new waste deal.
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Commissioners report Lucentis pressure from Newcastle FT
FINANCE: North Tyneside PCT, Northumberland CT and Newcastle PCT are facing overspending risks in relation to Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust, largely attributable to use of Lucentis (ranibizumab injection).
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NewsRegulator grants conditional approval for ground-breaking PFI buyout
An NHS foundation trust has been given conditional approval for a “novel and contentious” plan to buy out its private finance initiative contracts with a £120m loan from a local authority.
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Northumbria invests £700k in elderly care nurses
WORKFORCE: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has announced it will recruit 30 registered nurses to work with elderly patients in hospitals and the community.
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Treasury scrutinises Northumbria PFI buyout plan
FINANCE: The Treasury is expected to issue advice to regulator Monitor “shortly” on the first ever attempt by a foundation trust to use local authority borrowing to refinance its private finance initiative contracts.
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South Manchester University hospital £69K below plan
FINANCE: University Hospital of South Manchester FT reported a surplus of £80,000 at the end of June against a planned surplus of about £150,000, the trust’s latest finance report shows.
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Tees Valley mulls 'shared public health service'
STRUCTURE: Teesside is considering creating a shared public health service for the Tees Valley.
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Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees CCG establishes five clinical workstreams
STRUCTURE: NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees CCG is enshrining five clinical workstream groups in its constitution.
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Middlesbrough holds first health and wellbeing board meeting
STRUCTURE: The first meeting of the health and wellbeing board meeting for Middlesbrough was held in June.
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South Tees buys 'responsive' website
COMMERCIAL: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a website, described by the firm which designed it as the first “responsive” site of any NHS trust.
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South Tyne FT 'outstanding' on infection control
PERFORMANCE: South Tyneside FT reported “outstanding” performance on infection control in 2011-12 in an annual quality review.
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South Tyne FT struggling to recruit members
STRUCTURE: Membership of South Tyneside FT has fallen, with the trust struggling to recruit in Gateshead and Sunderland, shows a report to the trust’s Council of Governors.
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South Tees £2.2m behind plan
FINANCE: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was £2.2m behind its financial plan as of June 2012.
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Friarage recommendations due in September
STRUCTURE: Final recommendations on controversial plans to reconfigure children’s and maternity services at Friarage Hospital are due to be announced in September.
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South Tees to address elective long waiters
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to address a number of patients waiting longer than 52 weeks, its SHA has said.
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£3.3 million surplus for Newcastle hospitals
FINANCE: Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals FT had a £3.3 million surplus at the end of May this year, according to the latest financial report to the trust’s Council of Governors.