All North East articles – Page 40
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Cameron Ward named as Durham, Darlington and Tees director
WORKFORCE: Cameron Ward has been appointed as director of the NHS Commissioning Board’s Durham, Darlington and Tees local area team.
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Governance rating 'damaged' reputation of FT
PERFORMANCE: Managers at Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals FT claim a decision to downgrade its governance rating to amber/red, has had a “damaging effect” on the reputation of the trust.
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RDaSH wins children's mental health training contract
STRUCTURE: A partnership including Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber (RDaSH) FT has won a major contract to deliver training in psychological therapies for children.
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New clinic for living kidney donation
STRUCTURE: South Tees Hospitals Trust has launched a dedicated assessment clinic for living kidney donors at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
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Long waiters 'urgency' at Newcastle Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust has a number of patients waiting longer than 52 weeks, its strategic health authority has said.
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Learning disability services praised by CQC
PERFORMANCE: Learning disability services run by Northumberland, Tyne and Wear FT have been praised by the Care Quality Commission.
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Three North East CCGs sharing chief officer
WORKFORCE: NHS Newcastle West CCG, NHS Newcastle North and East CCG and NHS Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group are sharing a chief officer under an interim arrangement.
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Stephen Childs confirmed as North East CSS director
WORKFORCE: Stephen Childs has been appointed as the managing director of North East Commissioning Support by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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'Amber-red' rating for Newcastle Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust received an “amber-red” rating from Monitor for its governance standards.
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North of Tyne CCGs budgets identified
FINANCE: The North of Tyne primary care trust cluster has announced the delegated budgets for its shadow clinical commissioning groups for 2012-13.
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New high dependency unit opens at South Tees
STRUCTURE: A new high dependent unit has opened at James Cook University Hospital, part of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Newcastle GP practice moved and renamed
STRUCTURE: The Regent Medical Centre in Gosforth, Newcastle, has opened.
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Northumberland CCG calls for rural cash boost
FINANCE: Northumberland Care Trust and the emerging Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group are shaking-up the income of practices in the patch, and lobbying for increased funding.
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Durham CCG publishes five year 'Clear and Credible Plan'
FINANCE: Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield (DDES) Clinical Commissioning Group has published what it describes as its “Clear and Credible Plan” for health services in the next five years.
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Durham and Darlington FT invests £800k for ward leadership
WORKFORCE: County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is investing £800,000 to enable ward sisters and community nurse team leaders to spend more time managing, leading and supervising staff and patient care, it has announced.
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City Hospitals Sunderland implements BridgeHead
COMMERCIAL: City Hospitals Sunderland Foundation Trust has successfully implemented BridgeHead Software’s healthcare data management software.
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NewsSeveral CCGs to be larger than outgoing PCTs
Three parts of the country will have clinical commissioning groups larger than the primary care trusts they will replace.
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North East has higher than average HCAI prevalence
PERFORMANCE: The prevalence of healthcare associated infections in the North East region is slightly above the national average, according to a report from the Health Protection Agency.
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County Durham & Darlington overshoots 2011-12 QIPP
FINANCE: NHS County Durham & Darlington achieved 109 per cent of its planned QIPP savings target for 2011-12.
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Derbyshire chief executive seconded to push FT pipeline in North
WORKFORCE: Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust chief executive Mike Shewan has been seconded to become director of provider development for the North of England.