All Reconfiguration articles – Page 58
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CommentGrounds for optimism at last over London reconfiguration
It appears the NHS in London might get its wish on downgrading two hospitals.
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Winchester and Eastleigh consults on maternity services
STRUCTURE: Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust has launched a consultation on the future of maternity services in its area.
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Derbyshire consults on talking therapies service
STRUCTURE: Commissioners in Derbyshire have launched a consultation on plans to reconfigure mental health services in the county, which could involve shutting some services.
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Aneurysms surgery moves from Darlington to Durham
STRUCTURE: County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust will axe its routine surgery for aneurysms with patients having to travel to the University of North Durham hospital for treatment.
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Epsom and St Helier announces merger criteria
STRUCTURE: The trust has announced criteria for organisations bidding to merge with either of its two hospitals.
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Lansley 'will back merger of Chase Farm and North Middlesex hospitals'
STRUCTURE: HSJ understands Andrew Lansley will recommend Chase Farm Hospital is merged with a neighbouring trust.
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Private sector prefered bidder announced for south west pathology partnership
COMMERCIAL: Integrated Pathology Partnerships has been announced as the preferred bidder for a new pathology service for two south west acute trusts.
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NewsFoundation trusts reveal new merger ideas to survive
Three acute foundation trusts have revealed plans to ensure their survival through mergers, plans submitted to Monitor show.
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CommentReview of services in Yorkshire warns of system failure
A high profile review of services in North Yorkshire and York, led by eminent doctor and NHS Confederation medical director Hugo Mascie-Taylor, has come to an end, and is well worth a read*.
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North Staffordshire consults on mental health service changes
STRUCTURE: North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has launched a public consultation, in partnership with NHS North Staffordshire and NHS Stoke on Trent, on its future plans for mental health services.
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Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust opens new rehab unit
STRUCTURE: The trust has opened a new rehabilitation and recovery unit, as part of its strategy to redesign inpatient care pathways.
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Reconfiguration in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire to leave three main acute sites
STRUCTURE: A strategy for the future of acute and community care in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire has made no mention of Ascot’s Heatherwood hospital, which has already been dogged by closure fears.
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Commissioners set out vision for Berkshire and Buckinghamshire reform
STRUCTURE: Commissioners and clinicians have published a strategy for reforming acute and community services in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.
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Winchester and Eastleigh trust spends £690,000 on maternity
STRUCTURE: Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust has announced it will spend £690,000 upgrading a birthing unit, as a wider review of maternity services in the local area takes place.
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NewsOver half of FT plans awaiting DH approval
Fewer than half of NHS trusts’ plans for achieving foundation status have been signed off by the Department of Health, more than four months after they were written.
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First foundation trust authorised in four months announced
STRUCTURE: The first organisation to receive authorisation to become a foundation trust in four months was announced on Friday.
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CommentSally Gainsbury: the £2bn secret subsidy
Will the £500m ministers plan to spend each year on not sorting out failing hospitals suffice?
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SHA publishes major independent review of cash-strapped North Yorkshire and York
FINANCE: An independent review of services in North Yorkshire and York - a financially struggling patch - has made a series of significant recommendations, including reducing the number of hospital beds by 200.
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East Berkshire starts review seeking 'clinically sustainable' services
STRUCTURE: Work has begun on a strategic plan for the future of healthcare in East Berkshire, with the aim of establishing “clinically sustainable” care services by 2013-14.
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NewsImproved early cancer detection initiative begins
A plan to increase early cancer detection rates by a quarter was published today.