All Health Service Journal articles in 7 July 2011
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NewsEU directive blocking trusts from clinical trials, says Confed
Managers are urging the European Commission to reduce the red tape they say is stopping trusts from entering the market for global clinical trials.
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NewsSeven trusts and two primary care trusts finished 2010-11 in deficit, DH says
Two primary care trusts and seven trusts finished the year in deficit, according to figures released by the Department of Health.
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NewsFine trusts and hospitals more for data breaches, says information chief
The information commissioner Christopher Graham has called for tougher penalties on NHS trusts and hospitals who lose patients’ personal medical records.
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NewsEnd-of-life funding change would be 'fairer' on patients
Changing the way end-of-life care is funded across the country would save millions of pounds and help focus on individual patient needs, according to a government-ordered review.
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NewsLansley meeting Future Forum to discuss its future
Members of the NHS Future Forum - set up to review the government’s controversial reform plans - are to meet to discuss whether and how the group should continue.
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NewsTreasury review of NHS charities sparks 'nationalisation' fear
Treasury plans to place charitable assets worth £500m on the public balance sheet for the first time will have the effect of “nationalising” NHS charities, critics of the move have warned.
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CQC launch investigation into troubled east London trust
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has launched a “full investigation” of the acute trust focussing on emergency care, elective care and maternity.
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Taunton and Somerset FT downgraded due to C diff failure
PERFORMANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has been downgraded by Monitor after breaching the Clostridium difficile target for the third consecutive quarter.
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Mid Yorks trust 'alerted to inaccurate finance assumption'
FINANCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust end of year statement of internal control reveals it “was alerted to inaccurate financial assumptions” in November last year, and is planning to save £60m in the next two years.
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NewsDH commits funds to support health and wellbeing board development
The government announced today it was committing £985,000 to support the development of health and wellbeing boards.
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Qualified view of 'financial resilience' for Mid Yorks hospitals
FINANCE: Auditors have issued a qualified opinion on the financial resilience of Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Monitor downgrades Royal Devon
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has downgraded the Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust’s governance risk rating for quarter four.
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Monitor downgrades Somerset Partnership on governance
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has downgraded Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust’s governance risk rating from amber-green to amber red.
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Suffolk Mental Health Trust 'does not have' merger reports
STRUCTURE: Suffolk Mental Health Partnership Trust has said it is not in possession of independent reports into its planned merger with Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health FT.
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Poole and Royal Bournemouth press ahead with joint working
STRUCTURE: The chairs of Poole Hospital Foundation Trust and the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust have signed a joint statement of intent, setting out details of how they will work more closely together.
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CommentInvestment alone is not enough to solve the social care crisis
It is now well established that there is a crisis in social care and that we urgently need more money in the system. But we must also reform the way care services are organised and delivered: a priority that has been absent from recent debate, says IPPR researcher Laura Bradley.
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Heart of Birmingham submits £2.4m of capital plans
FINANCE: NHS Heart of Birmingham has submitted capital plans totalling £2.4m for approval to NHS West Midlands.
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Bury LINk website to allow patients to give anonymous reviews of NHS services
PERFORMANCE: Bury’s local involvement network is to launch an un-moderated website to allow patients to anonymously rate their experiences of health and social care providers.
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Birmingham's PCTs face £44m financial shortfall
FINANCE: Birmingham’s PCTs face a £44m shortfall in their QIPP plans in 2011-12 and an underlying recurrent deficit of at least £53m in 2012-13.
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Leeds Hospitals start year ahead of plan on finance
FINANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust finished the first month of the financial year £1.4m ahead of plan, but has identified risks later in the year.