Health Service Journal
Foundation trust status
Stories with this category.
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The Min to close inpatient neuro services
17-Jan-2013
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Hunt approves South West ambulance merger
14-Jan-2013
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Single Torbay takeover partner shortlisted
18-Dec-2012
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South West ambulance trust merger approved
17-Dec-2012
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North Bristol renews plans to go it alone
5-Dec-2012
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Crucial FT meeting for Surrey and Sussex delayed
21-Nov-2012
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Devon Partnership delays FT application
16-Nov-2012
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Weston abandons ambition to form integrated care organisation
7-Nov-2012
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Monitor scrutinises quality as part of Western’s FT bid
6-Nov-2012
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Aspirant FT says it has improved following CQC visit
5-Nov-2012
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Crunch meeting for future of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
5-Nov-2012
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Bath trust's FT bid wins health secretary's backing
12-Oct-2012
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Buckinghamshire trust puts back FT application date to April
9-Oct-2012
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Coventry and Warwickshire fears Monitor pipeline lag
9-Oct-2012
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Royal Cornwall wins health secretary approval
8-Oct-2012
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Surrey and Sussex chief targets infection control ‘challenge’
8-Oct-2012
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North Bristol to 'concentrate' on merger
5-Oct-2012
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South West ambulance merger gets the go ahead
5-Oct-2012
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Northern Devon puts back FT application a second time
5-Oct-2012
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Plymouth trust appoints new NEDs
12-Sep-2012
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Plymouth avoids being 'escalated' as it delays FT application
7-Sep-2012
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North Somerset integration plan hits the rocks
3-Sep-2012
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Kingston Hospital Trust's FT application moves to next stage
10-Aug-2012
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Under-resourced SHA holds up FT progress in Leeds
7-Aug-2012
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Staffordshire Partnership launches FT consultation
6-Aug-2012
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Western Sussex gears up for first governor election
6-Aug-2012
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Kent acutes given more time to provide merger evidence
6-Aug-2012
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East Lancs Hospitals makes 'excellent progress' on FT application
6-Aug-2012
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Bristol acutes to merge
30-Jul-2012
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Beds may seek partner for FT bid
27-Jul-2012
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South Tyne FT struggling to recruit members
26-Jul-2012
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Plymouth Hospitals chief executive to leave
20-Jul-2012
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Candidates for Plymouth top job 'insufficiently strong'
13-Jul-2012
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Nominations open for Western Sussex’s first governor elections
6-Jul-2012
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Western Sussex FT bid given go-ahead by health secretary
2-Jul-2012
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East Midlands Ambulance Service relaunches FT consultation
12-Jun-2012
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DH tells would-be FT application delay 'cannot happen again'
6-Jun-2012
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Trust rips up FT plans and seeks merger
29-May-2012
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Analysed: faltering foundation trust ambitions in Devon
29-May-2012
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FT ambitions will be 'very challenging' for community trusts
24 May 2012
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Bristol acutes consider merger
22-May-2012
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Integration pioneer Torbay to merge
18-May-2012
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TCS procurement could trouble Torbay's FT ambitions
8-May-2012
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London Ambulance chief leaving for New Zealand
2-May-2012
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Chair of troubled mental health trust resigns
25-Apr-2012
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Commissioners back trust's FT bid despite previous concerns
24-Apr-2012
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What are the alternatives to foundation trust status?
19 April 2012
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Ongoing problems for Sussex acutes in race for foundation status
17-Apr-2012
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Analysed: the foundation trust pipeline in Sussex
17-Apr-2012
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Timeline extended for Dartford and Gravesham merger
16-Apr-2012
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SASH announces intention to become standalone FT
16-Apr-2012
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Dalton letter: Cluster chief raised doubts about East Cheshire FT bid
5-Apr-2012
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All-foundation trust NHS plans are 'at significant risk'
5-Apr-2012
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Workforce director appointed at Plymouth
4-Apr-2012
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Royal Devon almost escalated over infection performance
26-Mar-2012
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Wye Valley facing serious in-year financial pressures
20-Mar-2012
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Ambulance trust FT application at risk
13-Mar-2012
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East Sussex plans to be FT by April 2014
5-Mar-2012
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South Central Ambulance achieves FT status
5-Mar-2012
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FT consultation starts in Leicestershire
1-Mar-2012
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Ian Cumming no longer to join North Bristol
23-Feb-2012
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Mental health provider under scrutiny in the South West
16 February 2012
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IT problems cause FT delay for Bath
10-Feb-2012
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Revealed: all but six of London's non-FT hospital trusts unviable by 2014-15
3-Feb-2012
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Ashford and St Peter’s passes latest hurdle in Epsom merger plan
24-Jan-2012
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Trafford takeover will give Central Manchester FT 22pc market share
24-Jan-2012
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Solid foundations: how to lead successfully in the new foundation landscape
24-Jan-2012
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Two more hospital trusts placed in significant breach by Monitor
23-Jan-2012
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Western Sussex Hospitals appoints chair
20-Jan-2012
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West Herts must improve operational efficiency
20-Jan-2012
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How to deliver a successful and sustainable hospital transformation
17-Jan-2012
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Lincolnshire community services trust plans patient consultation over reforms
16-Jan-2012
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Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Heath Trust name-change receives tentative backing
13-Jan-2012
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How a transformation programme helps improve community services' efficiency
11-Jan-2012
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Budding ICO aiming for 'maximum integration'
10-Jan-2012
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South East trusts face contrasting outlooks for 2012
5 January 2012
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Patients launch legal action as trust reviews services
29-Dec-2011
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Plymouth Hospitals needs to improve governance
23-Dec-2011
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North Bristol on track to go it alone
23-Dec-2011
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Royal Cornwall expands size of council of governors
23-Dec-2011
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Coventry and Warwickshire MH trust on track for FT status
19-Dec-2011
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Former heart tsar to join Royal Cornwall board
19-Dec-2011
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Mergers will not make unviable trusts sustainable, warn MPs
15-Dec-2011
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Southend FT found in 'significant breach' by Monitor
13-Dec-2011
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Western Sussex Hospitals passes FT ‘milestone’
12-Dec-2011
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South West shouts about its success as handover looms
8 December 2011
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Worcestershire has to start again with FT application
7-Dec-2011
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Derbyshire Community's FT bid not supported by Chesterfield Royal
28-Nov-2011
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Dorset County no longer in breach
21-Nov-2011
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National quality director takes job as acute chief exec
17-Nov-2011
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Ashford and St Peter’s bid for Epsom confirmed
15-Nov-2011
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North Bristol 'puzzled' to be on Lansley's PFI list
3-Nov-2011
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North East Ambulance Service becomes FT
1-Nov-2011
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Yorkshire Ambulance begins foundation status consultation
28-Oct-2011
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European integrated care models weighed up by struggling hospital
26-Oct-2011
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Ashford and St Peter’s confirms continued interest in Epsom
20-Oct-2011
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GWAS names FT partner
14-Oct-2011
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Weston confirms it is not viable
12-Oct-2011
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Morecambe Bay FT in breach of FT authorisation terms
11-Oct-2011
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SHA highlights 'never events' at West Herts Hospitals
4-Oct-2011
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Doubt over Mid Yorks Hospitals FT readiness
3-Oct-2011
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Southampton gets FT status after DH promise of 'restructured' debt
30-Sep-2011
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare needs new ‘organisational’ form to become FT
27-Sep-2011
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Financial concerns 'escalated' at Ipswich Hospital
26-Sep-2011
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Norfolk community trust requests FT timeline extension
26-Sep-2011
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Bradford District Care Trust seeking foundation status
15-Sep-2011
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Mid Staffs chair to stand down
14-Sep-2011
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West Hertfordshire nearly £2m behind on recovery plan
12-Sep-2011
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NAO to probe Pennine Acute FT bid
5-Sep-2011
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Dorset County agrees £5m loan
1-Sep-2011
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Dorset County to close almost 10 per cent of beds
25-Aug-2011
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GWAS looks for partner to make FT status
24-Aug-2011
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PCT cluster sets out priorities for Bristol area
23-Aug-2011
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Epsom and St Helier announces merger criteria
19-Aug-2011
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Hull and East Yorks chair to step down
18-Aug-2011
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Bristol trust chief executive announces retirement
16-Aug-2011
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Torbay to become foundation trust
11-Aug-2011
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Interim chair put in place at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership
10-Aug-2011
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Amber-red rating for North West Ambulance Service’s FT bid
8-Aug-2011
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Robert Jones and Agnes gains FT status
8-Aug-2011
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First foundation trust authorised in four months announced
4-Aug-2011
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Royal Cornwall chief exec announces departure
27-Jul-2011
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Royal Free to submit its foundation trust application in August
27-Jul-2011
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New Worcestershire trust up and running
18-Jul-2011
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TCS a risk to North Devon Healthcare becoming FT
15-Jul-2011
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Noel Plumridge: the finance director's job interview
14 July 2011
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Calderdale and Huddersfield FT seeks new non exec
11-Jul-2011
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Battle to keep FT board meetings private is 'lost'
6-Jul-2011
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Half of London's non-FTs need 'merger, reconfiguration or both'
27-Jun-2011
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Western Sussex Hospitals loses FT development director
23-Jun-2011
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Exclusive: McKinsey working with trust to see if it can make FT status in current form
20-Jun-2011
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Chesterfield Royal sets aside £40,000 for consultants to tell FT 'story'
17-Jun-2011
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Mid Essex 'reintroduced' into FT pipeline
13-Jun-2011
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Further delays to Bedford Hospital FT application
10-Jun-2011
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South Central Ambulance 'top performing' in England
2-Jun-2011
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Leeds Hospitals working on integrated business plan for FT
31-May-2011
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Kingston Hospital still predicting surplus after April deficit
26-May-2011
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Southampton hospital already behind on CIP
26-May-2011
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SHA approves Western Sussex bid for FT status
23-May-2011
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Purdah delays Hertfordshire community FT consultation
17-May-2011
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals secures £19m working capital facility from Barclays
17-May-2011
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Potential partners for Epsom and St Helier will be invited to bid at end of June
16-May-2011
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Berkshire TCS transfer held up by Monitor process
13-May-2011
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Specialist trust says Monitor process leaves 'no room for growth'
12-May-2011
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Oxford Learning Disability Trust shelves foundation trust application
10-May-2011
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Doubts over Mid Essex Trust's chances of FT status
6-May-2011
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Historic debts threaten West Herts FT application
6-May-2011
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East and North Herts still waiting for reconfiguration approval
3-May-2011
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Avon and Wiltshire look to become FT by year end
27-Apr-2011
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Leading MPs fail to find anything positive in NHS reforms
27-Apr-2011
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Medway FT signs memorandum of understanding with nearby acute trust
26-Apr-2011
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Kent and Medway Partnership asks for Monitor to return in autumn
11-Apr-2011
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Scarborough trust given no foundation trust date
8-Apr-2011
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Commisioners agree to pick up the bill for Portsmouth's PFI
7-Apr-2011
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Chair reappointed at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals
5-Apr-2011
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Hillingdon Hospitals achieves foundation status
4-Apr-2011
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Trafford aims to identify preferred takeover bid by July
1-Apr-2011
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Epsom and St Helier to invite expressions of interest for merger or acquisition
30-Mar-2011
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Portsmouth feeling heat over lack of FT application
29-Mar-2011
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Shropshire County sets date for community trust FT bid
24-Mar-2011
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Kent & Medway FT authorisation delayed till 2011-12
16-Mar-2011
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Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Hospitals to seek FT status in 2013
16-Mar-2011
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Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals set to apply for FT status in May
16-Mar-2011
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East Kent Community Services Trust to apply for FT status in 2012
16-Mar-2011
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Sussex Community NHS Trust to apply for FT status in 2013
16-Mar-2011
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Western Sussex Hospitals Trust to apply for FT status in May
16-Mar-2011
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East Sussex Hospitals Trust to make FT application in 2012
16-Mar-2011
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Surrey & Sussex Healthcare to seek FT status in 2013
16-Mar-2011
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Dorset Healthcare meets all FT compliance targets
16-Mar-2011
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Western Sussex Hospitals Trust set to apply for FT status in summer
14-Mar-2011
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Southend FT challenges Monitor compliance plans
10-Mar-2011
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Scarborough trust chief steps down amid merger talks
9-Mar-2011
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Oxfordshire Learning Disability Trust on the road to becoming an FT
1-Mar-2011
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New finance director for Winchester and Eastleigh
1-Mar-2011
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Oxford Radcliffe and Nuffield merger under scrutiny
1-Mar-2011
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Northern Devon Healthcare Trust on course for FT status
28-Feb-2011
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Devon Partnership Trust FT application imminent
28-Feb-2011
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South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust has not engaged with GPs sufficiently on its FT bid, say commissioners
18-Feb-2011
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Trusts merger will create 'powerful and global brand'
17 February 2011
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Basingstoke and North Hampshire makes the case for integration
9-Feb-2011
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SHA seeks assurances from West Hertfordshire Hospitals over quality concerns
9-Feb-2011
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Mersey Care performance declines, but remains on track for FTe application
9-Feb-2011
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Leicestershire Partnership Trust postpones FT bid
8-Feb-2011
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Surrey Healthcare still holds ambition to apply for FT status in 2013
7-Feb-2011
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Royal Surrey considers ‘integrated’ pathology service with nearby FTs
7-Feb-2011
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Ashford and St Peters considers ‘integrated’ pathology service with nearby FTs
7-Feb-2011
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Frimley Park considers ‘integrated’ pathology service with nearby FTs
7-Feb-2011
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Leeds Hospitals looks for 'solid platform' for FT bid
4-Feb-2011
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn achieves FT status
2-Feb-2011
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Private patient income cap ditching leaves FTs open to legal challenge
20-Jan-2011
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Framework for FT no-hopers 'in the coming weeks'
20-Jan-2011
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Health secretary to get powers to 'direct' Monitor
19-Jan-2011
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FT oversight to move to DH bank
19-Jan-2011
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Acute trust chief executive steps down
7-Jan-2011
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DH sticks to guns on removal of FT income cap and borrowing controls
15-Dec-2010
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Monitor to keep intervention powers during transition
15-Dec-2010
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Financial checks on NHS providers eased
9 December 2010
