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Pathology services a target for cost savings in the East
Pathology is not immune to the need for cost savings affecting all areas of the NHS - nor the pressure from GPs for a better service.
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Wedding bells turn to alarm bells for South West commissioning support service
The self-proclaimed “grandest wedding venue” in the South West was the venue for the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire primary care trust cluster’s board meeting.
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Staffing issues warn of 'catastrophic' potential for South Central trust
University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust is reporting rising tensions over staffing levels, in spite of attempts to manage demand.
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Permanent chief at deficit trust confirmed
Imperial College Healthcare Trust now has a permanent chief executive.
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Will a South West community services court case be a pyrrhic victory?
After the dust settles on Michael Lloyd versus NHS Gloucestershire, will campaigners find they have actually won a pyrrhic victory in their bid to keep the county’s community services in the NHS?
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Coastal configuration for vascular services runs aground
The proposed centralisation of complex vascular surgery in Hampshire has been mothballed after trusts failed to agree on the plans.
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Mental health provider under scrutiny in the South West
NHS Bristol’s decision to re-tender the city’s mental health service comes at a bad time for current provider Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust.
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Stroke care in the East of England proving problematic
Providing first class stroke care is problematic in the East of England.
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Surrey backs reforms ahead of public health push
Issues of public health past and present have emerged in Surrey and its surrounding area.
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Opposition likely for Yorkshire reconfiguration plans
Major service change is not getting any easier in North Yorkshire: plans to close inpatient children’s services at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton are back on the agenda, a press release reveals.
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London ambulance service facing new investigation on performance
Difficult times for the London Ambulance Service as it faces a fresh investigation into its performance.
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Cumbrian cause for concern in the North West
Will Andrew Lansley stick with his habit of using Cumbria as poster child for GP commissioning?
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The curious case of evolution in the West Midlands
It’s evolution, but not as Darwin would know it.
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Question marks over Imperial chief executive advertisment
Imperial College London Trust’s advertisement for a new chief executive could mean one of two things.
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South East trusts fall short on information practises
The importance of providing accurate information has come home to roost at one acute trust in the South East.
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North West savings progress still leaves room for trusts to improve
Christmas may seem like a distant memory, but it’s worth recalling that the North of England went home for the break with a big gold star on its Department of Health report card.
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Suspicion surrounds service reorganisation in the South West
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust chief executive Lezli Boswell has become a regular at the local county council’s overview and scrutiny committee in recent months in the face of local uproar at a decision to postpone the reopening of a ward.
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Signs of change emerging in the North East
Commissioners and future commissioners in the North East, like everywhere else, have much to do in the next 16 months, but there are signs of change.
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South East trusts face contrasting outlooks for 2012
Western Sussex Hospitals Trust will probably be happy to see the back of 2011.