All Health Service Journal articles in 11 October 2012 – Page 5
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Commissioners forecast East Lancashire Hospitals overspend of £8.6m
FINANCE: Lancashire commissioners had overspent their budgets for the trust by £2.7m by the end of July, and were forecasting an £8.6m overspend for the full year 2012-13.
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Aintree appeals against third recorded MRSA case
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust currently has three recorded cases of MRSA for 2012-13, against an annual target of no more than two, commissioner board papers report.
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals forecast to overperform by £8.1m
FINANCE: Lancashire primary care trusts are forecasting an overspend of £8.1m on their contracts with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals in 2012.
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North Tees takes action on enhanced sick pay
FINANCE: North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust has revealed plans to dismiss and re-hire 5,542 staff to scrap unsocial hours sick pay.
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NewsCommissioning board structure 'could harm specialised services'
Campaigners have expressed concern the planning of services for highly specialised conditions may be become more fragmented, potentially harming patients, under plans for the NHS Commissioning Board structure.
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NewsPublic sector tax arrangements under fire
MPs have criticised the tax arrangements of some public sector workers.
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NewsHealth service in 'distress' after reforms
Government reforms have left the NHS in “distress”, GP leaders have said.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to put a price on pay
Pay reforms need to be designed so that they save money while incentivising staff
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United Lincolnshire chief executive resigns
WORKFORCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust chief executive Andrew North has announced he will be leaving the role at the end of November for personal reasons.
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BMA elects new consultant chair
The British Medical Association has announced Paul Flynn, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in Swansea, has been elected as new chair of its consultants committee
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NewsBurnham vows to repeal Health Act
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has promised to repeal the controversial Health Act should Labour win the next election, scheduled for 2015.
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NewsWard rounds being neglected - RCP/RCN
Short term gains from reducing ward rounds are outweighed by the improvements they bring to patient safety and timely discharge, according to clinical leaders.
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NewsGas technique used to kill hospital bug
Scientists have invented a new way to destroy a bacterium which killed four babies in hospitals in Northern Ireland.
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NewsHunt cautious on NHS spending plans
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he will not make any commitments to future increases in health spending.
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NewsUK ovarian cancer survival rate 'lower'
Women are less likely to survive ovarian cancer in the UK than in other comparable countries, researchers have said.
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NewsNHS to double private patients - Burnham
Some NHS hospitals are planning to use new freedoms granted them by the coalition government to double the number of patients they treat privately this year, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has warned.
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