All Health Service Journal articles in 12 July 2012
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NewsCCGs may get to rate commissioning board's behaviour annually - mandate
The NHS Commissioning Board may be rated annually for its commitment to autonomy by a survey of clinical commissioning groups, according to its first “mandate” from the government.
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NewsMidlands director appointed commissioning board director of strategy
NHS Midlands and East director of commissioning Robert Harris has been appointed as the NHS Commissioning Board’s director of strategy, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrusts receive £1 billion bailouts since 2006
Struggling NHS trusts have received more than £1 billion in bailout funds in six years, figures show.
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NewsChildren's heart surgery to end at Royal Brompton
Managers at a hospital at the centre of a bitter legal row over plans to streamline paediatric heart services said they were baffled at Wednesday’s decision to stop it performing heart surgery on children.
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NewsMid Staffs Inquiry criticism letters delayed
Letters warning witnesses to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Public Inquiry that they will be criticised by Robert Francis QC in his final report have been delayed by a month, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsData error trust reviews deaths
An trust is probing whether its poor record keeping was responsible for 25 patient deaths.
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Ex-NHS staff held in payment probe
Two former NHS employees have been arrested by detectives investigating allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials, Scotland Yard said.
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NewsExclusive: fear over Olympic drugs overseas sell-on
Some pharmacies in London may request additional drug supplies during the Olympics only to sell them off overseas for profit, it has been claimed.
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NewsExclusive: Commissioning board appoints long term conditions lead
NHS Lincolnshire commissioning director Martin McShane has been appointed the NHS Commissioning Board’s lead for long term conditions.
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HSJ Local
Bradford Hospitals retains amber-red governance rating
PERFORMANCE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust remains rated “amber-red” by Monitor for governance.
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HSJ Local
Monitor maintains amber-red rating for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole
PERFORMANCE: Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Foundation Trust remains rated “amber-red” by Monitor for governance.
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HSJ Local
'Amber-red' rating for Newcastle Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust received an “amber-red” rating from Monitor for its governance standards.
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HSJ Local
Southampton will keep children's heart surgery
STRUCTURE: Children’s heart surgery services will be kept at the University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust after a national reconfiguration programme recommended three other units in England lose their services.
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HSJ Local
Authorisation begins for East Riding CCG
STRUCTURE: East Riding CCG, which covers the area of East Riding of Yorkshire PCT, has submitted its authorisation application.
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HSJ Local
Calderdale CCG gets authorisation process underway
STRUCTURE: NHS Rotherham CCG, which covers the area of Rotherham PCT, has submitted its authorisation application.
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HSJ Local
Calderdale CCG sumbits authorisation application
STRUCTURE: Calderdale CCG, which covers the area of Calderdale PCT, has submitted its authorisation application.
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HSJ Local
DH raises mortality concerns with Hull and East Yorks
PERFORMANCE: The Department of Health has raised concerns about mortality and finance with Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ Local
North Yorkshire and York seeks consultants to help cut deficit
FINANCE: NHS North Yorkshire and York is tendering for consultants to review services and propose cost improvements.
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HSJ Local
Doncaster physios sent to Olympics
PERFORMANCE: Two senior physiotherapists at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust have been chosen from hundreds of applicants to provide high-level sports-specific rehabilitation and advice to British and international athletes during the 2012 Olympic Games.
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NewsSW pay consortium to press ahead with Agenda for Change plans
A consortium of 19 NHS trusts in the South West has met for the first time and agreed to press ahead with plans to break away from Agenda for Change.