All Health Service Journal articles in 15 March 2012 – Page 3
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Extra million boosts NHS dentistry in Surrey
FINANCE: NHS Surrey has announced it is investing an extra £1m in the county’s high street dentists in order to boost NHS capacity.
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Sussex Partnership just about in surplus in Jan
FINANCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust recorded an operating deficit of £52,000 in January, taking the year to date position to a surplus of just £7,000.
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Unexpected benefit from summary care record in Kent
PERFORMANCE: The NHS Kent and Medway cluster has found summary care records are proving to be a “real benefit” to Gurkha families needing hospital care, some of whom spoke little English.
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NewsMonitor reports sharp deterioration in foundations' A&E performance
Monitor has reported sharp increases in the numbers of foundation trusts breaching accident and emergency targets or attracting the worst risk ratings for governance.
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NewsRCGP seeks health reform talks
Family doctors’ leaders have offered an olive branch to ministers in their bitter battle over the government’s NHS reforms.
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NewsPickles backs NHS workers' 'right to wear cross'
Cabinet minister Eric Pickles has supported demands for Christians to be allowed to wear crosses at work as two NHS workers take their case to Strasbourg.
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Herts trust considers increasing use of bank staff
WORKFORCE: East and North Herts Trust is looking at changing the make up of its workforce to reduce the number of redundancies it may have to make when service changes are completed in 2014.
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Herts acute trust still predicting surplus
FINANCE: East and North Herts Trust is still predicting a £3.5m surplus this year.
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Palliative care centre planned at James Paget
STRUCTURE: A new palliative care information and outreach centre is to be built at the James Paget Hospital.
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NewsAcute strain causes hundreds of emergency admission delays
A lack of hospital capacity is being blamed for regular blockages in emergency departments, after data released exclusively to HSJ revealed patients have already spent hundreds of hours stuck outside hospitals in ambulances this year.
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CommentClare Gerada: just don't call me 'ballbreaker'
On why leadership is no longer a man’s domain.
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NewsNHS annual reporting 'inaccurate or incomplete'
NHS organisations are presenting an “inaccurate or incomplete” picture in their annual reports, with some failing to disclose the key risks they face, according to a review by auditors Grant Thornton.
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Cambs FT heading for £2.2m deficit
FINANCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust is heading for a £2.2m deficit this year - despite delivering more than £40m in cost improvements.
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Monitor wanted James Paget interim chief in place sooner
WORKFORCE: Monitor wanted an interim chief executive in place earlier than proposed at James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust, it has been revealed.
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James Paget to tender audit contract
COMMERCIAL: James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust is putting its external audit contract out to tender later this month.
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Royal Wolverhampton's QIPP scheme gets £3m boost
FINANCE: The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust is to receive £3m of central money to spend on a heat and power plant to support Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention targets.
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Birmingham Women's to get £3.2m to expand capacity
FINANCE: Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust is set to receive £3.2m to spend on increasing maternity capacity.
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Shrewsbury and Telford's reconfiguration receives £35m of DH cash
FINANCE: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust is being given £35m from the Department of Health to spend on a planned reconfiguration of services.
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£4m for integrated care in Leicestershire County
FINANCE: NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland, along with the Eastern Leicestershire CCG, is to receive £4m from the Department of Health to redevelop integrated primary, community and mental health services.
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COPD community clinics launched in Beds
STRUCTURE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in Bedfordshire are being offer support closer to home in a bid to reduce emergency admissions.