All Health Service Journal articles in 16 August 2012 – Page 3

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GP gains role on health and wellbeing board

2012-08-20T17:04:00Z

WORKFORCE: A GP commissioner has been appointed as deputy chair of West Sussex’s emerging health and wellbeing board.
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Mid Staffs in measles infection plea

2012-08-21T11:08:00Z

Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has asked patients and visitors who have had contact with someone with measles to stay away from the hospital.
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PCTs predict underspend despite acute over-performance

2012-08-21T11:14:00Z

FINANCE: Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire Cluster of PCTs is reporting it is on target to meet its financial budget this year despite significant over-performance by the region’s acute trusts.
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Royal Brompton predicts tougher private patient market

2012-08-22T10:39:00Z

COMMERCIAL: The Royal Brompton and Harefield Foundation Trust predicts a tougher market for private patients over the coming years.
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OUH delayed discharges fall slightly

2012-08-22T10:46:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care in Oxfordshire have fallen from their peak in March, but remain well ahead of plan.
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South London and Maudsley predict defict in 2014-15

2012-08-22T10:47:00Z

FINANCE: The South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust is predicting a deficit for 2014-15, its annual plan review reveals.
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Phil Mettam confirmed as Bassetlaw CCG chief officer (designate)

2012-08-22T10:48:00Z

WORKFORCE: Phil Mettam has been confirmed as the chief officer (designate) of NHS Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group.
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Commissioners report Lucentis pressure from Newcastle FT

2012-08-22T10:54:00Z

FINANCE: North Tyneside PCT, Northumberland CT and Newcastle PCT are facing overspending risks in relation to Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust, largely attributable to use of Lucentis (ranibizumab injection).
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Jane Hawkard confirmed as East Riding CCG chief officer designate

2012-08-22T10:55:00Z

WORKFORCE: Jane Hawkard has been confirmed as the Chief Officer (designate) of NHS East Riding of Yorkshire CCG.
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Royal Brompton anticipates using loan facility

2012-08-22T10:56:00Z

FINANCE: The Royal Brompton and Harefield Foundation Trust anticipates that “pressure on its liquidity” will mean it may have to get commercial loans for some capital projects.
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Newcastle FT more than doubles its recycling

2012-08-22T10:57:00Z

COMMERCIAL: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has more than doubled the amount of waste it recycles in less than a year following a new waste deal.
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Northumberland health centre to get £1.7m refurbishment

2012-08-22T10:58:00Z

STRUCTURE: Haltwhistle Health Centre in Northumberland is to have a £1.7m overhaul, extending facilities.
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Mental health trust to host Yorkshire public health initiative

2012-08-22T10:59:00Z

STRUCTURE: South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is to host Altogether Better, a Yorkshire and the Humber wide public health programme.
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Nottingham GPs join DH access pilot

2012-08-22T11:04:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Seven GP practices in Nottingham City have started offering services to patients outside their practice boundary as part of the Department of Health’s GP Choice Pilot scheme.
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High proportion of Dorset cancer patients 'not involved' in care

2012-08-22T11:52:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust scored poorly on measures of involving patients in their care in the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey for 2011-12.
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Cancer patients report too few nurses at Gloucestershire Hospitals

2012-08-22T11:53:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Almost half of cancer patients at Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust thought there were not always enough nurses on duty, according to the results of the National Cancer Patient Experience survey.
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Mixed bag for Great Western doctors in national cancer survey

2012-08-22T15:37:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust scored was among the 20 per cent of highest scoring trusts when cancer patients were asked whether doctors had talked in front of them as if they were not there.
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Royal Cornwall issued with contract notice

2012-08-22T15:38:00Z

PERFORMANCE: NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly has issued a contract notice to Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust for poor performance against the four hour accident and emergency target in in April and May.
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North Bristol Trust cancer patients complain of cancelled procedures

2012-08-23T14:17:00Z

PERFORMANCE: North Bristol Trust was in the worst performing 20 per cent of trusts for changing admission dates for cancer patients, according to the results of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey for 2011-12.
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Northern Devon cancer patients raise privacy concerns

2012-08-23T14:17:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Just 81 per cent of cancer patients at Northern Devon Healthcare Trust felt they were told about their diagnosis sensitively, according to the results of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey.