All Health Service Journal articles in 26 April 2012
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NewsResponse to PiP scare was 'inadequate', say MPs
Action by the government and a health regulator to communicate with women over the PiP breast implants scandal was “inadequate”, MPs have said.
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SHIP CSS to take more than 350 staff from PCT cluster
WORKFORCE: Commissioning Support South, the commissioning support organisation for the Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth cluster, is expected to inherit 363 staff members from primary care trusts.
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Isle of Wight prepares to split commissioner and provider functions
STRUCTURE: The purchaser-provider split is set to be implemented on the Isle of Wight after the secretary of state approved plans to break up the existing primary care trust.
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Virgin community services deal confirmed
COMMERCIAL: Virgin Care (formerly Assura Medical) has now signed a contract with NHS Surrey to deliver community services across much of the county from 2012 to 2017.
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Royal Sussex County part of national trauma drive
STRUCTURE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust is to be part of a national trauma network, the Department of Health has announced.
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GP practice closes in Surrey
STRUCTURE: A GP practice has shut after unsuccessful contract negotiations, NHS Surrey has announced.
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PCT backtracks on GP move after lease agreement
COMMERCIAL: NHS Surrey has sent an “urgent communication” that a GP practice is to stay in its current location just days before it was planned to move elsewhere.
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New private hospital construction to get underway
STRUCTURE: A new private tertiary care hospital that will be part owned by doctors is to be built in Kent, it has been announced.
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CCGs excluding local medical committees, says GP leader
GPs have attacked what they claim is a determined attempt to ignore the views of local medical committees in the developing NHS commissioning world.
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NewsInvestigate two London hospitals, say parents cleared of baby's death
A young couple cleared of killing their son have called for an inquiry into Great Ormond Street and University College hospitals, it has been reported.
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NewsLatest waiting times 'embarrassing' for government - Labour
The government’s own monthly waiting times statistics showed patients are “paying the price” for the coalition’s NHS shake-up, Labour has claimed.
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James Paget receives another CQC warning
PERFORMANCE: The troubled James Paget University Hospitals Trust in Great Yarmouth has been given another formal warning by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsMike Farrar warns to expect politicised mandate
NHS Confederation has said the first NHS “mandate” will spark public and political debate about the service’s priorities.
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Integrate mental health services for bigger savings - Confed
Integrating mental health and physical health services can lead to better patient care and significant savings, according to the NHS Confederation.
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NewsNHS reports strong performance on 18 weeks targets
The NHS continued its strong performance on waiting times in February, achieving all three 18 week referral-to-treatment measures for the second consecutive month.
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NewsNew chief executive for the NHS Litigation Authority
The NHS Litigation Authority has a new chief executive.
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Basildon and Thurrock chair raises cleaning concern
PERFORMANCE: The chairman of Basildon and Thurrock Hospitals Foundation Trust has taken the unusual step of raising concerns about the level of cleaning in the trust in his report to the March board.
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NewsExclusive: Lansley letter requires commissioning board to devolve power
Andrew Lansley has written the NHS Commissioning Board setting out its “strategic priorities”, with an apparent aim to ensure it devolves power to clinical commissioning groups.
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Consultancy wins prize for work with Newham Hospital
WORKFORCE: PricewaterhouseCoopers won a Management Consultancy Association award for its work on the east London hospital’s cost reduction programme.
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Central and North West London Foundation Trust launches recovery college
PERFORMANCE: The mental health and community services provider has launched an educational service for people with mental health issues and those in receipt of addictions and learning disabilities services.