All Health Service Journal articles in 3 May 2013 – Page 2
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Two Derbyshire CCGs trial memory clinics
STRUCTURE: Recent board papers for North Derbyshire CCG show that the new organisation is set to trial memory clinics across the patch.
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Councillors criticise NHS Croydon failure to hold individuals to account
Members from six London boroughs question refusal of former PCT staff to appear before committee over £22m overspend
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Leicester City CCG unclear about property cost
FINANCE: Financial board papers from Leicester City CCG warn the board are still “unclear” about the level of funding required from the CCG for property managed by the new NHS Property Services Limited-or PropCo.
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York CCG decides not to routinely fund IVF
SERVICES: Vale of York CCG has decided to follow the example of its predecessor PCT and not routinely fund IVF treatment.
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Frimley Park to progress with Heatherwood takeover plan
STRUCTURE: Frimley Park Foundation Trust has decided to pursue its plans to acquire neighbouring Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust.
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6.5 per cent growth in emergency demand at East Lancs
PERFORMANCE: East Lancashire Hospitals saw a 6.5 per cent increase in emergency admissions at the end of 2012, compared with the same period the previous year, board papers state.
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Ipswich appoints finance director
WORKFORCE: East of England Ambulance Trust finance director Paul Scott is leaving to take up a post at Ipswich Hospital Trust.
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Kingston becomes first hospital trust to achieve foundation status since April 2012
STRUCTURE: A London hospital trust has been granted foundation status, becoming the first acute provider to be authorised by Monitor in a year.
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CommentMedical leadership is vital for quality patient care
We need more doctors in leadership roles, says Chris Ham
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HSJ KnowledgePodcast: Engaging doctors in leadership post Francis
The King’s Fund’s Chris Ham talks to hsj.co.uk
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HSJ KnowledgeBest practice in performance management
Creating value and better team working in NHS hospitals
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NewsHSJ Live 30.04.2013: 'Moves to cut NHS spending'
Government departments are seeking for the health budget to “share the pain” of cuts in 2015-16, reports say, and the rest of today’s news
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Ombudsman: NHS 'failing to listen and learn'
There are “systematic problems” with NHS hospitals failing to listen and learn from patient complaints, the Health Service has Ombudsman said.
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Campaigners raise concern over sale of 'sensitive' NHS data
Campaigners have highlighted a new pricelist for health and care information, and raised fresh concerns about the sale of “sensitive” and “identifiable” patient data.
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NewsCommissioning reforms redundancy count exceeds 10,000
More than 10,000 NHS staff have been made redundant in the past three financial years as a result of the government’s commissioning reforms, according to official figures published today.
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NewsNHS England could 'manage' 111 market
NHS England is to conduct an urgent review of the sustainability of NHS 111 and the market of providers as the timetable for full national roll-out of the service slips further.
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East Leicestershire identifies acute overspend risk
FINANCE: Recent finance board papers for East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG warn that there is a “significant level of financial risk” for the CCG due to the level of over performance across all the out of county providers it commissions from.
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Milton Keynes CCG already overspending on hospital care
FINANCE: Milton Keynes CCG is grappling with a £10m over-performance on acute services.