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Carnall slams council's 'independent' reconfiguration probe

2012-10-05T09:42:00Z

NHS London’s chief executive has delivered a withering verdict on a council’s criticism of reconfiguration plans, which she said was “grossly undermined by an apparent lack of understanding” of both the proposals and the law.

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Legal challenge to Virgin's children's services contract

2012-10-04T12:36:00Z

COMMERCIAL: A primary care trust’s decision to award a £132m contract for children’s services to Virgin Care is to be challenged in court next week.

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ESyDoc CCG appoints 'patient member' as interim accountable officer

2012-10-03T18:24:00Z

STRUCTURE: NHS East Surrey CCG - which has said it will be known locally as ESyDoc - has appointed Elaine Jackson, who has been a patient lay member on its board, as interim chief officer.

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Staff fears prompt nursing investment by FT

2012-10-01T23:01:00Z

WORKFORCE: A Midlands hospital trust has announced plans to recruit dozens more nurses after staff voiced fears over ward shortages.

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Clinical commissioning group expects to start life with £5.3m deficit

2012-09-28T18:24:00Z

FINANCE: Vale of York CCG is expecting to begin its existence in April 2013 with a £5.3m deficit, due to an inherited shortfall from this year.

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North Yorkshire and York takes 'immediate and extraordinary' measures to cut spending

2012-09-28T18:21:00Z

FINANCE: Financially troubled NHS North Yorkshire and York is to take “‘immediate and extraordinary” cost cutting measures, to mitigate higher than expected demand.

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Trust applies for £21m government loan

2012-09-28T18:03:00Z

FINANCE: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust has applied to the Department of Health for a £21m loan to shore up its finances, HSJ can reveal.

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Brighton's search for Selbie replacement continues

2012-09-28T12:01:00Z

WORKFORCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust is unlikely to have a permanent replacement for Duncan Selbie until at least the start of next year.

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North East NHS Direct staff get pay protection

2012-09-28T12:00:00Z

WORKFORCE: Commissioners have agreed to fund pay protection for NHS Direct staff in the north east following a long running row over pay, terms and conditions.

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Two babies die of rare infection at Staffordshire trust

2012-09-28T11:53:00Z

Two premature babies have died after an outbreak of a rare infection in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.

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Close Heatherwood, argue neighbouring trusts

2012-09-28T11:44:00Z

STRUCTURE: The Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has argued that Heatherwood Hospital should be closed, with funding diverted to its own Brants Bridge clinic in Bracknell.

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Mediation sought in Norfolk over performance and penalties dispute

2012-09-28T08:59:00Z

A major acute hospital in the East of England and its main commissioner are to go to mediation after being unable to sign a contract for this financial year.

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Large teaching hospital trust appoints new chief executive

2012-09-27T13:29:00Z

WORKFORCE: University Hospitals of Leicester Trust has appointed Sandwell and West Birmingham’s chief executive John Adler to their top job.

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Bristol hospital faces accusations over care

2012-09-26T12:59:00Z

An under-fire children’s hospital has defended its record after a second family claimed inept care killed their son.

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Mid Staffs worker suspended over patient assault claim

2012-09-25T18:27:00Z

WORKFORCE: A healthcare worker from Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been suspended amid allegations they assaulted a patient at Stafford Hospital.

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Worcestershire feels pressures of ageing population

2012-09-25T12:01:00Z

The NHS in Worcestershire faces a £200m funding gap and must redesign its acute services, yet plans are facing fierce opposition from campaigners

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All staff offered redundancy by Kent trust

2012-09-24T11:49:00Z

WORKFORCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust has taken the drastic step of offering all its staff voluntary redundancy as it attempts to save £15m to £20m.

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Antibiotic 'boosts spread of MRSA'

2012-09-24T11:07:00Z

A common antibiotic is helping a deadly superbug spread through hospitals, according to research.

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Regulator steps in at Sherwood Forest Hospitals

2012-09-24T09:52:00Z

FINANCE: Foundation trust regulator Monitor today found Sherwood Forest Hospitals in significant breach of its terms of authorisation following a further deterioration in the FT’s finances.

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Leicester Trust to spend £2m to fill staff shortages

2012-09-21T18:10:00Z

WORKFORCE: The University Hospitals of Leicester Trust is to spend approximately £2m recruiting extra nursing staff after a review identified a shortage across the trust.