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London FT to replace private patients' PIP implants free of charge

2012-02-10T06:00:00Z

Patients treated privately with PIP breast implants at a London foundation trust will have them removed and replaced free of charge if necessary, it has been confirmed.

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Gloucestershire backs down over social enterprise plan

2012-02-09T16:43:00Z

COMMERCIAL: A primary care trust has backed down on the second day of a judicial review hearing by agreeing to reconsider the future of its community services.

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Imperial reduces deficit forecast to £19m

2012-02-09T00:00:00Z

FINANCE: One of the capital’s most financially challenged trusts is now reporting a significant reduction in its predicted deficit.

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PCT in court over community services transfer

2012-02-08T18:56:00Z

COMMERCIAL: A primary care trust’s claim it could not transfer its provider arm to an NHS organisation is “inaccurate and flawed”, the High Court has heard.

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Royal Surrey manager resigns following sacking of husband

2012-02-08T17:04:00Z

WORKFORCE: A senior manager at the Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust has resigned following the sacking of her husband who was a director at the trust.

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Circle faces £10m hole in Hinchingbrooke budget

2012-02-08T12:58:00Z

FINANCE: Circle will have to cut costs at Hinchingbrooke Healthcare Trust by 10 per cent if it is to break even next year, it has emerged.

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Mothers and babies still at 'significant' risk at Morecambe Bay

2012-02-07T17:12:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The safety of mothers and babies at the foundation’s Furness General Hospital remains at “significant risk”, according to a new independent review commissioned by foundation trust regulator Monitor.

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Regulator installs new chairman at troubled Morecambe Bay hospitals

2012-02-06T17:09:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Monitor has invoked its powers of intervention to install a new chairman at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust, following rising concern about the quality of care and leadership at the foundation.

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Regulator issues Morecambe Bay urgent warning to increase A&E staffing

2012-02-02T16:34:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has issued a warning to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay foundation trust that it must improve staffing levels at The Royal Lancaster Infirmary, after an inspection of its accident and emergency department.

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Croydon out-of-hours care failures exposed

2012-02-02T04:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Serious care and accountability failures in an out-of-hours GP service have been highlighted in a report from a London primary care trust.

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North Cumbria selects preferred takeover bid

2012-02-01T10:45:00Z

STRUCTURE: North Cumbria University Hospitals has named Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust as its preferred bidder to take over the trust.

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Chief executive of hospital trust with huge deficit resigns

2012-01-27T10:32:00Z

WORKFORCE: Julia Squire, the chief executive of Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust, which is facing a £20m year-end deficit, has resigned.

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'Concern' at Nottinghamshire Healthcare's 22 serious incidents

2012-01-24T16:33:00Z

PERFORMANCE: There are 22 serious incidents currently under investigation at Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust.

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MD of Somerset CCG steps down

2012-01-23T17:09:00Z

WORKFORCE: The managing director of Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group has stood down from her role due to a conflict of interest.

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Exclusive: hundreds waited hours for ambulances after software failure

2012-01-20T11:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Hundreds of patients waited hours for ambulances in London when call handlers were forced to rely on pen and paper for 15 hours during a software failure, a report seen by HSJ has revealed.

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Burton FT considering local pay proposals

2012-01-19T00:00:00Z

WORKFORCE: Staff could go “several years” without incremental pay rises and some would only receive “market rate” salaries where there was a “business need”, under a foundation trust’s proposals.

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Regulator to investigate emergency care at Morecambe Bay FT

2012-01-17T18:02:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has announced it is using its investigation powers to look into the delivery of emergency care services by the foundation. The investigation is underway.

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Fourteen CCGs in North of England have structure problem

2012-01-16T16:42:00Z

STRUCTURE: NHS North of England has highlighted problems with the structure of 14 prospective clinical commissioning groups in the patch, including one in Wirral of which prominent GP commissioner James Kingsland is a member.

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Mid Yorks Hospitals' £20m forecast deficit tips Yorks & Humber trusts into red

2012-01-16T16:41:00Z

FINANCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust is forecasting a £20m deficit for 2011-12, despite receiving £14m additional support from commissioners.

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Lincolnshire community services trust plans patient consultation over reforms

2012-01-16T11:39:00Z

STRUCTURE: NHS chiefs in Lincolnshire have told patients that planned government reforms in the county will allow healthcare providers to be “more responsive” to their needs.