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Isle of Wight CCG authorised

2013-01-24T14:09:00Z

STRUCTURE: The Isle of Wight clinical commissioning group has been fully authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board.

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Trust pioneers speedy injections of cancer treatment

2013-01-23T10:04:00Z

Cancer patients can now get vital treatment in just five minutes instead of two hours after a new injection procedure was trialled by a hospital.

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Interim CEO to cost trust more than £800 a day

2013-01-22T16:32:00Z

FINANCE: The University Hospital of North Staffordshire will pay its new interim chief executive £211,000 a day.

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NHS East Lancs could face £12m liability for backdated continuing care claims

2013-01-22T14:32:00Z

FINANCE: NHS East Lancashire is facing a potential liability for retrospective continuing care claims of £12m, according to latest primary care trust cluster board papers.

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NHS North Lancs faces up to £14m liability for continuing care claims

2013-01-22T14:27:00Z

FINANCE: NHS North Lancashire could be facing a liability for retrospective continuing care claims of as much as £14m, according to latest primary care trust cluster board papers.

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Nick Balac named Barnsley CCG chair

2013-01-22T14:14:00Z

STRUCTURE: Dr Nick Balac has been appointed as the chair of the NHS Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group.

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Epsom Hospital will remain open

2013-01-22T10:11:00Z

Epsom Hospital in Surrey will remain open, according to assurances given to local councillors by NHS managers.

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Text message reminders saves trust £84,000

2013-01-21T15:21:00Z

FINANCE: A text message service reminding patients about their outpatient appointments at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has saved more than £84,000 in eight months.

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DH gives London £82.5m to cope with winter pressures

2013-01-21T11:53:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Department of Health has allocated an extra £82.5m to London to help it cope with winter pressures.

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Urinary tract infection issues hit Heatherwood and Wexham Park

2013-01-21T10:48:00Z

PERFORMANCE: More than a fifth of catheterised patients at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust had  a urinary tract infection latest data shows.

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Heatherwood and Wexham Park fails on stroke target

2013-01-21T10:36:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust has failed persistently to meet one of its main performance targets on stroke care.

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Rape charge HCA remanded to crown court

2013-01-18T12:40:00Z

WORKFORCE: A healthcare assistant who worked at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust has been remanded to appear before a crown court.

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Shortage of secondary care doctors for London CCG boards

2013-01-18T09:49:00Z

STRUCTURE: Minutes presented to NHS London said there was a shortage of secondary care doctors “of appropriate calibre” to sit on clinical commissioning group boards.

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NHS London midwife vacancies below 10 per cent for frst time in decade

2013-01-18T09:48:00Z

WORKFORCE: The rate of midwife vacancies in London has fallen beneath 10 per cent for the first time in 10 years, according to NHS London board minutes.

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Morecambe Bay mulls judicial review bid over vascular row

2013-01-17T14:51:00Z

STRUCTURE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has warned it may seek judicial review of a decision to transfer its inpatient vascular services to a neighbouring trust.

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AWP criticised in more homicide cases

2013-01-17T13:40:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust has been criticised for the care of three more patients who committed murder or manslaughter.

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Herts trust in list of top gay friendly employers

2013-01-17T12:36:00Z

WORKFORCE: Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been judged to be one of the top 100 gay-friendly employers in the country.

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London ambulance rates well in Stonewall index

2013-01-17T12:36:00Z

WORKFORCE: London Ambulance Service NHS Trust has been judged to be one of the top 100 gay-friendly employers in the country.

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Weston opens extra beds as emergency admissions rise

2013-01-17T12:36:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Weston Area Health Trust has opened an additional ward to cope with increasing demand over the winter months.

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Notts trust is top gay friendly health organisation

2013-01-17T12:35:00Z

WORKFORCE: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has been judged to be one of the top 100 gay-friendly employers in the country.