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West Midlands plans £9m efficiencies

2012-02-09T14:08:00Z

FINANCE: West Midlands Ambulance Service Trust is planning £9m in cost improvements in 2012-13 to enable it to make a £4m surplus.

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South West Essex breaks even

2012-02-09T14:05:00Z

FINANCE: NHS South West Essex is reporting a breakeven position at the end of month nine - which it also expects to be its year end position.

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South East Essex has £634k surplus

2012-02-09T14:03:00Z

FINANCE: NHS South East Essex had a surplus of £634,000 at the end on month nine and is predicting a surplus for the year of £850,000.

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Rampton praised on risk reduction and containment

2012-02-09T13:52:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Services at Rampton Hospital, run by Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust, have been praised for its risk reduction and containment procedures.

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Leicester treating burns patients at home

2012-02-09T13:50:00Z

SERVICES: University Hospitals of Leicester Trust is treating some burns patients in their own homes.

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Suffolk's vascular surgery moves to Colchester

2012-02-09T13:44:00Z

SERVICES: Major vascular surgery in east Suffolk is to be centralised at Colchester General Hospital.

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North Essex to continuing hosting Suffolk community services

2012-02-09T13:41:00Z

SERVICES: An agreement that North Essex Partnership Foundation Trust will host Suffolk community services has been extended into the next financial year.

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NHS Suffolk underspent for year

2012-02-09T13:35:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Suffolk is £0.5m underspent on plan for the year to date and has £2.2m in unallocated contingency funds. It is aiming to make a £1.1m surplus.

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Wrong eye operated on at Hinchingbrooke

2012-02-09T13:32:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A patient had the wrong lens inserted during an ophthalmic at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, and had to be returned to the theatre for it to be replaced with the correct one, Janaury’s board meeting was told.

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Princess Alexandra faces deficit of £1.3m

2012-02-09T13:28:00Z

FINANCE: Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust had a deficit of £1.3m at the end of December, against a planned surplus of £0.3m.

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Princess Alexandra reports seven serious incidents

2012-02-09T13:21:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust reported seven serious incidents in December, including one maternal and neonatal death and three serious pressure ulcers.

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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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West Cheshire clinical commissioners set out clinical priorites

2012-02-08T19:02:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The West Cheshire clinical commissioning group has set out plans to focus on six priority areas over the coming half-decade, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and mental health.

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CCG: East Cheshire Trust dependent on ‘significant reconfiguration’

2012-02-08T19:01:00Z

STRUCTURE: East Cheshire Trust will require “significant reconfiguration” to maintain financial stability, clinical commissioners have stated.

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North Somerset failing on C difficile

2012-02-08T19:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: NHS North Somerset failed targets for C difficile and MRSA during November.

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Newham hospice awarded national accreditation

2012-02-08T18:59:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Richard House Children’s Hospice, in Newham, has been awarded a national accreditation for service standards.

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Commissioners overspending at Newcastle FT by £10.5m

2012-02-08T18:57:00Z

FINANCE: North of Tyne commissioners are overspending on their contract with Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust by £10.5m.

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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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Croydon Health Services looking at £10m savings plan for 2012-13

2012-02-08T18:53:00Z

FINANCE: Croydon Health Services Trust in south London is planning a savings target of £10.1m according to the most recent finance papers the trust has published.

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Nov 30 strikes cost West Middlesex Hospital just £50,000

2012-02-08T18:51:00Z

FINANCE: West Middlesex University Hospital Trust reported that thanks to an “effective contingency plan” on 30 November, the day of the national pensions strike, disruption was minimised.