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Hertfordshire Community Trust appoints David Law

2012-01-30T12:02:00Z

WORKFORCE: A community trust in Hertfordshire has announced two key appointments. Hertfordshire Community Trust has appointed David Law as the chief executive and Dr Hemal Desai as medical director.

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E&N Herts reports £0.8m surplus

2012-01-30T12:00:00Z

FINANCE: East and North Hertfordshire Trust is reporting a surplus of £0.8m after the first nine months of the financial year and is forecasting a surplus of £3.5m at year end.

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E&N Herts misses A&E waiting times target

2012-01-30T11:57:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Less than nine out of 10 A&E patients were treated within the four hour standard at East and North Hertfordshire Trust in the first week of January.

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Norfolk and Suffolk become diversity champion

2012-01-30T11:47:00Z

WORKFORCE: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has joined equality charity Stonewall as a diversity champion.

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Norfolk and Waveney predicts £2m surplus

2012-01-30T11:40:00Z

FINANCE: The PCT cluster in Norfolk and Waveney is still predicting a £2m surplus for this year - but only by utilising all its contingency funds.

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'Major concern' about medicine management at James Paget

2012-01-30T10:37:00Z

James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust has been given a clean bill of health on some of the areas of concern raised by the Care Quality Commission.

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West Herts under pressure after rise in emergency admissions

2012-01-30T10:33:00Z

PERFORMANCE: An upward trend in emergency admissions is putting pressure on West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust.

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Cambridge and Peterborough receives CQC warning notice

2012-01-30T10:30:00Z

PERFORMANCE:  A mental health trust has been issued with formal warning notices by the Care Quality Commission after an inspection raised concerns about patient safety.

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Ipswich expects to bid for FT status next year

2012-01-30T10:23:00Z

FINANCE: Ipswich Hospital Trust does not expect to push forward with its bid for foundation trust status until the middle of the next financial year as it tries to get its finances back on track.

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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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Union attacks Northumbria FT for mileage rate cut

2012-01-27T09:41:00Z

WORKFORCE: The union Unite has said Northumbria Foundation Trust “could face a legal challenge” after nearly halving the mileage paid to some of its staff.

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National team backs Friarage Hospital paediatric inpatient closure

2012-01-26T19:10:00Z

STRUCTURE: North Yorkshire and York PCT; Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group; and South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust are considering proposals to close inpatient paediatric services, and potentially obstetric maternity services, at Friarage Hospital.

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Morecambe Bay recorded £1.2m deficit in first half of 2011-12

2012-01-26T19:10:00Z

FINANCE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust had a year-to-date deficit of £1.2m at the end of September, £800,000 worse than its expected position to that point in the year, newly published minutes states.

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Greater Manchester reduces underuse of private sector contracts

2012-01-26T19:08:00Z

FINANCE: Primary care trusts in the cluster lost £2.6m through underuse of contracted independent sector providers in the first eight months of this year, compared with £4.5m for the same period in 2010-11, its latest finance report shows.

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Poole FT no longer in breach

2012-01-26T19:08:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Monitor has confirmed that Poole Hospital Foundation Trust is no longer in significant breach of its authorisation.

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Surrey and Kent CCGs 'non viable'

2012-01-26T19:07:00Z

STRUCTURE: Two clinical commissioning groups in the South East Coast region have declared themselves non-viable.

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AMU causes hike in mixed sex breaches at Mid Staffs

2012-01-26T19:06:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust overtook Barts last month to become the trust with the most mixed sex breaches after a visit by NHS West Midlands identified a reporting loophole.

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Surrey and Sussex improves on mixed sex performance

2012-01-26T19:02:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust’s performance on mixed sex breaches improved slightly last month.

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Maidstone and Tunbridge improves on mixed sex performance

2012-01-26T19:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust’s performance on mixed sex breaches improved last month.

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East Sussex improves on mixed sex performance

2012-01-26T18:58:00Z

PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust’s performance on mixed sex breaches improved last month.