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Epsom and St Helier secures £5m bailout from cluster to end the year £14m in deficit

2012-01-13T17:31:00Z

FINANCE: The London/Surrey borders trust’s latest finance report said it was planning to hit its revised £14.3 deficit target after “revenue support of £5m has been agreed with sector” and NHS London.

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Cluster goes back to the drawing board on AQP

2012-01-13T15:20:00Z

COMMERCIAL: A south west primary care trust cluster has been told it will have to select an additional service to open up to any qualified provider after one of its first choices did not comply with national guidance.

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Royal Liverpool submits planning application for BioInnovation centre

2012-01-12T18:35:00Z

COMMERCIAL: The trust has submitted a planning application for a 70,000 sq ft Liverpool BioInnovation Centre, to provide commercial scale laboratory space to develop new treatments and medical technologies for the market.

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ICO: Former Royal Liverpool employee unlawfully accessed medical records

2012-01-12T18:35:00Z

WORKFORCE: A former health care assistant at the trust has pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining patient information, according to a statement from the Information Commissioner’s office.

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NHS bosses challenge £375,000 fine

2012-01-12T10:30:00Z

FINANCE: NHS health chiefs are challenging a proposed £375,000 fine after computer hard drives containing confidential information about tens of thousands of patients and staff were stolen.

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£500m private sector community services takeover 'stalls'

2012-01-12T06:19:00Z

COMMERCIAL: The transfer of a £500m contract for community services to the private sector has been delayed due to complications over primary care trust estate.

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South Gloucestershire prepares to tender community services

2012-01-12T05:19:00Z

COMMERCIAL: NHS South Gloucestershire has given notice of plans to put £80m of community services out to tender. Commentators predict other primary care trusts will soon follow suit.

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London queries whether CCG staff loans lead to 'unfair advantage'

2012-01-12T05:00:00Z

WORKFORCE: NHS London has taken legal advice on whether members of primary care trust staff who are “loaned” to clinical commissioning groups have an unfair advantage when the CCG posts are advertised.

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Governors plan inquiry into chief executive dispute

2012-01-12T00:04:00Z

WORKFORCE: The governors of Royal Berkshire Hospital Foundation Trust are planning an inquiry into the conduct of its board following a decision to effectively suspend the organisation’s chief executive.

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Scabies outbreak halts admissions for 48 hours

2012-01-12T00:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Two wards at a hospital in Sussex had to be closed to new admissions for 48 hours last year after an outbreak of scabies.

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Basildon FT looks at 5 per cent cost cut

2012-01-11T18:33:00Z

FINANCE: A tough year is in prospect at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust, which is planning for reductions in divisional costs of 5 per cent.

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Basildon unlikely to hit 98 per cent A&E target

2012-01-11T18:30:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A&E performance against the four hour target stands at 97.8 per cent in the year to date and is unlikely to reach 98 per cent by the end of the year, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust’s board has been told.

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Stroke concern at Cambs PCT cluster

2012-01-11T18:27:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Performance on stroke targets is causing concern at NHS Peterborough and NHS Cambridgeshire.

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Pressure building on Peterborough finances

2012-01-11T18:24:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Peterborough faces significant risks as it battles to break even this financial year, a board meeting heard.

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Welwyn hospital A&E services to be reduced from this month

2012-01-11T18:21:00Z

STRUCTURE: Accident and emergency services at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Welwyn are to be reduced overnight as East and North Hertfordshire Trust continues with a major reconfiguration.

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Greater Manchester signs £1.8m home oxygen contract

2012-01-11T18:13:00Z

COMMERCIAL: The Greater Manchester cluster of primary care trusts has signed a contract worth an estimated £1.8m for the provision of home oxygen services to all 10 PCTs in the area.

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Berkshire Healthcare restructures community service management

2012-01-11T18:12:00Z

STRUCTURE: Berkshire Healthcare has established a new management structure for its community services.

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Greater Manchester cluster proposes responsibility for networks’ funding

2012-01-11T18:11:00Z

STRUCTURE: The NHS Greater Manchester ‘cluster’ of primary care trusts has proposed that it take over responsibility funds held to support the Making it Better reconfiguration of the city’s maternity services.

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New chief medical officer at Rotherham FT

2012-01-11T18:09:00Z

WORKFORCE: A new medical director has started work at The Rotherham Foundation Trust.

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Nottingham named regional trauma centre

2012-01-11T18:09:00Z

STRUCTURE: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has been designated the region’s lead trauma centre