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Ashford and St Peter’s confirms continued interest in Epsom

2011-10-20T16:58:00Z

STRUCTURE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed it is continuing to prepare to bid to take over Epsom Hospital.

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Buckinghamshire denies treatments as demand rises

2011-10-20T15:02:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Dozens of patients in Buckinghamshire have been declined funding for “low priority procedures” after commissioners took action to improve failing performance against the 18-week referral to treatment standard.

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Commissioners reject University Hospitals of Leicester waiting times action plan

2011-10-20T15:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: An action plan drawn up by University Hospitals of Leicester Trust to address waiting times has been rejected by commissioners.

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Leicestershire cluster shortlists four services for AQP

2011-10-20T14:57:00Z

FINANCE: The NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland PCT cluster has shortlisted four services to commission on an “Any Qualified Provider” basis.

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Nurses raise concerns about commissioners' private company links

2011-10-20T04:00:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Nurses have raised concerns about a second group of GP commissioners in the north of England with links to a private company seeking to provide NHS services.

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Drop in patient information performance at Kent and Medway Partnership

2011-10-19T19:53:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Only four in 10 patients at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust remember being given an information leaflet when entering the trust, according to a report.

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Kent and Medway Partnership seeking two senior execs

2011-10-19T19:05:00Z

WORKFORCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is seeking to fill vacancies for a chief executive and executive director of finance and resources.

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Finance 'capacity gap' at Leicester City worsens as resources are shared with CCGs

2011-10-19T19:04:00Z

WORKFORCE: The primary care trust has identified a “capacity gap” in its finance team that is worsening due to having to share resources with clinical commissioning groups.

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Derbyshire agrees ambulance commissioning plan

2011-10-19T19:02:00Z

STRUCTURE: Derbyshire cluster has set out its response to the options set out by NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson for ambulance commissioning.

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Stockport FT’s finances fall into red following Stepping Hill investigation

2011-10-19T18:37:00Z

FINANCE: The fallout from the alleged sabotage of saline solution at Stepping Hill Hospital has driven the finances of Stockport Foundation Trust into the red, its latest finance report shows.

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Sharp rise in patient safety incidents reported at Cheshire and Wirral FT

2011-10-19T18:14:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The number of patient safety incidents and near misses reported at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Foundation Trust in the first three months of 2011-12 rose 44 per cent compared with the previous quarter, board papers show.

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Pressures lead to overspend on Milton Keynes prison health service

2011-10-19T18:12:00Z

FINANCE: Pressures on health services at a prison in Milton Keynes are causing it to overspend, according to a board paper.

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Maternity reconfiguration consultation under way in East Kent

2011-10-19T18:09:00Z

STRUCTURE: The future of maternity services in east Kent is to be decided by a three month public consultation, which is likely to see two birthing centres closed.

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Medway FT commended for breastfeeding support

2011-10-19T18:08:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust has been awarded a “Certificate of Commitment” in its first step towards gaining international recognition from the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative.

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Royal Surrey County appoints director of nursing

2011-10-19T18:07:00Z

WORKFORCE: Royal Surrey County Hospital has appointed a new executive director to lead its nursing workforce.

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Oxford Radcliffe fails to keep pace with CIP target

2011-10-19T18:06:00Z

FINANCE: Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust is falling behind on its cost improvement plan and surplus targets, and is overspending on pay costs.

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Hillingdon Hospital revises down CIPs for year

2011-10-19T18:05:00Z

FINANCE: The north west London hospital has cut its “most likely” cost improvement programme total from £5.3m to £4.5m.

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Low serious incident reporting flagged at Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes

2011-10-19T18:04:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Concerns have been raised over incident reporting in primary care, independent contractors a hospital in Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes.

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Acting chief exec named for Bradford Teaching Hospitals

2011-10-19T17:27:00Z

WORKFORCE: Bryan Millar has been named Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust’s acting chief executive.

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Rising referrals cause concern in Buckinghamshire

2011-10-19T17:22:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Commissioners in Buckinghamshire have expressed concerns over rising demand from GP referrals.