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New health training facility opened in Birmingham

2011-09-12T17:41:00Z

WORKFORCE: Birmingham City University has launched a state-of-the-art teaching wing that brings all health-related courses together on one site.

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West Hertfordshire nearly £2m behind on recovery plan

2011-09-12T17:33:00Z

FINANCE: A failure to identify key savings has put West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust £1.8m behind on its financial recovery plan, board papers show.

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Portsmouth Hospitals reviews breakeven forecast

2011-09-12T17:16:00Z

FINANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has been forced review its “break even” forecast for the end of the year after breaching the cap on its contract with NHS Hampshire.

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Chase Farm to remain open but loses A&E unit

2011-09-12T13:58:00Z

STRUCTURE: The health secretary has rubber stamped plans to downgrade Chase Farm Hospital’s emergency department and take forward a possible merger with North Middlesex University Hospital Trust.

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Lewisham Healthcare Trust £1m behind CIPs target

2011-09-09T18:21:00Z

FINANCE: The south London acute trust had a shortfall of £1,048k against its full-year target of £16.1m at the end of August.

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Leicester PCT cluster appoints NEDs

2011-09-09T18:20:00Z

WORKFORCE: Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland PCT cluster has announced the non-executive directors who will sit on its new integrated board.

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New chair for Cumbria Partnership

2011-09-09T18:14:00Z

WORKFORCE: Mike Taylor, the current chair of NHS Cumbria, has been appointed the new chair of Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust.

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United Lincolnshire praises staff response to major fairground accident

2011-09-09T18:07:00Z

WORKFORCE: Staff at Pilgrim Hospital in Lincolnshire have been praised for their “outstanding” response to a fairground accident in which 40 people were injured.

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Morecambe maternity services rapped by regulator

2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Divisions between senior medical staff contributed to maternity services at University Hospitals Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust failing to meet essential safety standards, the Care Quality Commission has warned.

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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare gets 40 more A&E beds for winter

2011-09-08T19:35:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is to introduce a temporary ward of 40 beds to expand its capacity and reduce waits over winter, according to chief executive Michael Wilson.

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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare looks to £2m A&E refurbishment

2011-09-08T19:30:00Z

STRUCTURE: In his weekly message, trust chief executive Michael Wilson highlighted the start of work to overhaul East Surrey Hospital’s emergency department and a new patient pathway.

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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare ‘turning corner’ on maternity

2011-09-08T19:20:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust chief executive Michael Wilson has paid tribute to maternity staff by highlighting anecdotal evidence of an improvement in standards.

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NHS Warrington facing 'probable' £4.5m deficit for 2011-12

2011-09-08T19:06:00Z

FINANCE: The primary care trust is facing a “probable” deficit of £4.5m in 2011-12, according to its cluster’s latest finance report.

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Commissioners had 'no confidence' in data supplied by Imperial

2011-09-08T18:42:00Z

FINANCE: Minutes from a commissioner meeting said the west London trust had presented them with data “in which [it had] no confidence”.

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West London PCTs identify £24m risk to their QIPP delivery

2011-09-08T18:39:00Z

FINANCE: Ealing, Hillingdon and Hounslow primary care trusts reported a £24m risk to their QIPP delivery to the cluster this month and are “considering alternative measures”.

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GP plans may result in ‘even greater reductions in funding’ for Countess of Chester

2011-09-08T18:23:00Z

FINANCE: The foundation trust has warned that the, as yet unconfirmed, long-term commissioning intentions of pathfinder clinical commissioning groups may force it to make “significant workforce reductions”.

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Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals starts A&E alcohol screening

2011-09-08T18:21:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust is introducing a screening programme to help reduce alcohol-related illnesses.

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Finance and performance problems persist at Mid Yorkshire

2011-09-08T18:13:00Z

FINANCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is recording an in-year deficit and having problems meeting A&E waiting time performance requirements.

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DH yet to agree FT dates for Mid Yorks and Leeds

2011-09-08T18:10:00Z

STRUCTURE: The Department of Health has yet to agree tripartite formal agreements (TFAs), setting anticipated dates for foundation trust applications, for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

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Southern Health proposes two mental health hospital closures

2011-09-08T15:09:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Southern Health Foundation Trust is proposing to close two mental health hospitals as part of a reconfiguration which is expected to save £4.4m by 2013.