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Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust appoints first learning disability nurse

2011-05-05T20:07:00Z

WORKFORCE: Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust has appointed a specialist nurse to improve care for patients with learning disabilities.

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Quality of coding recognised at Northumbria Healthcare FT

2011-05-05T20:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted for the CHKS data quality award for England.

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Gateshead Health FT on data quality awards shortlist

2011-05-05T19:46:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted for the CHKS data quality award for England.

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East Cheshire NHS Trust shortlisted for coding award

2011-05-05T19:37:00Z

PERFORMANCE: East Cheshire NHS Trust has been shortlisted for the CHKS data quality award for England.

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Norovirus shuts ward at Chesterfield Royal Hospital

2011-05-05T19:15:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Chesterfield Royal Hospital has closed a ward due to an outbreak of norovirus.

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Sherwood Forest Hospitals opens new nurse education centre

2011-05-05T19:02:00Z

WORKFORCE: A new state-of-the art school for nurses, midwives and physiotherapists has opened new premises at the trust’s King’s Mill Hospital.

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GPs in Derbyshire County to pilot CQC registration

2011-05-05T18:44:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust has been named as the only area in the country to pilot the extension of the Care Quality Commission’s registration system to general practices.

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North Yorkshire PCT developing continuing care tariff

2011-05-05T18:31:00Z

FINANCE: North Yorkshire and York PCT is looking at implementing a standard price tariff for its continuing care providers, working with consultancy Tribal.

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South West London and St George's gets new workforce director

2011-05-05T18:07:00Z

WORKFORCE: The mental health trust announced the appointment of Ian Fleming as the new head of workshops and partnerships.

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Gateshead Health buys System C PAS

2011-05-05T18:05:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust has bought System C’s Medway software to provide its main strategic patient administration and electronic patient record system.

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Smaller trusts forced to rethink FT plans

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

STRUCTURE: Several smaller trusts that could not confirm the date on which they will apply for foundation status had previously been confident of achieving it.

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Ealing Hospital merger proposal to be submitted to NHS London later this month

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

STRUCTURE: The west London hospital trust’s plans to merge with North West London Hospitals Trust will see a Strategic Outline Case submitted to the Capital Investment Committee on May 17th.

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Guy's and St Thomas' FT sets improved GP communication as quality priority

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The central London acute trust is working on a metric to measure the communications performance of district nurses and general practice.

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North Central London cluster sets up 'Primary Care Concerns Group'

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

STRUCTURE: The group would “ensure timely and appropriate response to concerns about independent contractors and performers and their services and implement appropriate actions”.

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Two-thirds of staff in North Central London cluster now appointed

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

WORKFORCE: The five-borough commissioning body said at its last board meeting it intended to have all its positions filled by early May.

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North West London Hospitals Trust over performing against maternity contract

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The acute trust has seen “a significant over performance against the contracted level of births” a report says.

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Guy's and St Thomas' to take action on did not attend rates

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The large London teaching hospital latest DNA rate was 13.25 per cent, more than 50 per cent over target.

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Caesarian rates above target at Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The north west London trust recorded a c-section rate of 31.6 per cent for March.

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Guy's and St Thomas' plans £53.2m savings

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

FINANCE: Guy’s and St Thomas’ plans a £53.2m savings plan to generate £30m for capital investment

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Cumbria PCT overspends budget by £5.9m in 2010-11

2011-05-04T17:54:00Z

FINANCE: Draft accounts for 2010-11 show that the primary care trust finished the year overspent by £5.9m.