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Greater Manchester trust to take over Cumbria drug recovery services
STRUCTURE: The trust has won a contract to take over the running of alcohol and drugs recovery services in Cumbria from 1 July 2012, it reported last week.
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Waiting times risk rating worsens at Shropshire's orthopaedic trust
More than a third of admitted patients at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital FT had to wait longer than 18 weeks to be treated.
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Minister denies cutting Welsh NHS budget
PERFORMANCE: Wales’s health minister Lesley Griffiths has said she will not be taking any lessons from her party’s rivals the Conservatives when it comes to the NHS.
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NHS Hillingdon awards NHS 111 pilot contract to Harmoni
COMMERCIAL: The north west London primary care trust awarded the £1.3m contract to the Watford-based provider as part of the national wave two of the NHS 111 service pilots.
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South Tyne FT overhauls appraisal for senior medics
WORKFORCE: South Tyneside Foundation Trust had overhauled its senior medical appraisal process.
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New chief executive to start at Calderdale FT
WORKFORCE: Owen Williams, the new Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust chief executive, is due to start imminently.
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Northern Devon ahead on surplus
FINANCE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust finished 2011-12 with a surplus of £1.6m about £23,000 ahead of its revised agreed plan with NHS South of England.
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Infection rates slashed at Lincolnshire hospitals
Infection rates at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust have been dramatically slashed over the last five years, the trust has claimed.
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Birmingham FT £1.8m behind on CIP
FINANCE: University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust achieved 91 per cent of its £18.8m cost improvement plan savings in 2011-12.
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Final days of survey on Leicestershire community services
The East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group is asking for views on elective care services such as out-patient appointments, minor injury units and minor surgery.
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NewsIncreased sleeping pill use costs NHS £50m
The NHS spent nearly £50m on sleeping pills last year, a sharp rise on previous costs, new figures reveal.
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Contingency funds secure surplus at Birmingham and Solihull MH trust
FINANCE: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust achieved a £400,000 surplus in 2011-12, but only after releasing £2.2m of contingency funding.
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Devon cluster meets 6 week target
PERFORMANCE: The Devon, Plymouth and Torbay cluster met the six week target for diagnostic tests for the first time in 2011-12 during February.
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Chesterfield Royal units get upgrade
STRUCTURE: Work is due to begin next month on a major upgrade to the Women’s Health Unit and a maternity ward at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
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Mid Staffs A&E re-opening pushed back again
STRUCTURE: Clinicians have pushed back the re-opening of Mid Staffs A&E department to October amid concerns recent improvements may not be sustainable.
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Report urges radical NHS centralisation
STRUCTURE: Health bodies in Wales need to centralise swathes of their services if they are to avoid collapse, according to an industry expert.
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NewsHealth workers strike over NHS pension proposals
Up to 100,000 workers across the NHS were expected to take part in strike action today in protest at the government’s controversial pension refoms.
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DH appoints civil servant to prepare for Mid Staffordshire report
A senior Whitehall civil servant has been put in charge of preparing the government’s response to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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NewsPCTs failing to implement continence guidance
Primary care trusts are neglecting to assess need and implement national guidance when it comes to continence services, according to a national audit.
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NewsJoint working to prevent falls could save cash
A more integrated approach to preventing falls could cut incidents by up to 30 per cent, saving money and bed days, a report from the NHS Confederation has found.