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NewsExclusive: David Nicholson to leave by March 2014
Sir David Nicholson will step down by March next year as NHS England chief executive.
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Pay costs 'highest ever' at Royal Berkshire
WORKFORCE: Pay costs were their “highest ever” at Royal Berkshire trust in March.
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Safety not guaranteed at 18 A&E depts amid 'toxic overcrowding'
PERFORMANCE: Patient safety at 18 accident and emergency departments in the West Midlands cannot be guaranteed according to a joint letter signed by leading clinicians from across the region.
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More nurses needed, says East Kent staffing report
WORKFORCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust’s board is being asked to support extra investment in nurses after a staffing review revealed issues in some areas.
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East Kent overcomes pressures to hit four-hour target
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust managed to treat 91 per cent of patients in A&E within four hours in April – despite coming under severe pressure which caused the trust to declare an internal major incident.
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Nearly 20 serious incidents since April at East Kent FT
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust had 18 serious incidents reported in April – including five which had “death/serious sequalae”.
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More than 900 'long waiters' at East Kent
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust had 907 “long waiters” at the end of April – 45 of whom had been waiting more than a year.
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Extra activity driving agency spend at Medway
PERFORMANCE: Pressures from extra activity in March and April has had severe effects on Medway Foundation Trust.
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New chief nurse for Medway FT
WORKFORCE: Medway Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief nurse.
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NewsHealthcare leaders fear 'unintended consequences' of hasty Francis legislation
Senior figures have warned of “unintended consequences” of rushed legislation in response to the Francis report.
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Sheffield Hospitals opens £11m lab
SERVICES: A £11m laboratory centre which will process more than 10m tests a year has opened at the Northern General Hospital.
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Concern about Berkshire FT activity reporting
PERFORMANCE:Wokingham CCG has warned implementation of a new electronic patient record system at Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has created “coding issues” which have led the CCG to question some of the data supplied by the trust.
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NewsHSJ Live 21.05.2013: David Nicholson to retire
Sir David Nicholson will retire as chief executive of NHS England in March 2014 - latest reactions and tweets inside
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NewsPatients able to complain to Monitor about anti-competitive behaviour
Monitor will consider complaints about anti-competitive commissioning from individual patients and representative groups, under new guidance.
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Wokingham highlights MRSA target risk
PERFORMANCE: The latest board papers for Wokingham CCG warn there is a “risk for delivery” in relation to its target of recording no cases of MRSA for 2013-2014.
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Horton hospital changes await commissioning strategy
STRUCTURE: Oxfordshire CCG has issued a statement stating it and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust have agreed any consultation on changes to Horton General Hospital will take place following the development of Oxfordshire’s commissioning strategy, but before the end of the current financial year.
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Bicester building date confirmed
STRUCTURE: Oxfordshire CCG has confirmed that building work is to go ahead for the redevelopment of Bicester Community Hospital is to go ahead from June.
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Overspend reported at Milton Keynes CCG
FINANCE: A Milton Keynes CCG finance board paper warned of an over performance on the organisation’s acute service contracts of £10m in 2012-13.
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Nene CCG echoes CQC concerns on Kettering
PERFORMANCE:Nene CCG has issue statement in response to the Care Quality Commission’s report on Kettering General Hospital.
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Chiltern C difficile concern
PERFORMANCE: The latest performance board papers for Chiltern CCG warn it is “unlikely” its maximum 77 case target for C Difficile for the area will be met.