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NewsLamb sets social care cap deadline
The care minister has promised a “significant breakthrough” in the government’s plan to introduce a cap on social care costs by 2015.
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NewsBennett appointed to permanent chief executive role at Monitor
The Monitor board has appointed interim chief executive David Bennett to the permanent role at the foundation trust regulator.
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NewsHunt announces crackdown on unsafe surgery
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced plans for a taskforce to improve safety of surgery after it emerged more than 80 per cent of never events during 2011-12 occurred in operating theatres.
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NewsImpact of deprivation on death rates limited
Ten trusts had a higher than expected mortality rate during 2011-12, in comparison to 14 during the previous year, latest data reveals.
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NewsHealth department 'inventing rules'
There is real concern that NHS organisations will go bankrupt under the new arrangements being brought in by the government’s health reforms but ministers have failed to make clear what they will do if it happens, a parliamentary report has warned.
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Heatherwood and Wexham Park misses waiting time target in two specialties
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust missed its waiting time target in the trauma and orthopaedics and ear nose and throat specialties, primary care trust board papers show.
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Berkshire East releases reserves to hit surplus target
FINANCE: Berkshire East primary care trust was forecasting it would achieve its planned surplus for 2012-13, after committing to releasing contingency funding to cover overspends on several providers.
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NewsHSJ Briefing: general practice services and policy
The growing pressure for general practice to meet rising NHS demand rests on a slow but steady path of improvement
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NewsCommissioning board extends control as 'specialised' budget balloons
The budget for specialised commissioning will increase by more than 40 per cent, in a move which will centralise responsibility for many services.
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NewsUPDATED: Hunt advised to break up South London Healthcare
The trust special administrator this morning issued his draft report into the first organisation to face the NHS’s failure regime, recommending the trust is broken up.
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NewsPlans for South London Healthcare's future to be unveiled
Plans to solve the financial problems at an NHS trust which was taken over by an administrator for being on the brink of bankruptcy are to be outlined today.
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New £21m community hospital for Dover
STRUCTURE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust’s board of directors have agreed the full business case for a new community hospital in Dover.
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Birmingham QIPP forecast improves slightly to 46pc shortfall
FINANCE: Efficiency schemes in Birmingham and Solihull are still only expected to yield little more than half their savings targets for 2012-13, despite efforts from clinical commissioning groups to close the gap.
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Chair of rejected aspirant foundation trust resigns
WORKFORCE: The chair of the Royal Wolverhampton Trust has stepped down after the trust’s foundation trust bid was rejected by Monitor.
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News£3.1bn spent over NHS pregnancy errors
Errors made by medical staff when caring for pregnant women have cost the NHS £3.1 billion over the last 10 years, figures show.
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New unit will ‘complement and support A&E’
STRUCTURE: A new Urgent Medical and Ambulatory Unit at Maidstone Hospital will “support and enhance” services provided in accident and emergency, rather than replace them, say doctors.
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East Sussex £2.7m behind plan
FINANCE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust had an adjusted deficit of £1,818k year-to-date in August and an adverse variance against plan of £2,700k, according to board papers.
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Heart of England A&E waits a 'significant concern'
PERFORMANCE: Accident and emergency waits at Heart of England Foundation Trust have been identified as a “significant concern” after failing to meet the four hour target during 2012-13.
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Helipad operational at Frimley Park
STRUCTURE: Frimley Park Hospital received its first patient by air ambulance this month after its new helipad became fully operational.
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South Bristol minor injuries unit fails to attract A&E patients
FINANCE: Attendances at the new South Bristol Community Hospital minor injuries unit are below planned levels, creating a risk of an overspend for commisisoners.