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In full: CCG leader names
Information is from Health Service Journal research in September and October 2012. Although the majority of clinical commissioning groups have now decided their chairs and accountable officers, in some cases they may still change. HSJ intends to publish updated lists in future.
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NewsNHS commissioners could be made to pool budgets with councils
Care and Support Bill may require CCGs to pool budgets with local authorities
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London Ambulance appoints new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Ann Radmore has been appointed chief executive of London Ambulance Service.
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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals in deficit and £1.7m behind plan
FINANCE: The foundation trust’s August finance report shows a year-to-date deficit of £588,100 after exceptional items, against a planned surplus for the period of £1.1m.
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Trust 'shocked' at Sir Jimmy Savile allegations
PATIENT SAFETY Buckinghamshire Healthcare, the trust that runs Stoke Mandeville Hospital, has said it is “shocked” over allegations that Sir Jimmy Savile abused children while volunteering there.
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NHS Gloucestershire prepares for decision on community services
STRUCTURE: Staff and residents in Gloucestershire have overwhelmingly given their support to the creation of a new NHS trust for the county’s community services.
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NewsHospital baby dies in bug outbreak
A premature baby has died in hospital following an outbreak of the pseudomonas bacteria, it has emerged.
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New chair for one of UK's most troubled trusts
WORKFORCE: A new chair has been appointed at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust.
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Poole maternity unit closed for 27 hours
PERFORMANCE: Poole Hospital Foundation Trust was forced to close its maternity unit to new admissions for 27 hours on 15 and 16 August.
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Brighton board signs off business case for surgical unit
STRUCTURE: The board of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has given the go ahead for a new day surgery centre.
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Midwife led maternity unit opens in East Kent
STRUCTURE: St Peters midwifery-led unit opened last month at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, Margate.
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Four overdue patient safety alerts for Aintree
PERFORMANCE: The number of overdue patient safety alerts outstanding for the trust has dropped to four, according to latest central alerting system data.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: a new model of hospital care in Cornwall
A pilot urgent care model for Cornwall has fired the enthusiasm of providers while raising questions including start-up funding
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NewsTrust plans to dismiss and re-hire 5,500 staff to cut sick pay
A north eastern foundation trust has revealed plans to dismiss and re-hire 5,542 staff to make savings on its sick pay bill, in a move believed to be unprecedented in its scale.
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NewsAccountability probe could lead to regulation for managers
The government signalled a possible move towards the regulation of NHS managers as new health secretary Jeremy Hunt launched a probe to determine how they might be held to account for care failures.
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NewsHunt backs 'simple and short' NHS mandate
The new health secretary wants to publish a “simple and short” mandate for the NHS, in order to “unleash local innovation”, he has said.
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NewsUnions push back against pay freeze calls
Health unions will push back against calls for a continued pay freeze in the NHS by warning that a third of health service employees have seriously considered leaving their jobs in the past year.
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Buckinghamshire trust puts back FT application date to April
STRUCTURE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust has agreed a revised timetable for submission of its application to become a foundation trust.
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Coventry and Warwickshire fears Monitor pipeline lag
STRUCTURE: Monitor’s foundation trust authorisation pipeline has been highlighted as a “red” risk by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust.
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NewsGovernment to commit the NHS to a "paperless" future
The government will this month commit the NHS to a “paperless” future, according to the Commissioning Board’s informatics chief.