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Derby Hospitals launches second resignation scheme
WORKFORCE: Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust has launched a second mutually agreed resignation scheme to help it deliver savings of £24m in 2012-13.
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NHS 111 launched in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire residents will now be able to call NHS 111, NHS Hertfordshire has announced.
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NewsExclusive: Jim Easton resigning to join Care UK
Exclusive: Jim Easton is resigning as the NHS Commissioning Board’s director of transformation, HSJ can reveal.
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Royal Berkshire Hospital subjected to 'stage two review' of annual plan
FINANCE: Monitor has undertaken a “stage two review” of Royal Berkshire Hospital Foundation Trust’s annual plan.
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NewsNurses 'warned children about Savile'
Nurses advised young patients to “pretend to be asleep” when Sir Jimmy Savile was visiting their hospital, it has been claimed.
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NewsFresh concerns over NHS data protection
The information watchdog has raised fresh concerns about the NHS’s ability to protect sensitive personal data, warning trusts of further fines and adverse publicity if they fell short of their duties.
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NewsBig drop in GPs lined up for CCG leader roles
Less than a quarter of the clinical commissioning groups created under the government’s NHS reforms will have GPs as their accountable officers, an HSJ investigation has found.
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Birmingham and Solihull MH chief retires
WORKFORCE: Sue Turner has announced she is to retire from Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust.
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NewsProtocol required to prevent information use 'surprises'
New information governance rules must ensure patients are no longer “surprised or shocked” about how their records are being used or shared, the chair of a national review has said.
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NewsNew acute care guidance launched
Acutely ill hospital patients should have access to consultant doctors for at least 12 hours a day, seven days a week to reduce the number of hospital deaths which occur out of hours, leading physicians have said.
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LeaderMaking integration happen
Integration will be as important as competition, Jeremy Hunt has declared
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LeaderThe alternative to centralisation
In rural areas a different set of solutions to care delivery are being explored
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Northampton asks for more time on FT bid
PERFORMANCE: Northampton General Hospital Trust has negotiated a delay in its application for foundation trust status.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance chief retires amidst union anger
The chief executive of East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust’s (EEAST has announced plans to retire following union fury over service changes.
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New medical director for Imperial
WORKFORCE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust has recruited a new medical director.
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NW London consultation closes
STRUCTURE: The 14-week consultation into a large-scale service reconfiguration in north west London has come to an end this week.
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Chesterfield in hand hygiene drive
PERFORMANCE: Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust is to launch a new hand hygiene campaign from next week.
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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.