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Royal Marsden sees £12m shortfall from NHS patients
FINANCE: The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust has said NHS tariffs means it faces an underlying loss of £12m a year.
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Trust's response to patient who died in police custody ruled 'inadequate'
PERFORMANCE: The South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust, which provides mental health services in south London, has been criticised by a jury for its “inadequate” response to a patient who later died in police custody.
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Cluster finds extra funding to tackle year-plus IVF waiters
PERFORMANCE: Minutes of NHS South West London’s performance committee said money would be made available to reduce the number of IVF patients waiting longer than a year at one of the hospitals serving the cluster.
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HealthWatch seeks 'assurance' over Harmoni out-of-hours service
PERFORMANCE: Minutes of the meeting of the Kingston Commissioning Committee said it had been told some record checks were being done by an administrator rather than a medic.
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NE ambulance service below target in rural areas
PERFORMANCE: The North East Ambulance Service is struggling to achieve emergency response targets in rural areas despite a £1.9 million investment in services, board papers show.
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Yorkshire Ambulance Service top performer on emergency calls
PERFORMANCE: Yorkshire Ambulance Service has outperformed all other English ambulance trusts on responding to emergency calls within eight minutes so far this year.
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SASH breached A&E target in April
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust breached the four-hour target for accident and emergency waits for two consecutive weeks during the first quarter of 2012-13, according to board papers.
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HSJ LocalCancer services at Chesterfield Royal in UK top ten
PERFORMANCE: The Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust’s cancer service has been placed in the country’s top ten following the results of the latest patient experience survey.
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OFT invites comment on proposed private cancer unit at Guy's and St Thomas'
COMMERCIAL: The Office of Fair Trading has issued an invitation to comment on the “anticipated acquisition by HCA International Limited of the lease of premises from Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Foundation Trust in order to install and operate a private patient unit in relation to cancer treatment and radiotherapy services”.
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Non-exec director gaffe sparks A&E charges row
FINANCE: A Midlands hospital has been forced to clarify its position on charging for A&E prescriptions after a PCT non-executive director misspoke in a meeting.
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HSJ LocalX-ray mistakes investigated at Midlands hospital
PERFORMANCE: A baby and an adult patient were wrongly subjected to an x-ray by hospital staff it has emerged after a whistleblower came forward.
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Steady performance by Frimley Park on four-hour A&E target
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust breached the four-hour target for accident and emergency waits once during the first quarter of 2012-13, according to board papers.
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NHS London approves £1.5m NHS 111 set-up costs in SW London
FINANCE: NHS London has agreed NHS South West London could use £1.5m of the funds the SHA had top-sliced from it to fund part of the set-up costs for NHS 111.
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NHS London agrees use of topslice funding to set up maternity network
PERFORMANCE: NHS South West London has had its bid to use funding topsliced by NHS London to establish a maternity network approved.
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HSJ LocalConsultation pledge on Worcestershire acute service review
STRUCTURE: NHS Worcestershire has committed itself to holding a second round of public engagement on major plans to reconfigure acute services in the county.
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NHS East London and the City applies for topslice funding
FINANCE: NHS East London and the City applied to NHS London for £55,000 of the two per cent top-slice funds to kickstart its sexual health tariff programme.
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NHS London approves £4m funding for SW London reconfiguration programme
STRUCTURE: NHS London has approved a request for NHS South West London to use £4m of top-sliced funding for its reconfiguration programme.
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Main entrance upgrade at Kings Mill Hospital
STRUCTURE: Work has started to change the main entrance at King’s Mill Hospital, in Nottinghamshire to improve patient and visitor access.
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NHS London exempts NHS Croydon from two per cent top-slice requirement
FINANCE: NHS London has approved NHS Croydon’s request that it be exempted from the two per cent top-slicing for all primary care trusts stipulated in the NHS Operating Framework.
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HSJ LocalThousands stop smoking in Northamptonshire
PERFORMANCE: More than 5,000 people decided to quit smoking in Northamptonshire last year health officials have announced.