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NewsSocial care cuts increasing risk to older people - survey
Older people are being put at risk because of “dangerous” cuts to home-based care which could cost the country billions of pounds, a leading charity has warned.
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NewsDoctors' strike could see thousands of operations cancelled
Contingency plans are being devised for next week’s British Medical Association strike which could see tens of thousands of hospital operations cancelled.
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Patient safety concerns closes mental health unit
STRUCTURE: All admissions to a mental health unit in Grantham have been stopped on patient safety grounds by Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust.
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Durham and Darlington FT invests £800k for ward leadership
WORKFORCE: County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is investing £800,000 to enable ward sisters and community nurse team leaders to spend more time managing, leading and supervising staff and patient care, it has announced.
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£20m income and savings target for Kettering
FINANCE: Kettering General Hospital aims to deliver savings and extra income to the value of £20m by the end of this year.
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SHIP PCTs miss C difficile targets
PERFORMANCE: All four primary care trusts in the Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth cluster missed their targets for C difficile infections.
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Durham CCG publishes five year 'Clear and Credible Plan'
FINANCE: Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield (DDES) Clinical Commissioning Group has published what it describes as its “Clear and Credible Plan” for health services in the next five years.
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Sandwell meets infection targets
PERFORMANCE: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospital Trust has met its annual target for both MRSA and C difficile infections.
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St George's appoints new clinical director
WORKFORCE: The south London acute trust has appointed Heather Jarman to the role of clinical director for major trauma.
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East Midlands Ambulance Service relaunches FT consultation
STRUCTURE: The East Midlands Ambulance Service is consulting on its plans to become a foundation trust.
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Wiltshire CCG appoints accountable officer
WORKFORCE: Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed a former primary care trust director as its interim accountable officer.
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West Mercia PCTs meet cash targets
FINANCE: The four PCTs making up the West Mercia Cluster are on track to deliver against their financial targets to break even and hit the control total surplus agreed with NHS Midlands and the East strategic health authority cluster.
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Worthing Hospital hit by flooding
PERFORMANCE: Work is continuing to clear basement areas of Worthing Hospital affected by flooding during heavy rain on Sunday 10 June, Western Sussex Hospitals Trust said in a statement.
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NewsScotland's Legionnaires' cases increase again
Cases of a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease have risen again, the Scottish government has confirmed.
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NewsMore blood donations needed ahead of Olympics
A drop in people giving blood over the Jubilee weekend led to national blood stocks falling by 7 per cent, NHS Blood and Transplant has warned.
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West Middlesex launches inpatient experience improvement scheme after poor results
PERFORMANCE: West Middlesex University Hospital is looking at how it can improve inpatient experience after receiving its results from the Picker Institute.
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Sussex Partnership signs new catering deal
COMMERCIAL: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust has announced the winning tender for a café at one of its main sites in Brighton.
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Rabies apology from Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust apologised at the end of last month after turning away a patient who died from rabies.
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Sussex FT joins programme to improve services for gay patients
PERFORMANCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has joined Stonewall’s “Health Champions” programme.
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Kent and Medway to take part in forensic research project
RESEARCH: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is to partner with Canterbury Christchurch University on a pilot study into forensic mental health care provision.