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West Middlesex University Hospital records 'unexpectedly high' death rates
PERFORMANCE: Minutes showed the Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio for August was 125.3 at West Middlesex University Hospital Trust, meaning the rate was roughly 26 per cent higher than would be expected.
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'Political bravery’ required to keep the NHS ‘the most open health system in the world'
The NHS is “the most open health system in the world” according to the government’s new public data transparency tsar, but only a mix of urgency, political bravery and public and clinical engagement will keep it that way.
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North Somerset failing on C difficile
PERFORMANCE: NHS North Somerset failed targets for C difficile and MRSA during November.
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Commissioners overspending at Newcastle FT by £10.5m
FINANCE: North of Tyne commissioners are overspending on their contract with Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust by £10.5m.
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Surrey and Sussex buys new ultrasound equipment
COMMERCIAL: The anaesthesia department at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has purchased in six SonoSite point-of-care ultrasound systems for its surgical and intensive care services.
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Newham hospice awarded national accreditation
PERFORMANCE: Richard House Children’s Hospice, in Newham, has been awarded a national accreditation for service standards.
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Croydon Health Services looking at £10m savings plan for 2012-13
FINANCE: Croydon Health Services Trust in south London is planning a savings target of £10.1m according to the most recent finance papers the trust has published.
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West Middlesex on-track for year-end surplus
FINANCE: West Middlesex University Hospital Trust is on course to achieve its planned surplus of £1.4m, a board report revealed.
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Croydon Health Services reduces clinical income forecast
FINANCE: Croydon Health Services has reduced its clinical income forecast because of problems at its primary care trust.
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Stockton-On-Tees health centre moving
STRUCTURE: A primary care health centre in Stockton-On-Tees is to move.
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NewsRevealed: CCG funding gulf could 'destablise services'
The first analysis of the budgets set to be given to clinical commissioning groups shows huge variation and has sparked concern about services being destabilised by a shortage of cash.
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NewsExclusive: Care Quality Commission to get external assessor
An “external body” is set to be appointed to assess the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission, HSJ has learnt.
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Mothers and babies still at 'significant' risk at Morecambe Bay
PERFORMANCE: The safety of mothers and babies at the foundation’s Furness General Hospital remains at “significant risk”, according to a new independent review commissioned by foundation trust regulator Monitor.
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North West PTS contracts to be opened up
COMMERCIAL: Contracts for patient transport services in the North West are to be procured on a primary care trust cluster-basis after warnings the existing regional arrangement may break competition rules.
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NewsCQC calls for improved care quality data
The Care Quality Commission is backing a campaign started by Dr Foster Intelligence for hospitals to record simple care quality information when patients are admitted to hospital.
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NewsLord Owen: Lords have failed to alter the Health Bill
The House of Lords has failed to make significant changes to the Health Bill, the influential crossbencher Lord Owen has said, calling on the prime minister to scrap the legislation before it becomes law.
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NewsTraining plans for major government project leaders
Whitehall officials will undergo training programmes before being allowed to run major public projects like the new high-speed rail link or the NHS IT project, ministers have said.
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NewsGovernment benefits clampdown 'increasing disability abuse'
Charities have warned that disabled people are increasingly being subjected to abuse as a result of the government’s focus on alleged fraud and over-claiming to justify benfits cuts.
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Regulator installs new chairman at troubled Morecambe Bay hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has invoked its powers of intervention to install a new chairman at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust, following rising concern about the quality of care and leadership at the foundation.
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King's College Hospital working to avoid year-end deficit
FINANCE: The south London acute trust King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust recorded a deficit of £1.28m in December, up from a £1m deficit in month 8.