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Consultation on patient transport in Sussex
PERFORMANCE: NHS Sussex, the county’s new primary care trust cluster, held a public consultation exercise this month to improve its non-urgent Patient Transport Service.
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East Lancashire children’s nurse selected for national ice hockey team
WORKFORCE: A Blackburn nurse has been selected to play ice hockey for England in Canada.
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Southampton Trust gains services as commissioners shun London
FINANCE: Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust has gained £1m worth of cardiac surgery as a result of work by Hampshire primary care trust to move services outside of London.
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NHS Bury deficit rose to £1.7m by end of June
FINANCE: The primary care trust was £1.7m in deficit at the end of June 2011, against plans to have made a surplus of £63,000 by that point in the financial year.
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh plans 486 post reduction
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust plans to reduce posts by 486 whole time equivalents by 2013-14, its three year plan shows.
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NewsTrusts should question whether bullying 'bothers' staff, researchers say
Trusts spending resources on tackling bullying and abuse should consider the extent to which these problems actually “bother” their staff, according to a study.
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West Kent at ‘extremely high risk’ from QIPP
FINANCE: The primary care trust reported a breakeven position after the first two months of the year, but had to use contingencies to avoid a deficit.
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NHS Somerset delegates medicines to GPs
STRUCTURE: NHS Somerset has delegated responsibility for medicines management to the area’s emerging clinical commissioning group.
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NewsIVF treatment errors on the rise in UK
The number of mistakes or near-misses in IVF treatment has more than trebled in three years, figures have revealed.
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NewsStaff absenteeism highest in NHS, study shows
Employee absenteeism in the NHS is failing to be adequately addressed by managers, despite the fact that the organisation has the highest level of worker absence of any sector, a report has warned.
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Southampton trust looks to expand paediatric services
STRUCTURE: Providers and commissioners are supporting Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust to expand its paediatric services.
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Kent cluster still lacking director of finance
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust cluster has reported “good progress” in appointing directors but still has a gap in finance.
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NHS Medway records small in-year surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust had fallen slightly behind plan after the first two months of the financial year, but did report a surplus.
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CQC finds Royal Cornwall has made improvements
PERFORMANCE: Care Quality Commission inspectors are now satisfied with the safety of Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust’s operating theatres.
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Surrey dementia tool to help local authorities
PERFORMANCE: Surrey County Council and local NHS organisations have developed a tool to help councils nationally improve standards of care for people with dementia.
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Coventry nurses develop care pathway for learning disabilities
WORKFORCE: Community nurses in Coventry have developed a care pathway for older children with learning disabilities to aid their transition into adult services.
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Performance notice issued over Caesarian rate at Ealing Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The west London acute hospital has been rapped by commissioners NHS North West London over its year-to-date Caesarian section percentage of 27.7.
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Ealing Hospital £2.6m over contract at the end of June
FINANCE: The west London acute trust reported an over-performance on contract of £2.6m at the end of June, £2.4m of it with principal commissioners NHS Ealing.
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East and Coastal Kent records year to date surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust has reported a surplus for the first two months of the financial year but would have been in deficit without the use of contingency funds.
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SHA proposes 'no pathology service review, no bailout' policy for London trusts
FINANCE: Documents seen by HSJ reveal NHS London is proposing to make financial bail-outs conditional on trusts signing up to its plans to shake-up pathology.