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NewsPregnancy-related deaths rise 'worrying' doctors
A rise in the number of women dying during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth has prompted leading doctors to call for something to be done about this “worrying” phenomenon.
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All Devon practices members of eight emerging CCGs
STRUCTURE: All GP practices in Devon are signed up to one of eight emerging clinical commissioning groups.
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Warwickshire PCT reserves offset acute overperformance
FINANCE: Warwickshire primary care trust has had to offset overperformance on its acute contracts by releasing £1.3m worth of reserves.
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Nearly all Staffs practices in CCGs
STRUCTURE: Nearly all South Staffordshire PCT GP practices are within one of five emerging clinical commissioning groups.
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North Staffs mental health trust proposes hospital closure
COMMERCIAL: North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust is consulting on the closure of a 100 year old mental health hospital to move care “closer to home”.
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NewsWelsh government union payments slammed by Conservatives
More than £2m of public money has been paid to trade unions by the Welsh government, new figures show.
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Warwickshire PCT plans multi-use 'health and wellbeing centre' with council
STRUCTURE: Warwickshire primary care trust is proposing to build a “health and wellbeing centre” incorporating a GP-led community hospital and social care.
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Work begins on £5m unit at Colchester FT
COMMERCIAL: Work has begun on a £5m unit to decontaminate medical instruments and equipment at Colchester Hospital University FT.
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Hereford Hospital passes CQC check but with minor concerns on dignity
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but minor concerns were noted on dignity, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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Doncaster and Bassetlaw FT awards printing contract
COMMERCIAL: The FT has awarded a contract for its general printing requirements to a local firm.
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Interim chair put in place at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership
WORKFORCE: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has appointed a former local media mogul as its interim chair.
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Homerton passes CQC check but with minor concerns on nutrition
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but minor concerns were noted on nutrition, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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Cannock Hospital passes CQC spot checks
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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St Mary’s passes CQC check but with minor dignity concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but minor concerns were noted on dignity, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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Southport and Ormskirk falls 45 per cent behind on savings target in Q1
FINANCE: The trust was 45 per cent behind on its challenging cost improvement programme savings at the end of the first quarter of 2011-12, board papers show.
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London ambulances pelted with missiles and crews threatened in third night of riots
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service staff took 22 people to hospital from the main areas of rioting in London last night, and sustained threats, intimidation, and missiles thrown at their vehicles, the trust reported.
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT records deficit for Q1 of 2011-12
FINANCE: The foundation recorded a deficit of £47,000 for the first quarter of 2011-12, against a plan to have made a surplus of £497,000 by that point, board papers state.
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NewsNHS Direct to get central role in NHS 111
A partnership of NHS Direct, ambulance trusts and out of hours providers has been named as a default provider for the new non-emergency NHS 111 number, charged with making sure the service achieves universal coverage by the April 2013 deadline.
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NewsGPs could be influenced by pharma, King's Fund warns
GP prescribing could become commercially biased if clinical commissioning groups buy in support from drug companies, a report commissioned by the King’s Fund has warned.
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NewsWastage efficiency drive launched by DH
The attempt by the NHS to deliver £20bn worth of efficiency savings by 2015 is being supported by a Department of Health initiative to improve medicine use and reduce wastage.