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Royal Brompton secures £22m working capital facility
FINANCE: The foundation has secured a £22m revolving credit facility from Barclays Corporate, the bank has reported.
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NewsCalls for quicker ovarian cancer diagnosis
Earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer could save the lives of 500 women a year, campaigners say.
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CQC compliance success for Lewisham Healthcare
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission said the trust passed both of the standards relating to dignity and nutrition it inspected during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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C difficile cases plummet at Plymouth Hospitals Trust
PERFORMANCE: The number of Clostridium difficile cases at Plymouth Hospitals Trust fell by 58 per cent during 2010-11, compared to the previous year.
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CQC success for Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals FT
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission said the foundation trust passed both of the standards relating to dignity and nutrition it inspected during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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CQC success on dignity and nutrition for Kingston Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission said the trust passed both of the standards relating to dignity and nutrition it inspected during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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Taunton and Somerset FT complies with CQC dignity spot check
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission said the foundation trust passed both of the 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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SHA directors lined up for key roles at troubled trust
FINANCE: Senior strategic health authority figures are to take up key posts at one of England’s most financially-troubled trusts.
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NewsHealth Bill: changes risk ‘paper duties’ and central pressure
Changes to the health bill risk propagating procedural requirements and increasing pressure on the health secretary to intervene, a lawyer has warned.
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NewsHealth Bill: government publishes 181 amendments
The government has tabled 181 amendments to the Health Bill following a review of health secretary Andrew Lansley’s controversial original proposals.
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NewsFlory: NHS should prepare for further deep savings drive after Qipp
The deep cuts now being made to other public services could force an end in 2015 to the 30-year trend of above-average public investment in the NHS, NHS deputy chief executive David Flory has warned.
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London’s cost improvement programmes flatlined in last two months of 2010-11
FINANCE: St George’s Healthcare Trust ended the last financial year £5.4m behind plan because of failed savings plans and challenges from commissioners.
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NewsHealth Bill: rules unclear on open board meetings
It is unclear how far government Health Bill changes will go in forcing foundation trusts and clinical commissioning groups to hold public board meetings.
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NewsHealth Bill: competition changes may not be ‘substantive’
The changes to Monitor’s role brought about by amendments to the Health Bill may not be “substantive”, lawyers have warned.
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NewsDH in row with NAO over value for money of social enterprises
A report claiming that social enterprises run by staff might not deliver better services or produce financial savings, has sparked a row between the Department of Health and the National Audit Office.
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Newham University Hospital finished 2010-11 in deficit
FINANCE: The east London hospital trust was one of two in the capital to finish the last financial year with an unplanned deficit.
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NewsDistrict generals face questions over their survival
The Department of Health’s head of provider development has questioned whether district general hospitals can survive within their present “organisational boundaries”.
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Information governance target 'unrealistic', says Oxfordshire trust
PERFORMANCE: A report by the Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust has described a key information governance target as “unrealistic”.
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SHA investigates PCT leavers who may have rejoined NHS
WORKFORCE: NHS London is preparing a report on staff who left the PCT with a redundancy payment then rejoined the NHS
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Warwickshire PCT agrees discharge measures with George Eliot
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have agreed “hand holding” measures with George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust after figures showed it had the worst delayed discharge rate in its region.