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Brighton health charities receives government funding to keep going
FINANCE: Three health and social care charities in Brighton and Hove will receive a share of the £3.6m financial assistance fund set up to support charities by the Department of Health.
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West Kent charity receives government funding to stay open
FINANCE: A healthcare charity in Medway will receive a share of the £3.6m financial assistance fund set up to support charities by the Department of Health.
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NewsNHS will staff royal wedding 'on the cheap'
The NHS has been accused of staffing hospitals on the day of the royal wedding “on the cheap”, as a row continued to flare over payment for working on the bank holiday.
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Hinchingbrooke seeks to appoint directors for transition to franchise
STRUCTURE: Hinchingbrooke Health Care is looking to appoint a new chair and two non-executive directors as it finalises arrangements for Circle to take over the hospital.
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Staff increases at Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust
WORKFORCE: The number of whole time equivalent staff at Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust increased by 18.5 in January, despite a plan to reduce it.
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NewsHealth lottery plans unveiled
Media tycoon Richard Desmond has unveiled a new lottery game which aims to raise more than £50m a year for health charities.
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Mandatory training 'well below target' at Worcestershire Trust
WORKFORCE: Mandatory training continues to fall well below target levels at Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership Trust, according to baord reports.
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New specialist paediatric service for Bristol
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals Bristol FT has approved a business case for the creation of a centralised, specialist, paediatric service in the city.
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Nottingham PCT director to join consortia
WORKFORCE: The director of delivery and performance at Nottingham PCT is to become chief operating officer for a commissioning consortia.
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Nottingham University Hospitals reports £2.86m shortfall on CIPs
FINANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is reporting a year-to-date shortfall against its 2010-11 cost improvement programme of £2.86m.
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Worcestershire Partnership Trust 'significantly worse' on delayed transfers
PERFORMANCE: Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership Trust’s performance on delayed transfers is “significantly worse” than other trusts for whom data has been published nationally, board papers have said.
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Oxfordshire Learning Disability Trust on the road to becoming an FT
STRUCTURE: The trust underwent the first of several board to board “challenges” with its strategic health authority on the road to achieving foundation trust status.
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Camden PCT hopes to delegate to single consortium
STRUCTURE: All practices in Camden, except the PCT-run practice, are set to join a single commissioning consortium.
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Gloucestershire Hospitals FT racks up £700,000 contract penalties
PERFORMANCE: Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust had incurred £700,720 in contract penalties at the end of December.
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South West Essex still heading for deficit despite improvement
FINANCE: NHS South West Essex improved its deficit from £11.4m to £9.8m in January, but still does not expect to break even.
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Waits for diagnostic tests rise sharply for NHS Stockport patients
PERFORMANCE: The number of NHS Stockport patients waiting more than six weeks for key diagnostic tests rose sharply in December, its latest performance report shows.
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Declining CPA performance at Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership Trust
PERFORMANCE: The proportion of patients on the Care Programme Approach that have had a review in the past year has dropped to 61 per cent at Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership Trust.
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CQC finds Oxford Radcliffe has more work to do on four essential standards
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has found Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust is complying with 12 out of the 16 registration standards.
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Lack of social work capacity delays transfers at Birmingham Community
PERFORMANCE: Funding issues within social care have contributed to a red rating for delayed transfers of care at Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust.
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Hole in NHS Oldham’s finances widens to £34.7m for next year
FINANCE: The “gap” the primary care trust is forecasting in its 2011-12 finances has widened by £2.2m during January, its latest financial reports show.