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Surrey and Sussex CSU deemed unviable
STRUCTURE: The Surrey and Sussex Commissioning Support Unit is to be closed after being deemed unviable.
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NewsConsultant contract talks could hinge on seven-day working
Employers’ representatives hope to begin negotiation of the medical consultant contract focused on enabling significantly more services to operate at weekends, HSJ has been told.
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Portsmouth ends year on plan despite overspends
FINANCE: Portsmouth clinical commissioning group ended 2012-13 in surplus despite overspending on its major acute contract.
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Mental health trust announces job cuts
STRUCTURE Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust has announced plans to cut 41 staff posts as it embarks on a controversial restructure which will see hundreds more jobs go.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG forecast to break even for 2012-13
FINANCE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough clinical commissioning group will break even for the 2012-13 financial year, according to a forecast in its April board papers.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: Changes and challenges for Leicester’s health economy
The changing face of Leicester’s health economy
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NewsHSJ Live 22.4.2013: Jeremy Hunt hits back at RCN critics
Minister clashes with nursing union over Mid Staffs response
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Frimley Park hoping for run of surpluses topping £2m
FINANCE: Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has set out its planned surpluses for the next three financial years.
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NewsExclusive: 'Market' consulted about taking over parts of Mid Staffs
The special administrators of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust are to launch a “market engagement exercise” asking whether other providers - including in the private sector - would be interested in taking on its services, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Key Lib Dem backs government over crunch NHS competition vote
The Liberal Democrats’ health spokeswoman in the Lords has told HSJ she will have “no problem” asking her party to support the government in next week’s crucial vote on new NHS competition regulations.
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Exclusive: Monitor reveals £15.7m consultancy spend
Healthcare sector regulator Monitor has revealed it spent £15.7m on consultants in 2012.
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London trusts fare poorly in national hospital patient survey
London is the worst-performing region in England for treating hospital patients with dignity and respect, according to the Care Quality Commission inpatient survey.
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Barts plans £77.5m in savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Barts Health Trust has set a savings target of £77.5m for 2013-14, board papers reveal.
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NewsDrug firms accused of pay-for-delay deal
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline has been accused by the competition watchdog of paying firms to delay the launch of cheaper versions of its antidepressant treatment, in a move which denied the NHS “significant” cost savings.
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NewsCancer survival rates vary by geography
Cancer patients face “wide and persistent” variations in survival rates depending on where they live, officials said.
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Hants CCGs seeking most savings from Frimley Park
FINANCE: Clinical commissioning groups in Hampshire are seeking an unachievable level of quality, innovation, productivity and prevention savings from Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust, the acute believes.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough FT chief moves to South Manchester FT
WORKFORCE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust chief executive Attila Vegh is stepping down to take up a role in Manchester, the trust has announced.
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NewsAnti-smoking campaigns top PHE marketing list
A quarter of Public Health England’s marketing budget will be spent on stopping smoking
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Frimley missed A&E target in Feb but hit quarter
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust failed the four-hour accident and emergency target in February for the second consecutive month.
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Cerner Millennium problems at North Bristol
PERFORMANCE: Recent North Somerset CCG board papers warn that North Bristol NHS Trust is still experiencing “significant reporting problems” following the implementation of Cerner Millennium for outpatient reporting.