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NewsHSJ Live 18.4.2013 Charities slam competition regulations
Charities line up against controversial NHS competition rules, and the rest of the day’s news
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NewsExclusive: Healthcare for London review
HSJ has exclusively published the in-depth review into the flagship reconfiguration initiative
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NewsLansley intervention damaged patient care, says Carnall
The former NHS London chief executive has said Andrew Lansley damaged patient care by halting the capital’s large-scale service change programme.
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NewsNHS England plans to lead 'radical' service change
NHS England is planning to continue the health service’s current savings drive after 2015, and to recast it as a programme of “ambitious and radical” service change led by its area teams.
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Burton Hospital FT failing RTT target
PERFORMANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has failed to deliver the 90% referral to treatment target for the three months to March, according to the latest performance report from East Staffordshire CCG.
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Salisbury launches new commercial venture
COMMERCIAL: Salisbury Foundation Trust has launched its own brand of handcream in a venture it believes is the first of its kind in the NHS.
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Basildon and Thurrock hits A&E target for first time in months
PERFORMANCE: Increased emergency demand has had an impact on many performance measures at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust – but it met the four hour accident and emergency standard in February for the first time since September, board papers state.
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LeaderCan the NHS still deliver major service change?
A new review raises questions over reconfiguration
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Pressures drive staff investment at Frimley Park
WORKFORCE: Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to recruit 30 more ward nurses and a range of medics, as part of a £1m investment in staff to cope with workload pressures.
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Kent and Medway embarks on estate modernisation plan
STRUCTURE: There are facilities at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust that even its chief executive would not want herself or her family to use, she has admitted.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital tops never events league
PERFORMANCE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust recorded seven never events in the first three quarters of the 2012-13 financial year.
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Unexpected surplus level at Bradford care trust
FINANCE: Bradford and District Care Trust had a surplus of just over £2m at the end of February - £600,000 ahead of plan.
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Leeds FT expects £2.3m surplus
FINANCE: Leeds Partnership Foundation Trust is planning to deliver a £2.3m surplus in this financial year - £1.4m less than it indicated in previous annual plans.
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Six incidents reported at Doncaster mental health trust
PERFORMANCE: Two unexpected deaths and three suspected suicides were among six serious incidents reported by Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health Foundation Trust between mid-February and mid-March.
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Transfer of children's services in SW Yorkshire
STRUCTURE: Child and adolescent mental health services in Calderdale and Kirklees have transferred to South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust.
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Former PCT chair joins Frimley Park board
WORKFORCE: Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has welcomed two new non-executive directors to its board.
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Chief makes pledge to improve complaints handling
PERFORMANCE: Sussex Partnership chief executive Lisa Rodrigues has identified improving the trust’s handling of complaints as her top priority for this financial year.
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New software system on cards for Leeds FT
COMMERCIAL: Leeds Partnership Foundation Trust has taken the first steps which could lead to it buying a new clinical software system.
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Leeds FT recruits support workers
WORKFORCE: Leeds Partnership Foundation Trust has recruited eight peer support workers who will work in community mental health teams in the city.
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Humber FT needs Lorenzo
PERFORMANCE: Humber Foundation Trust says it needs to sort out issues with its Lorenzo system before any further significant deployments are carried out.