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Bad weather issues for Yorkshire ambulance service
PERFORMANCE: Bad weather on one day and two days of very high demand pulled down performance against the eight-minute target at Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust.
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NE ambulances launch triage safety review
PERFORMANCE: A review of the triaging of calls is to be carried out by North East Ambulance Service Foundation Trust after six serious incidents involved triaging were reported between November and February.
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Kent provider launches nurse recruitment drive
WORKFORCE: Kent Community Health NHS Trust is seeking to recruit “innovative” nurses to join its district and community nursing teams.
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Frimley Park ahead of plan by £2m
FINANCE: Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust is forecasting an outturn surplus of £5.1m against a plan of £3m for 2012-13.
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North Norfolk CCG given 15 conditions for authorisation
STRUCTURE: North Norfolk clinical commissioning group (CCG) has been granted conditional authorisation with 15 conditions, the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
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Hertfordshire CCG granted conditional authorisation
STRUCTURE: Hertfordshire clinical commissioning group (CCG) has been granted conditional authorisation with 15 conditions, the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
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Luton Clinical Commissioning Group appoints accountable officer
WORKFORCE: Luton Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed former Newham CCG chief operating officer Carol Hill as accountable officer.
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Castle Point and Rochford CCG forecasts £9.7m budget deficit
Castle Point, Rayleigh and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group has forecast a £9.7m overspend for this financial year.
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Basildon & Thurrock reports 12 new serious incidents
PERFORMANCE: Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital Foundation Trust reported 12 new serious incidents between 16 November 2012 and 17 January 2013, according to commissioners.
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Brentwood and Basildon CCG forecasting a £10.3m deficit
FINANCE: Brentwood and Basildon Clinical Commissioning Group has forecasted a £10.3m budget deficit for this financial year.
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Thurrock CCG forecasting deficit
FINANCE: Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has forecast a £2.8m budget deficit for this financial year.
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Concerns over A&E waiting times at Ipswich
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners said a contract query issued to Ipswich hospital regarding long waits “remains in place”.
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Delayed transfers reach four year high in Cornwall
PERFORMANCE: January 2013 was the worst month for delayed transfers of care at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust since April 2009, board papers reveal.
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Yorkshire CSU appoints chief finance officer
WORKFORCE: Mike Savage has been appointed as chief finance officer for the West and South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Commissioning Support Unit.
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Tees FT ahead of finance plan in Feb
FINANCE: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation Trust had an operating surplus of £7.6m at the end of February – three per cent of turnover and ahead of its planned surplus of less than £6m.
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February surplus for Sheffield FT
FINANCE: Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust made a surplus of £4.6m in the period to the end of February – making it £1.9m ahead of plan.
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Rotherham mental health trust expecting surplus
FINANCE: Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health Foundation Trust made a surplus of £1.8m to the end of February – nearly £200,000 above plan.
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New Sheffield service for military veterans
STRUCTURE: Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust has set up a new outreach service for military veterans.
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Patient transport penalties for Yorkshire ambulance trust
FINANCE: Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust faces losing a quarter of a million pounds in the 2012-13 financial year for not meeting key targets on its patient transport service.
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Royal Orthopaedic Hospital appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital has appointed Bryan Jackson as its chair.