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Building starts on new learning disability facility
STRUCTURE: Building work has begun on a new state of the art learning disability service in Caterham.
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Basildon & Brentwood CCG seeks CFO and accountable officers
WORKFORCE: Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group has advertised for an accountable officer and chief finance officer.
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Peterborough introduces system to reduce 'no shows'
PATIENT SAFETY Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has introduced a new appointment reminder service for patients to cut the number of ‘no-shows’.
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Bradford trust adds to board
WORKFORCE: Two non-executive and one executive director have been appointed to the board of Bradford District Care Trust.
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Luton CCG granted conditional authorisation
STRUCTURE Luton clinical commissioning group (CCG) has been granted conditional authorization with three conditions, the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
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Norwich CCG given six conditions for authorisation
STRUCTURE: Norwich clinical commissioning group (CCG) has been granted conditional authorisation with six conditions, the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
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NHS Suffolk misses cancer targets
PERFORMANCE NHS Suffolk has missed two cancer target in the last quarter of 2012, according to board papers.
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NewsHSJ live 17.4.2013: MPs to investigate emergency care
House of Commons health select committee issues a call for evidence on emergency services and the rest of today’s news
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News'Don't think you're different to Mid Staffs staff,' warns Berwick
NHS staff should not be confident they would have acted differently to their counterparts at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, the man leading the government’s post Francis review of patient safety has warned.
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East Kent steps down from major incident status
PERFORMANCE: An unexpected and unexplained peak in inpatient demand is starting to ease at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust.
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NewsConfed: NHS should avoid administration for trusts
More needs to be done to help financially-troubled hospital trusts before they face going into administration, according to NHS representatives and unions.
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High street shops to open at Bristol Royal Infirmary
COMMERCIAL: Four leading high street reatilers are to open stores in Bristol Royal Infirmary’s new Welcome Centre after signing contracts with University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust.
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North Bristol gets red rating
PERFORMANCE: North Bristol Trust has moved from an amber-red to a red rating under Monitor’s governance risk rating framework.
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Two South Warwickshire transformation schemes rated amber
PERFORMANCE: Two of South Warwickshire Foundation Trust’s transformation plans have been rated amber.
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New HR director for Royal Cornwall
WORKFORCE: Nick Macklin will be joining the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust as director of human resources and organisational development next week, board papers report.
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Hillingdon Hospitals on track to miss Q4 A&E target
PERFORMANCE: Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust is on track to miss its A&E waits target for the fourth quarter of the 2012-13 financial year, a report to the board revealed.
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East and North Herts looks to recruit 50 EU nurses
WORKFORCE: Fifty EU nurses could soon be working at East and North Herts Trust which is working with NHS Professionals to recruit them on ‘flexible work contracts.’
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NewsNurses to get 360-degree feedback in drive to improve appraisals
Nurses are to be asked to give feedback about the performance of their colleagues and seniors to contribute to appraisals, as part of a series of initiatives announced to improve nursing care quality.
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£3m to £4m surplus forecast for Sheffield Children's
FINANCE: Sheffield Children’s Foundation Trust saw its surplus drop by £0.6m to £3.3m in February – but it is still well above the plan of £1.3m.
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NewsHSJ Live 16.4.2013: Don Berwick: Group will not be afraid to disagree with government or NHS leadership
Coverage of talks at two London conferences by Don Berwick, the Boston-based international expert on patient safety, who is carrying out a review of the NHS, in the wake of the Francis review, and the rest of today’s news.