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Community mental health move in Kent
STRUCTURE: Kent and Medway Partnership NHS and Social Care Foundation Trust has relocated a raft of community services in Dartford.
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C Diff breached at Herts Community Trust
PERFORMANCE: Breaching the yearly target for clostridium difficile cases has led to a red rating for Hertfordshire Community Trust.
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No criminal offences following Kent neuro investigation
PERFORMANCE: Kent police say no criminal offences took place at a hospital unit at the centre of an investigation into patient care.
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More diagnostics at North Lincs and Goole
SERVICE DESIGN: More patients are to receive diagnostic tests at Goole and District Hospital due to new services being introduced by the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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New observation unit at Scarborough
STRUCTURE: York Hospitals trust has invested in a new high observation bay for Scarborough Hospital.
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Northumbria Healthcare income boost
FINANCE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has reported a “substantial” over-performance to November 2012 with an extra £5.4m on its NHS North of Tyne contracts, £3.25m of which is within Northumberland care trust.
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Northumberland ambulance performance problems
PERFORMANCE: The NHS North of Tyne board has been warned over “deteriorations in performance” over recent months in ambulance response times particularly within the Northumberland Care trust area.
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Harrogate CCG overspend warning
FINANCE: Harrogate and Rural District CCG has warned of concerns over its contract with Harrogate & District Foundation Trust to the financial position.
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Sussex Partnership in tie up with Care UK
COMMERCIAL: A mental health trust has entered into a groundbreaking joint venture with a private company to deliver services to the NHS.
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Kent and Medway patients seek 'better access' on mental health
STRUCTURE: The Centre for Nursing and Healthcare Research has carried out an independent analysis of public response to the Kent and Medway Acute Mental Health Services review.
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East Cheshire, South Manchester and Stockport are collaborative working
STRUCTURE: East Cheshire NHS Trust has formed a working partnership with University Hospitals of South Manchester and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust to establish a collaborative framework ‘ensuring clinical and financial sustainability’ across the three organisations.
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Hillingdon Hospital claims safety data error
PERFORMANCE: The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says there was an error in its patient safety data.
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East Riding completes maternity survey
STRUCTURE: East Riding of Yorkshire CCG has published the results of its consultation on the reconfiguration of maternity services across the patch which showed that 92 per cent of respondents agreed with the vision ‘to provide choice and certainty in respect of choice of place of birth and the delivery ...
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South-west Kent mental health service move
STRUCTURE: Kent and Medway Partnership NHS and Social Care Foundation Trust has stopped using the St John’s building in Sevenoaks to provide mental health services from.
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Kent and Medway helps launch new dementia website
PERFORMANCE: Kent and Medway Partnership NHS and Social Care Foundation Trust is helping roll out a national initiative to improve public information on dementia.
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New NED at Leeds Teaching Hospuitals
STRUCTURE:Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust has appointed Caroline Johnstone to the trust board as a new non executive director
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Herts hospitals miss stroke targets
PERFORMANCE: Both West Herts Hospital Trust and East and North Herts Trust failed to meet targets for patients spending time on a stroke ward with performance at 70.8 per cent and 78.9 per cent respectively in month nine against a target of 80 per cent.
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New governors at Doncaster and Bassetlaw
STRUCTURE: New governors have been appointed to Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the successful candidates will officially take up their seats on the Board of Governors on 1 April 2013 for a term of three years.
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Surrey talking to stakeholders about respite service closure
STRUCTURE: NHS Surrey is assessing the wider impact of the closure of Beeches Bungalow, a respite service in Reigate, by leading discussions with agencies and families that have challenged the decision.
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NewsHSJ Live 20.3.2013: NHS coverage of the Budget
Live coverage of the government’s Budget today in relation to health and care, the health adviser leaving Number 10 for the Care Quality Commission, and the rest of today’s news