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Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven CCG authorised with one condition
STRUCTURE: Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven CCG has been authorised with only one condition in the NHS Commissioning Board’s second wave of CCG authorisations.
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Liverpool Community Health submits FT application
STRUCTURE: Liverpool Community Health has submitted its application for foundation trust status to the Department of Health, according to latest NHS North of England board papers.
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Wirral Community Trust submits FT application
STRUCTURE: Wirral Community Trust has submitted its application for foundation trust status to the Department of Health, according to latest NHS North of England board papers.
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Southport and Ormskirk cuts surplus forecast
FINANCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust has reduced its forecast surplus for 2012-13 to £1.25m, down from a planned surplus of £1.7m, NHS North of England board papers show.
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New rail halt at South Tees Hospitals
STRUCTURE: A new rail halt - a small station - could be open early next year to serve the James Cook University Hospital.
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Northumbria appoints GP clinical director
WORKFORCE: A GP clinical director has been appointed at Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust to help create seamless pathways for patients moving between hospital and community healthcare services in North Tyneside.
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South Tees chief to lead national complaints handling review
STRUCTURE: South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust chief executive Tricia Hart is leading a national review of complaints handling by hospitals, the prime minister has announced.
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Gateshead FT sells carbon trading credits
COMMERCIAL: Gateshead Health Foundation Trust has become one of the first UK trusts to sell its carbon trading credits after it reduced energy usage.
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Durham and Darlington FT seeks to improve employee health
WORKFORCE: County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust is working with local companies to improve employee health.
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Newcastle Hospitals save £74,000 on waste
FINANCE: Staff in eight wards and departments at Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust have saved more than £74,000 by segregating waste – and the approach could save £360,000 if it was adopted across the trust.
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Trust sets up private patient unit
STRUCTURE: Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust has started a project to establish an on-site private patient unit.
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Leeds children’s heart surgery challenge to be heard next week
STRUCTURE: A challenge to the commissioning decision which would see the Leeds children’s heart surgery unit closed is due to be heard in the High Court next week.
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Airedale hospital contract overspending by £2.3m
FINANCE: Bradford and Airedale Teaching PCT’s contract with Airedale Foundation Trust is £2.3m overspent, board papers say.
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East Lancashire Hospitals to face death rates probe
PERFORMANCE: The trust will be among the first five to be investigated by NHS Commissioning Board medical director Sir Bruce Keogh, in a probe into hospitals with the highest mortality rates.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG authorised with conditions
PERFORMANCE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG was formally authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board on Tuesday 22 January with two conditions.
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Devon clinicians plan dementia trial
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Two Devon clinicians are leading a research project designed to assess the impact of Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therpay on dementia patients.
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Regulators praise Wexham Park pathology services
PERFORMANCE: Wexham Park’s pathology department has been commended following a routine inspection from three regulators.
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South West ambulance appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE: South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has appointed Alison Walker as executive medical director.
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North Lincolnshire CCG fully authorised
STRUCTURE: North Lincolnshire CCG has been fully authorised with no conditions in the NHS Commissioning Board’s second wave of CCG authorisations.
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Ipswich Hospital bags trauma unit status
PERFORMANCE: Ipswich Hospital Trust has been given official trauma unit status, the trust has announced.