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Improvement on mixed sex breaches for MTW
PERFORMANCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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Mixed sex breach improvement by Royal Surrey
PERFORMANCE: Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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NHS Buckinghamshire names NHS 111 provider
COMMERCIAL: NHS Direct has been selected as the preferred provider to run the NHS 111 service in Buckinghamshire.
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Former police chief to chair Surrey CCG
STRUCTURE: Former police chief constable Sir Edward Crew is set to chair a clinical commissioning group in Surrey.
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NewsHSJ Efficiency Award winners announced
The winners of the HSJ Efficiency Awards 2012 were revealed on Tuesday.
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Queen Vic records no mixed sex breaches
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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NewsGMC investigates complaint against Dame Barbara Hakin
The General Medical Council has launched an investigation into a complaint against national director for commissioning development Dame Barbara Hakin, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsStruggling Worcestershire drafts in neighbouring providers
Health authorities in Worcestershire have held talks with neighbouring NHS providers as part of a major review of acute services in the county, it has emerged.
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NewsExclusive: Government faces Lib-Lab challenge over Health Act regulations
The government is facing a joint Labour-Liberal Democrat challenge to Health Act regulations which impose restrictions on the membership of clinical commissioning group governing bodies.
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NewsLamb: NHS cannot fund social care reform
Care services minister Norman Lamb has said social care reform should not be funded from the NHS budget because the health service is already under financial pressure.
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NewsHinchingbrooke falls again in patient satisfaction rankings
Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has fallen again in the monthly league table of hospital patient satisfaction being piloted across the Midlands and East of England.
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Commissioners 'may need to renegotiate' Bolton FT contract
FINANCE: Local commissioners may need to renegotiate their contract with Bolton Foundation Trust if the provider’s current rate of over-performance continues, NHS Greater Manchester board papers have warned.
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Salford Royal contract £1.6m overspent
FINANCE: Commissioners overspent their contract with the Salford Royal Foundation Trust by £1.6m in the first four months of 2012-13, NHS Greater Manchester board papers report.
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NewsScottish ministers challenged over fatalism about health
The Scottish government is being challenged to set out how it will address the “fatalistic attitude” that means some people in the poorest areas expect to suffer health problems such as heart disease.
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NewsEye patients 'wait too long' for treatment
Patients are waiting too long to receive vital treatment which could help save their sight, according to a new report.
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Mid Staffs worker suspended over patient assault claim
WORKFORCE: A healthcare worker from Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been suspended amid allegations they assaulted a patient at Stafford Hospital.
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Nottingham spends £100k on pressure cushions
PERFORMANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has placed the single largest NHS order for pressure relieving cushions from manufacturer Parkhouse.
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West Sussex PCT slips slightly on mixed sex breaches
PERFORMANCE: NHS West Sussex recorded two breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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Liverpool Community Health research published on exercise programme to reduce falls
RESEARCH: Liverpool Community Health Trust has published findings from its new research into the effectiveness of low-cost, community-based exercise programmes to help reduce the likelihood of falls in people aged over 65.
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Northumberland health centre to get £1.3m investment
COMMERCIAL: Guidepost Health Centre in Northumberland is to receive a £1.3m overhaul, improving facilities.