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NewsCQC warns reform could hamper safeguarding
Advances in safeguarding patients that came out of the Shipman inquiry must not be lost amid NHS reforms, says a report on the management of controlled drugs.
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NewsSHIP cluster U-turns on Lucentis policy after price is slashed
A primary care trust cluster under the threat of legal action for recommending the use of an unlicensed drug has revoked the policy after the pharmaceutical company cut the price of the medicine.
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NewsMorecambe Bay faces loss of vascular services
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust could lose up to £2m a year through commissioner plans to transfer its complex vascular surgery work to another trust, its board was warned last week.
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Beds may seek partner for FT bid
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of Bedford Hospital Trust has said the organisation has to keep open all options on the road to foundation trust status – including working with a partner.
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NewsNHS Leeds loses holiday payment test tribunal
Appeal judges have spelled out the law on when a worker is entitled to payment in lieu of annual leave not taken because of long-term absence from their job through sickness.
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108 patients waiting more than a year for treatment at CMFT
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust still had more than 100 patients who had been waiting over a year for treatment in June, although the figure had more than halved since March, commissioners have reported.
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Steep fall in long-waiters at Tameside Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust has achieved a steep fall in the number of its patients who have been waiting more than a year for treatment, commissioner board papers show.
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Southern Health breaks governance rules
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has imposed an amber-red governance rating on Southern Health Foundation Trust after it broke rules on governor terms of office.
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New vice chair for James Paget FT
WORKFORCE: Peter Franzen is to become the vice chair at James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Serco moves closer to taking over Suffolk community services
Serco is a step nearer running community services in Suffolk after signing a contract with the PCT.
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Sheffield children's FT co-ordinates study to screen babies
PERFORMANCE: Sheffield Children’s FT is co-ordinating a major study to screen newborn babies for five rare diseases.
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NHS Rotherham has 400K surplus
FINANCE: NHS Rotherham has a stable financial position with a £400,000 surplus to date, shows a report to the PCT cluster board.
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Netball, swimming and zumba help boost staff wellbeing
WORKFORCE: Staff at Calderdale and Huddersfield FT are taking part in netball, swimming and other sports as part of efforts to promote healthy lifestyles and reduce stress, reveals the trust’s first annual staff health and wellbeing report.
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Vacancy rate of 11.7 per cent at Southern Health
WORKFORCE: Southern Health is running at a staff vacancy rate of 11.7 per cent in the year to date, more than double the rate planned.
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Southern Health meets CIP with non-recurrent savings
FINANCE: Southern Health Foundation Trust achieved 83 per cent of its cost improvement plan in the first two months of 2012-13.
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Steep fall in long-waiters at Salford Royal
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust has achieved a steep fall in the number of its patients who have been waiting more than a year for treatment, commissioner board papers show.
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New home palliative care service for west Norfolk
STRUCTURE: A new hospice at home service has been commissioned in west Norfolk and should be operational from September.
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Suffolk employs £500-a-day consultants for up to five years
WORKFORCE: NHS Suffolk is employing a number of consultants at up to £500 a day who have been working for the organisation up to five years, its board heard.
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NewsSurvey finds 91pc of people have not heard of telehealth
A YouGov survey has revealed 91 per cent of UK adults have never heard of telehealth or telecare – despite the Department of Health’s Three Million Lives campaign to promote it.
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New service to enhance patient physical health and wellbeing
STRUCTURE: South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust has launched a new activity co-ordinator service.