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Minister denies cutting Welsh NHS budget
PERFORMANCE: Wales’s health minister Lesley Griffiths has said she will not be taking any lessons from her party’s rivals the Conservatives when it comes to the NHS.
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NHS Hillingdon awards NHS 111 pilot contract to Harmoni
COMMERCIAL: The north west London primary care trust awarded the £1.3m contract to the Watford-based provider as part of the national wave two of the NHS 111 service pilots.
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New chief executive to start at Calderdale FT
WORKFORCE: Owen Williams, the new Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust chief executive, is due to start imminently.
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NHS Suffolk appoints new director of public health
WORKFORCE: A clinician who has helped to improve health services in Ethiopia is facing a new challenge in Suffolk.
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Norfolk and Norwich occupational health service accredited
WORKFORCE: The workforce health and wellbeing service at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust has been accredited by the Facility of Occupational Medicine.
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Guy's and St Thomas' predicts 2011-12 surplus of £14m-£20m
FINANCE: Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust has predicted a surplus of £14m-£20m. This is less than its £30m target.
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School liaison nurses work to reduce absenteeism
SERVICES: A pioneering service in Essex will see two school liaison nurses working to reduce school absenteeism and encourage appropriate use of health services.
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Cambridge and Papworth choose patient record system
FINANCE: A new electronic patient record system which will help to support clinical decisions has taken a step forward for Cambridge University Hospitals and Papworth Hospital.
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Firm sought to run pharmacy in Welwyn
COMMERCIAL: NHS Hertfordshire is looking for a company to run a pharmacy in a redeveloped hospital in Welwyn Garden City.
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London Central West Unscheduled Care Collaborative wins £3.3m contract
COMMERCIAL: The London Central West Unscheduled Care Collaborative has won the two-year contract to pilot NHS 111 services in Inner North West London.
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Breastfeeding award for West Suffolk
PERFORMANCE: West Suffolk Foundation Trust has taken the first steps towards UNICEF’s Baby Friendly accreditation.
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Essex PCTs meet surplus targets
FINANCE: PCTs in the North Essex Cluster are expecting to have made the required surpluses at the end of the financial year - despite massive overspends on commissioned services.
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Patients to 'self check-in' at Robert Jones
SERVICES: Patients at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust will be able to ‘self check-in’ at a new £2.7m hospital entrance.
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Wasted medicines costing Leicestershire £5.6m
Unused and wasted medicines are costing the NHS in Leicestershire £5.6m a year, it has been revealed.
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Text message service launched to reduce missed appointments
SERVICES: Princess Alexandra Hospital is setting up a text message service in a bid to reduce missed appointments.
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Royal Cornwall fined £130,000
FINANCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has been fined £46,000 for breaches of rules on mixed sex accommodation and £85,525 for ambulance handover times longer than 15 minutes.
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Northern Devon ahead on surplus
FINANCE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust finished 2011-12 with a surplus of £1.6m about £23,000 ahead of its revised agreed plan with NHS South of England.
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Mid Staffs A&E re-opening pushed back again
STRUCTURE: Clinicians have pushed back the re-opening of Mid Staffs A&E department to October amid concerns recent improvements may not be sustainable.
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Health workers strike over NHS pension proposals
Up to 100,000 workers across the NHS were expected to take part in strike action today in protest at the government’s controversial pension refoms.
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Commissioning board moves to halt NHS director exodus
The NHS Commissioning Board is attempting to stem the rapid drop in the number of senior clinical advisers by bringing in more expertise from primary care, NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has told HSJ.