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NewsOlder cancer patients' treatment restricted, Macmillan claims
Elderly cancer patients are being “under-treated” on the NHS because of assumptions made about their ability to cope, a charity warned today.
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Royal Devon almost escalated over infection performance
PERFORMANCE: Poor performance against C difficile limits led Monitor to consider whether Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust was in significant breach of its authorisation.
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Suffolk assets worth £29.2m set for NHS Property Services
FINANCE: Properties worth more than £29m look likely to be transferred to NHS Property Services Ltd if Suffolk primary care trust signs a deal with preferred bidder Serco.
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New maternity training aid for Western Sussex Hospitals
WORKFORCE: A new birthing simulator teaching aid is to be introduced at Worthing Hospital.
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IT savings for Kent and Medway partnership
FINANCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust saved £500,000 by completing its rollout of the RiO IT system three months ahead of schedule.
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Kent and Medway partnership behind on 28 day re-admission target
PERFORMANCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust has warned that it is behind with quality account plans to reduce the rate of re-admissions for adolescents.
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Social enterprise chair named best in sector
WORKFORCE: Ian Church, chair of Central Surrey Health, has been named by the Sunday Times as the best non-executive director within the public service sector.
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One compulsory redundancy follows QVH ward closure
WORKFORCE: One member of staff was made compulsorily redundant following the closure of a ward at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, according to board papers.
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Patient ‘passport’ launched at East Kent Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has launched an initiative designed to aid communication between the trust and patients with learning disabilities.
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NewsExclusive: Treasury claws back £0.5bn from health budget
The Treasury has clawed back half a billion pounds that was allocated for health spending this year, prompting fears that the punishing NHS savings drive will go towards “general deficit reduction”.
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Coventry and Warwickshire faces 'significant underdelivery' of CIPs
FINANCE: Significant under delivery of the cost improvement programme means that only £20m of the £28m target is now forecast to be achieved.
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NewsGovernment review reports 'exceptional set of challenges' for DH
The Department of Health needs to clarify and better communicate significant elements of its reforms, or risk implementation problems, according to a cross-government review.
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Trust's bid to run disability services 200 miles away damaged risk rating
An NHS learning disability trust’s unsuccessful bid to take over the running of a similar service nearly 200 miles away led to its financial risk rating with Monitor deteriorating.
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Yorkshire chief executive takes over additional PCT cluster
WORKFORCE: Christopher Long, chief executive of the Humber PCT cluster, has additionally become chief executive of NHS North Yorkshire and York from next month.
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NewsBudget pledge aims to halt consultant tax loophole
Councils liable for tax, NI, and question mark remains over pensions
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Oxford and Southampton named as trauma centres
STRUCTURE: John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and Southampton General have been named as the South Central region’s two major trauma centres.
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Torbay looks to collaborate with acute trust
STRUCTURE: Torbay Care Trust and South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust have agreed to “strengthen their levels of collaboration”.
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Northants and Milton Keynes performance under closer SHA scrutiny
PERFORMANCE: NHS Midlands and East has stepped up its monitoring of the Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes primary care trust cluster amid substandard performance in A&E and urgent care.
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Northern Lincolnshire and Goole FT reviewing stillbirth rates
PERFORMANCE: Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust is reviewing data on stillbirths, and may carry out an external review.
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One hundred staff placed 'at risk' at Bedford
WORKFORCE: Nearly 100 staff have been placed ‘at risk’ at Bedford Hospital as the trust considers major changes to its wards.