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East Sussex on course to meet MRSA target but not C diff
PERFORMANCE: Latest board papers reveal that East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is only a couple of cases away from busting its Clostridium difficile target but remains on course for MRSA.
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New director of operations for Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt FT
WORKFORCE: Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Val Doyle as its new director of operations.
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Performance metrics problem for East Sussex Healthcare
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust was still struggling to deliver against national performance metrics in a number of areas, according to board papers.
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NewsHealth Bill: government limits FTs and private income
The government has said it will change the Health Bill to clarify and extend Monitor’s compliance powers over foundation trusts, and require governors to approve private patient income.
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Union attacks trust chair over 'football managers' approach to chief execs
WORKFORCE: Unison has criticised the “football managers approach to NHS management” at Croydon Health Services Trust.
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Royal Berkshire chair resigns
STRUCTURE: The chair of Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has resigned without explanation.
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NewsExclusive: public split over use of private firms in NHS as Labour doubles poll lead on health
The English people are split down the middle on the use of private companies to provide NHS services, according to exclusive polling data compiled for HSJ.
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Surrey and Sussex still at risk of deficit rising above £6.1m
FINANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has admitted that the risk to it delivering a £6.1m deficit by the end of the financial year “remains high”.
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Preferred bidder could start running North Cumbria before takeover cleared
STRUCTURE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust could take over day-to-day management of North Cumbria from April, months before its proposed acquisition of the trust can be completed, board papers state.
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London FT boss resigns to lead neighbours' merger bid
WORKFORCE: David McVittie, chief executive of Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust, left his post last week and will now be leading the merger between North West London Hospitals and Ealing Hospital.
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Surrey and Borders vows to investigate ‘rat attack’ claims
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust is conducting a detailed investigation into claims that a sedated patient with learning disabilities was attacked by a rat.
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Southern Health plans out of hours bid
COMMERCIAL: Southern Health Foundation Trust is planning to partner a consortium of GPs and private providers seeking to run an out-of-hours primary care service.
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NewsGovernment action on health 'brave', says Cameron
The prime minister David Cameron has defended the “tough” decisions being made on health and welfare, telling party activists that “fortune favours brave governments”.
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Wye Valley receives mortality alert
PERFORMANCE: Wye Valley Trust received a mortality outlier alert from the Care Quality Commission in November.
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East Sussex plans to be FT by April 2014
STRUCTURE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust said it hopes to meet the government’s target date of April 2014 for being authorised as a foundation trust, according to latest board papers.
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East Sussex application for PCT property takeover
STRUCTURE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has asked the NHS South of England cluster if it can take on a number of primary care trust properties.
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NewsNew treatments receive £102m boost
Nineteen trusts are to share £102m in research funding to develop new treatments.
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NewsBill will leave public health 'compromised, weaker and less safe'
The Health Bill represents a “danger to the public’s health” and should be dropped, despite government insistence that public health is one of its priorities, a group of specialists has claimed.
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Wye Valley receives additional PCT funding
FINANCE: The West Mercia Primary Care Trust cluster has provided additional funding to ensure that Wye Valley Trust meets the 18 week referral to treatment target in all specialties.
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QIPP failure driving contract overspend at East Kent Hospitals
FINANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust was overspent on its contract with NHS Kent and Medway by £3.5m in January, largely driven by a failure to make savings in urgent care and an unplanned growth in activity.