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Manager kept £150k of health funds in personal bank account
WORKFORCE: A senior NHS finance manager has admitted to wrongly harbouring nearly £150,000 of public money in his own bank account.
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Sharp rise in NHS Bolton overspend on hospital services
FINANCE: NHS Bolton’s overspend on general hospital services rose by more than £2m in December to £3.4m, its latest finance report shows.
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Buckinghamshire reconfiguration consultation begins
STRUCTURE: Consultation has begun on a proposed reconfiguration programme in Buckinghamshire.
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NewsLansley defends reforms from 'unfair and out-of-date' report
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has defended his reorganisation of the NHS, describing a highly critical report by MPs as “out of date” and “unfair” to the health service.
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NewsLess than half of DH staff 'proud' to work there
Fewer than half of Department of Health staff are proud to work there, survey results published today reveal.
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GPs approach hospital consultants directly because of 'lack of trust'
PERFORMANCE: A strategic health authority report said there was evidence of a “lack of trust” between GPs and trusts in outer north east London, which meant “some GPs were now approaching trust consultants directly as a result”.
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High HSMR highlighted by SHA at Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is one of three NHS organisations in the south reporting higher than expected death rates.
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Medway FT’s high HSMR one of three highlighted by SHA
PERFORMANCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust is one of three NHS organisations in the south reporting higher than expected death rates.
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Ashford and St Peter’s passes latest hurdle in Epsom merger plan
STRUCURE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has met the criteria needed to move to the next stage in its bid to take over Epsom hospital.
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St George's £4.5m deficit at month eight
FINANCE: St George’s Healthcare Trust was predicting a deficit of £5,000 by this point in the financial year but the south London acute trust has overshot by more than £4m.
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Non-execs appointed to single BNSSG cluster board
WORKFORCE: The Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire primary care trust cluster has appointed non-executive directors to its single board.
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'Concern' at Nottinghamshire Healthcare's 22 serious incidents
PERFORMANCE: There are 22 serious incidents currently under investigation at Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust.
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Southern Health appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: Governors at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust have appointed Simon Waugh as the organisation’s new chair.
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New chief executive for Ridgeway Partnernship
WORKFORCE: Andrew Hall has taken over as chief executive at the Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust, also known as the Ridgeway Partnership.
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Devon hospital trust chair announces departure
WORKFORCE: The chair of Plymouth Hospitals Trust has announced he is stepping down to spend more time on his work as a military strategist.
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SHA draws attention to high Isle of Wight death rate
PERFORMANCE: The Isle of Wight primary care trust is one of three NHS organisations in the south reporting higher than expected death rates.
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Emergency patient transport firm wins £130m contract in Nottinghamshire
COMMERCIAL: Following a 10-month competitive tendering process by East Midlands Procurement and Commissioning Transformation (EMPACT), all non-emergency patient transport in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire is set to be operated by Arriva Passenger Services Ltd from summer 2012.
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NewsOrgan donation target 'will be missed'
The head of a kidney charity has launched an attack on the government over organ donation, saying it will miss a target to boost donor rates by 50 per cent.
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NHS Cornwall suffers 'teething problems'
FINANCE: NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly suffered “teething problems” after it transferred its financial processing and ledger operations to NHS Shared Business Service.
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North Yorkshire and York telehealth units underused
COMMERCIAL: An internal audit report found 2,000 telehealth units bought by NHS North Yorkshire and York have been significantly underused.