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NHS Ashton, Wigan and Leigh consults on new health centre plans
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust is consulting residents on plans to develop a new health and community centre on the site of the current Ashton-in-Makerfield town hall.
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Sheffield Hospitals research suggests stroke treatment breakthrough
PERFORMANCE: Researchers at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust have published a report demonstrating a potentially major breakthrough in stroke treatment.
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New NED for Epsom and St Helier
WORKFORCE: The south London/Surrey borders acute trust has appointed Dr Peter Rawlinson as a non-executive director.
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NewsNicholson: providers and commissioners will be fined for not meeting NICE guidance
Providers and commissioners will face significant financial penalties if they do not implement National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence rules on drugs and best practice.
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David Nicholson seeks NHS 'nature and culture' change to innovate
The NHS chief executive has called for a change in “the nature and culture” of NHS organisations, as well as leadership in the service, to promote innovation.
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NewsMinisters seek talks with GP bodies over quality premium
Ministers are to enter fresh talks with GP representatives over the controversial “quality premium” payments for clinical commissioning groups.
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NewsPrivacy concerns over Cameron NHS data sharing plan
The prime minister David Cameron will today signal controversial moves to boost the economy by sharing NHS data with private healthcare companies.
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NewsIndustry will meet start-up costs for telehealth, Nicholson says
Private sector leaders have agreed to “put their hands in their pockets” to fund the initial investment in telehealth, the chief executive of the NHS has told HSJ.
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NewsFarrar: innovation needs 'management culture' shift
NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar has called for more tolerance of risk taking among NHS leaders to encourage innovation.
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NewsWhistleblowers ignored and warned off speaking up, RCN survey finds
Instances of whistleblowing on poor NHS care are being ignored in almost 50 per cent of cases, a survey of over 3,000 nurses suggests.
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NewsExclusive: London's paediatric emergency services not 'safe or sustainable'
London has too few paediatric doctors to staff paediatric emergency services to safe levels and “an unsustainable ratio” of trainees to consultants in the departments, an internal document obtained by HSJ reveals.
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South Central SHA data breaches affect over 1,800 staff
PERFORMANCE: Serious data breaches have been reported in the South Central region involving personal details of more than 1,800 staff.
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NewsClinical senate role still unclear - DH
The function of clinical senates remains unclear, the NHS medical director has said, nearly six months after they were proposed.
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Stafford Hospital shuts overnight A&E services
WORKFORCE: The planned closure of Stafford Hospital’s accident and emergency department between 10pm and 8am has begun.
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NewsCCG performance and payment regime allowed to include 'process' measures
Clinical commissioning groups will be given “at least monthly” updates on their performance – on “processes” as well as outcomes – by the NHS Commissioning Board, it has been confirmed.
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NewsImperial to take on national patient safety role
A leading London acute trust is to take on responsibility for collecting information on patient safety incidents at NHS trusts when the National Patient Safety Agency is wound up next year.
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CQC holds up Devon Partnership FT timetable
PERFORMANCE: Devon Partnership Trust’s foundation trust application has been delayed due to a responsive review by the Care Quality Commission.
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Ridgeway to be taken over by non-neighbouring FT
PERFORMANCE: The struggling Ridgeway Partnership in Oxfordshire is set to become part of a larger foundation trust spanning two separate geographical areas, with all the bidders shortlisted to take it over based outside the county.
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Royal Berkshire nurses lose recruitment bonuses
WORKFORCE: The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is to remove its “recruitment and retention premium” for nurses.
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Royal Berkshire beats finance target thanks to unexpected income
FINANCE: The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust beat its deficit target for quarter one of 2011-12 thanks to £1.4m more income than expected.