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NewsExclusive: 'Significant majority' of CCG population will live in its area - minister
Health minister Earl Howe has written to peers giving new details about how clinical commissioning groups’ populations and areas will be decided.
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NewsBill delay threat as government consults on reform risk register
The health secretary has been forced to consult across government on whether to publish the risk register for the NHS reform “transition”, as ordered by the Information Commissioner, ministers have confirmed.
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NewsProtected training funds could increase, says Nicholson
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has hinted that the £5bn pot of “ringfenced” training money could be expanded.
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NewsLansley reluctant to reveal the risks of his reforms
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has said it would be “completely misleading” to release a document written by officials listing the risks posed by his reforms.
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Sheffield Hospitals chief elected chair of NHS Employers policy board
STRUCTURE: NHS Employers has announced Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Sir Andrew Cash as the new chair of its policy board.
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Leeds Hospitals issued Facebook warnings
WORKFORCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has warned nine staff over use of social networking sites since April 2010.
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LeaderWinners demonstrate the power of unity
The HSJ Awards – the largest celebration of health service excellence in the UK – is always a cause for cheer. However, this year, its arrival feels particularly positive.
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NewsRedesigned A&E departments to reduce violence
Accident and emergency departments could be redesigned to significantly reduce violence and aggression towards staff for as little as £60,000, a Department of Health commissioned study suggests.
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Pennine Care launches mental health service for veterans
COMMERCIAL: The foundation trust has launched a new service offering mental health support for ex-military personnel in the North West, as part of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme.
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Durham & Darlington FT launches community palliative care
STRUCTURE: County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust is supporting a community palliative care response team with St Teresa’s Hospice and Marie Curie Cancer Care.
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NewsDH drops obesity advisory body
The government has disbanded its expert advisory group on obesity.
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Amber-red rating for Coventry and Warwickshire over C difficile and waiting times
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust has given itself an amber-red performance rating after falling short on seven Monitor standards.
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AQUA launches COPD care pack
PERFORMANCE: The north west healthcare quality improvement organisation, Advancing Quality Alliance, has launched an “Improving Outcomes Pack” for the care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Community services boosts financial position at Somerset Partnership
FINANCE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust is predicting a year end surplus of £1.5m, but is warning it must take “immeidate action” to control expenditure on mental health wards.
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals sees staff assault drop
WORKFORCE: Assaults on Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust staff - at its Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospitals sits - fell from 129 in 2009-10 to 94 in 2010-11.
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Guy's breaches excess bed days target for all but one month in 2011-12 so far
PERFORMANCE: The south London acute FT has seen breacehs of its excess bed day target each month this financial year, except May.
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GSTT see steady rise in A&E attendances over past three years
PERFORMANCE: The latest figures from the south London acute show higher numbers of attendances daily this year than last year, for each of the three calendar quarters.
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare worst offender for A&E waits
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare recorded the worst performance during the last quarter for patients waiting more than four hours to be admitted from accident and emergency.
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NewsDH Care Quality Commission review begins
The Care Quality Commission is being reviewed by the Department of Health in the first of a series of evaluations examing the performance and capability of arms length bodies.
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NewsDH reforms assessment release demanded by peers
Andrew Lansley is under cross-party pressure to publish a secret report on the likely impact of his controversial reforms.