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NewsWaiting targets being missed by one in three PCTs
A third of NHS trusts are breaching waiting times for treating patients - almost four times the number this time last year, figures show.
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SHA identifies concerns over finance and performance in Oxfordshire and Bucks
PERFORMANCE: The Buckinghamshire health system has been given an amber “performance under review” rating by the South Central strategic health authority.
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GWAS names FT partner
STRUCTURE: Great Western Ambulance Service has named South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust as its preferred takeover partner.
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Colchester Hospital FT overspend predicted
FINANCE: Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust is forecast to overspend by £1.6m on its contracts with the primary care trusts in North Essex.
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South Central SHA misses stroke care target
PERFORMANCE: The South Central strategic health authority area missed its target for the proportion of patients spending 90 per cent of their time on a dedicated stroke unit in quarter one of 2011-12.
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Bucks data returns held up by RIO
PERFORMANCE: Installing the RIO information system has caused delays in data collection at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
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NewsLansley: 'honesty' needed to tackle obesity
People need to be honest with themselves about how much they eat and drink in order to tackle obesity, the government has said.
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NewsNHS 'holding up well' but pressures growing, report warns
The NHS is “holding up well” at a national level but there are significant pressures in some organisations, according to a new report.
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NW Ambulance Service sees sharp improvement in response times
PERFORMANCE: The trust’s performance against its response target for immediately life threatening “Category A” calls improved dramatically in late summer, its latest performance report shows.
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North Essex PCT set £6m running cost reduction target
FINANCE: The North Essex primary care trust cluster has been set a £6m running cost reduction target for this year, according to board papers.
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Derbyshire PCTs announce new board structure
STRUCTURE: NHS Derbyshire cluster has announced its new board structure.
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NewsBennett warns against 'second guessing' merger rulings
Trusts involved in mergers should not “second guess” Monitor’s decisions or they risk having to “unwind” arrangements at taxpayers’ expense, the regulator’s boss has warned.
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Doncaster nurse prescribers slash alcohol addiction treatment times
PERFORMANCE: Nurses at a Yorkshire trust are pioneering a prescribing initiative for alcohol addiction patients that has helped slash treatment times.
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NHS North of England appoints non-executive directors
WORKFORCE: The newly formed cluster of strategic health authorities has announced the non-executive directors appointed to its board.
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NHS Wandsworth given permission to sell Putney Hospital to Wandsworth council
COMMERCIAL: The south west London primary care trust received permission from NHS London’s capital investment committee to sell the property for £4.5m, making a profit of £1m, a report said.
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George Eliot saw 35 per cent annual drop in C difficile
PERFORMANCE: A review of the George Eliot Hospital’s infection prevention strategy for 2010-11 has shown a 35 per cent reduction in the rates of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea and no reported infections of MRSA bacteraemia in 2010-11.
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East and North Herts must find a new generator supplier
COMMERCIAL: East and North Hertfordshire Trust must find a new company to carry out a generator improvement programme after problems with a supplier.
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Peterborough in preventative strategy talks
PERFORMANCE: NHS organisations in Peterborough are planning to focus on preventative services, after a meeting was held to discuss strategic planning in the city.
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New inpatient unit to open at Suffolk MH trust
COMMERCIAL: A new inpatient mental health facility is due to open at Suffolk Mental Health Trust next week.
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Birth centre opens at Medway FT
STRUCTURE: Medway Foundation Trust’s new midwifery-led unit has begun receiving its first patients.