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Flexible hospital visits claim defended by Carter
A nurses’ leader who suggested relatives of the elderly should be encouraged to help care for loved ones while in hospital has moved to defend his comments.
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2gether FT grown by 25 per cent
FINANCE: 2gether Foundation Trust has seen a 25 per cent increase in its income for 2011-12 after acquiring a number of new services.
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Yorks & Humber establishes Local Education and Training Board
WORKFORCE: NHS Yorkshire and Humber has established an Interim Yorkshire and the Humber Local NHS Education and Training Board.
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Seven North East PCTs behind on C difficile
PERFORMANCE: Seven PCT areas in the North East have recorded more C difficile infections than their target maximum at July.
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New cancer nurse role at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
WORKFORCE: A charity has agreed to fund a new cancer nurse post at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare.
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Community social enterprise due to go live in Plymouth
STRUCTURE: Plymouth Community Healthcare Community Interest Company will be launched on 1 October to provide NHS community and mental health services for the people of Plymouth.
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Birmingham and Solihull agrees CQUINs
FINANCE: Birmingham and Solihull cluster has belatedly agreed the commissioning for quality and innovation (CQUIN) targets it will use to measure the performance of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust.
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King's College Hospital savings plan hitting 90 per cent so far
FINANCE: The south London trust reported in its July report that it had achieved £4.5m in savings at month three of the financial year, 90 per cent of those planned.
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Aintree FT advises on introduction of medical emergency team at Whiston Hospital
WORKFORCE: The foundation has been advising St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals Trust on its plans to introduce a multidisciplinary medical emergency team, it said in a statement.
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Exclusive: CCG leaders: Gerada is 'misleading' over GP commissioning
Fourteen clinical commissioning groups have accused the Royal College of GPs’ chair of causing “confusion” and “anxiety” by claiming GPs face a conflict between commissioning services and their duty to patients.
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SHA sounds alarm bells about NHS Cumbria’s QIPP progress
FINANCE: The primary care trust has been asked to provide a “detailed recovery plan” explaining when it will get its QIPP (quality, innovation, productivity and prevention) savings back on track, after they were rated “red” by NHS North West.
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Drop in GP referrals loses Nottingham Hospitals half a million pounds
FINANCE: A significant drop in GP referrals has led to a 5 per cent drop in new outpatient attendances at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.
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Former CMO dealt out photos of dead children on minister's desk like a "pack of cards"
It is too easy for the higher echelons of the NHS to forget about the impacts of their policies on real people while staff on the front line can become “inured to suffering”, the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry has heard.
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NHS North West brings forward health visitor recruitment plans
WORKFORCE: The strategic health authority has increased the number of health visitor training posts it will need to meet the government’s recruitment drive from 603 to 715, after the Department of Health raised questions about its original plan.
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DH still learning "whether we got it right" with CQC
The permanent secretary to the Department of Health has admitted the regulatory system failed patients and relatives at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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DH stockpiles 400,000 doses of flu jab
The government has purchased a stockpile of 400,000 flu vaccine doses in order to try and head off any supply problems similar to those encountered last year.
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NHS Midlands and East cluster names senior executive directors
WORKFORCE: The senior executive team has been appointed for the NHS Midlands and the East cluster, made up of NHS East of England, West Midlands and East Midlands.
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John Lawlor confirmed as Airedale, Bradford and Leeds PCT cluster chief
Airedale, Bradford and Leeds PCT
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Notts County abandons extended hours aim
PERFORMANCE: NHS Nottinghamshire County has given up on a target to offer all patients access to GP practices with extended hours.
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Warwickshire stroke services behind target
PERFORMANCE: Stroke services in Warwickshire are behind target, with George Eliot Hospital and South Warwickshire Foundation Trust both significantly underperforming.