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Southampton PCT plans stroke bid for previously top-sliced funds
FINANCE: Southampton City primary care trust is planning to bid for £1.5m of additional funding from NHS South Central, to invest in stroke care services.
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NewsClinician led changes to surgery 'could save NHS £40m'
The NHS could save more than £40m a year by making simple changes to the way patients are prepared for surgery and helped to recover, according to the Department of Health.
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Western Cheshire sets aside £8m against risk of ‘reinstating’ mental health funds
FINANCE: The primary care trust has set aside an £8m reserve in its 2011-12 accounts against the possibility that it might have to “reinstate” secure mental health funds it used years ago to plug overspends on other services.
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North Tees hospitals behind on planned bed closures
FINANCE: North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust’s moves to reduce hospital bed capacity are slightly behind plan.
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North East Lincs set to hand over children's commissioning
STRUCTURE: North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus was due to hand over its children’s commissioning responsibilities to North East Lincolnshire Council this month.
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Royal Free Hampstead fails CQC spot checks
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was not meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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Leeds Hospitals working on integrated business plan for FT
STRUCTURE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is focusing on detailed financial planning in order to work towards foundation status.
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Health and safety reporting still issue at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital FT
WORKFORCE: NHS staff survey results identified a continuing issue regarding health and safety reporting at Ashford and St Peter’s, according to board papers.
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Ashford and St Peter’s meets and beats infection control targets
PERFORMANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust met its target for MRSA cases in 2010-11 and undercut its target for Clostridium difficile cases.
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Alexandra Hospital fails CQC spot checks
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was not meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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New 'health and wellbeing campus' for east Hampshire
STRUCTURE: Primary care services in east Hampshire are to be redesigned around a new “health and wellbeing campus” at Oak Park in Havant.
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NewsLeading doctors call for heart treatment policy changes
Some of Scotland’s top heart doctors are calling for a policy change on the alternative treatment offered to patients considered too high-risk for open-heart surgery.
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Ashford and St Peter's Hospital misses staff appraisal target
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust has performed well on workforce indicators, but narrowly missed its yearly target for staff appraisals.
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Lansley opens new clinical research centre in Southampton
STRUCTURE: Health secretary Andrew Lansley has opened a new clinical research centre based at Southampton General Hospital.
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Radiotherapy unit opened at Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals
STRUCTURE: A new radiotherapy unit officially opened it its doors to patients on 23 May after years of planning and construction, the trust has announced.
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge hospitals miss MRSA target, but hit C. diff
PERFORMANCE: The east London trust saw 15 MRSA bacteraemias in 2010-11 against a target of 11.
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London trust turns to Italy and Ireland to fill midwifery vacancies
WORKFORCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has used agencies to recruit 24 midwives from Italy and 13 from Ireland.
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Alder Hey sets target to cut posts by 232 over three years
WORKFORCE: The foundation’s board has agreed plans to cut staff numbers by 232 to save £4.5m on pay over the next three years, its 2011-12 business plan shows.
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NewsExclusive: government to publish second command paper
The government is planning to publish a second NHS policy “command paper” as it attempts to rescue its floundering Health Bill, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDH set to extend delay plagued IT contract
NHS trusts in the North, Midlands and East of England may have to wait until 2016-17 for a new electronic care record system, a year later than planned.