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Croydon Health Services Trust making progress on agency spend
WORKFORCE: A hospital and its vertically integrated community services have made progress on reducing the proportion of agency staff employed.
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals’ deputy finance director wins award
WORKFORCE: The deputy director of finance of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was awarded a top accolade by the Healthcare Financial Management Association in December.
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Faith centre opened at Sherwood Forest Hospitals FT
COMMERCIAL: A “faith centre” offering spiritual care to staff, patients and their relatives has opened at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Councillors criticise NHS South Gloucestershire over bed cuts plan
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust reports that it has received negative press coverage over a planned reduction in hospital beds.
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Central Manchester University FT one of eight chosen maternity and children's acute in region
Structure: Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust runs one of just eight sites in the greater Manchester region selected to provide overnight maternity and children’s services in the future.
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Chief executive appointed at Liverpool PCT’s former provider arm
WORKFORCE: Liverpool Primary Care Trust’s community provider arm has appointed a chief executive.
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Liverpool Heart and Chest behind on PPCI target
PERFORMANCE: Liverpool Heart and Chest Foundation Trust failed its “call to balloon” target for primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PPCI) in the first six months of 2010-11, local primary care trust NHS Liverpool reported in January.
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Plymouth Hospitals Trust reports health infection rates
PERFORMANCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust has reported low rates of healthcare associated infections against its accepted quota.
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Yeovil searches for new chair
WORKFORCE: Angela Dupont MBE is to retire as chairman of Yeovil District Hospital FT at the end of May after 14 years.
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Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre to start work on new research facility
STRUCTURE: Work on Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre’s new research facility is on course to start mid March.
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Audit Commission highlights weaknesses at Great Western Ambulance Service
FINANCE: The Audit Commission’s annual audit of Great Western Ambulance Service highlighted two serious weaknesses in reporting.
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Liverpool Community Health Trust on track for £2.5m surplus
FINANCE: The community health trust is forecasting a £1m surplus for the period from November 1 to March 31.
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Trafford scrambles for extra savings to avert deficit
FINANCE: The primary care trust was forced to find an additional £6m of savings halfway through the financial year, after realising its “most likely” financial result for 2010/11 was a £2.25m deficit.
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NewsReport reveals prisoners' alcohol problems
A study of prisoners’ health needs has found that up to three quarters of male inmates in Scotland have a problem with alcohol.
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Camden and Islington Foundation Trust behind plan on surplus
FINANCE: The north London mental health trust reported being behind its target by £122,000 at month nine of the financial year.
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The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust strengthens joint working with local acute trust
PERFORMANCE: The specialist cancer hospital has seen the need for ambulance transfers between St George’s Hospital in Tooting and its site in Sutton reduced after the creation of a new consultant post strengthened joint working.
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King's College Hospital Foundation Trust A&E overperforming bar one of its cluster PCTs
FINANCE: Of the six primary care trusts in its sector only NHS Southwark didn’t see an overperformance for A&E from the south London trust.
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Liverpool Women's FT fails to meet maternity access target
PERFORMANCE: Liverpool Women’s Foundation Trust is failing to meet the agreed standard for accessing maternity pathways, its local primary care trust, NHS Liverpool, says.
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Learning disability service in NHS South Gloucestershire hospital to close at last
STRUCTURE: NHS South Gloucestershire is to close the last remaining service at Chipping Sodbury Memorial Hospital on 19 February despite a complaint to the ombudsman.
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NHS Lincolnshire faces demands for bigger surplus
FINANCE: NHS Lincolnshire is forecasting to meet all of its financial duties by the year-end, including a planned £11,277 surplus.