News – Page 1143
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NewsCall to maintain Cancer Drugs Fund
Tens of thousands of cancer sufferers could be denied life-extending drugs unless the government finds a way to continue funding treatment for patients, a charity has warned.
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Colchester's £25m radiotherapy unit gets go-ahead
SERVICES: Plans for a £25m state-of-the-art radiotherapy unit at Colchester General Hospital have won planning permission, enabling work to get underway.
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Cambridge seeks three non-executive directors
WORKFORCE: Three non-executive directors are being sought by Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Reorganisation of mental health services in Luton
SERVICES: A number of mental health services in Luton are moving into a refurbished and extended unit on the Luton and Dunstable Hospital site.
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Suffolk invests in surgery
SERVICES: A new medical centre for Felixstowe has won the support of NHS Suffolk.
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£1.5m invested in Bedfordshire practices
FINANCE: Up to £1.5m is to be invested in improving services in GP practices in Bedfordshire.
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Innovation beacon status for personality disorder service
SERVICES: Hertfordshire’s personality disorder service - run by Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust - has been invited to become one of 15 community innovation beacon site in England.
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Herts Partnership forms social enterprise to offer patients training
SERVICES: People with mental health conditions in Hertfordshire are to get the chance to train as grounds maintenance staff in a new initiative.
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Consultation in Herts before council takes over sexual health
SERVICES: People who use sexual health services in Hertfordshire are being asked what they think about the services as part of a consultation process.
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Jonathan Williams joins East Coast Community Healthcare
WORKFORCE: Jonathan Williams has taken up post as director of quality and assurance at East Coast Community Healthcare.
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Gynaecology ward refurbishment at West Suffolk
SERVICES: A £190,000 ward refurbishment will give women at West Suffolk Hospital for gynaecological services more privacy and dignity.
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West Suffolk leases scanners for seven years
SERVICES: Two new scanners will provide better imaging services at West Suffolk Hospital.
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NewsIncrease in new consultants affects NHS job market
An annual survey of newly-qualified medical consultants has revealed the first indications of a workforce bulge, with new medics experiencing a “hostile” jobs market.
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'MRI-safe' pacemaker installed at Watford
SERVICES: Watford General Hospital’s cardiology team has implanted the world’s first ‘MRI-safe’ pacemaker.
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Dementia centre gets go-ahead in Essex
SERVICES: A flagship centre for people with dementia has been given the go-ahead in south Essex.
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Ipswich site could be sold off for housing
FINANCE: The site of a hospital in Ipswich could be sold off to fund mental health developments in the area.
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NewsOne in 10 NHS appointments missed
One in 10 health appointments were missed last year, costing the NHS millions of pounds and delaying treatment for other patients, figures suggest.
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NewsNew rules to tackle drugs lottery
More details have come to light of how hospitals that delay acting on National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance will be forced to explain hold-ups to patients.
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Q1 A&E target problems for Royal Surrey County
PERFORMANCE: Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust breached the four-hour target for accident and emergency waits more often than it met it during the first quarter of 2012-13, according to board papers.
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New X-Ray machine for Isles of Scilly
STRUCTURE: Peninsula Community Health has installed a new x-ray machine at St Mary’s Hospital on the Isles of Scilly that means residents will no longer have to visit the mainland for an x-ray.