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NewsBoards approve case for £2.1bn merger
The boards of three foundation trusts in London have agreed a strategic outline case for a merger that would create the largest trust in England.
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Building work starts for new £1.4m Leicester cancer unit
STRUCTURE: Building work on a new £1.4m state-of-the-art children and young people’s cancer unit at the Leicester Royal Infirmary has begun.
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Serco moves closer to taking over Suffolk community services
Serco is a step nearer running community services in Suffolk after signing a contract with the PCT.
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NewsMorecambe Bay faces loss of vascular services
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust could lose up to £2m a year through commissioner plans to transfer its complex vascular surgery work to another trust, its board was warned last week.
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More Legionnaires' cases confirmed
Two more cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been confirmed in a Stoke-on-Trent outbreak and one patient is in a critical condition.
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NewsNHS Leeds loses holiday payment test tribunal
Appeal judges have spelled out the law on when a worker is entitled to payment in lieu of annual leave not taken because of long-term absence from their job through sickness.
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East of England ambulance service defends service reorganisation
WORKFORCE: An ambulance trust has defended a controversial review of the organisation of staffing and services across its region.
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Two new lay members for Cannock Chase CCG
WORKFORCE: Two new lay members have joined the governing bodyof the Cannock Chase Clinical Commissioning Group based in Staffordshire.
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Medway FT does not expect surplus till 2013-14
FINANCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust’s plan for 2012-15 says it expects to end the current financial year in deficit.
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New advice website for Brighton patients
STRUCTURE: A one-stop shop online advice service was launched in July by NHS commissioners and the local council in Brighton and Hove.
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New prescription pager system for Frimley Park
COMMERCIAL: Frimley Park Foundation Trust has purchased a pager system to help improve patient satisfaction levels.
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Troubled mental health trust had 'centralist' culture
Mental health trust Avon and Wiltshire Partnership should put its foundation trust application on hold while it deals with its “centralist, top down and target driven” culture, an independent review has concluded.
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Medway FT expected to end 2011-12 with deficit
FINANCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust was expecting to end the previous financial year with a small deficit, according to council of governor papers from June.
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Mixed infection control results for Medway FT
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust met its target for cases of Clostridium difficile in 2011-12 but breached for MRSA.
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North Cumbria midwives warn staffing changes could harm care
WORKFORCE: Proposed changes to maternity staffing at North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust could harm patient care and prompt an exodus of skilled midwives, unions have warned.
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Three SW London PCTs to pilot NHS 111
STRUCTURE: Three primary care trusts in south west London intend to pilot the new NHS 111 advice line later this year, according to a report.
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Cluster could delay GP funding redistribution to avoid 'destabilising' practices
FINANCE: NHS South West London might delay a redistribution of Personal Medical Services funding to avoid “destabilising” practices in Wandsworth and Croydon.
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Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust aiming for £14.4m savings
FINANCE: Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust plans to make savings of £14.42m over the next five years.
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South Tyne FT 'outstanding' on infection control
PERFORMANCE: South Tyneside FT reported “outstanding” performance on infection control in 2011-12 in an annual quality review.
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Cluster asks for £11.4m to bailout NHS Croydon
FINANCE: NHS South West London has approached NHS London to ask for £11.4m to support NHS Croydon.