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NewsFarrar: Commissioning board manager cuts 'pose a danger to patient care'
NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar has warned the health service’s capacity could be reduced to “dangerously low levels” by proposals to halve the number of managers in key areas of NHS commissioning and planning.
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HSJ LocalChief executive of hospital trust with huge deficit resigns
WORKFORCE: Julia Squire, the chief executive of Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust, which is facing a £20m year-end deficit, has resigned.
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NewsMore private clinics to treat implant patients for free
Two more private firms have agreed to remove PIP breast implants free of charge.
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NewsPCT staff letters to omit passage on clarity
Official letters to be sent to primary care trust staff about the future of their jobs this month have undergone a change in wording, with passages discussing an ongoing lack of clarity removed from the text.
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NewsRoyal colleges will 'continue dialogue' on reform
The government looks to have avoided a major rebellion from the influential royal colleges over its plans to overhaul the NHS.
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Union attacks Northumbria FT for mileage rate cut
WORKFORCE: The union Unite has said Northumbria Foundation Trust “could face a legal challenge” after nearly halving the mileage paid to some of its staff.
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Morecambe Bay recorded £1.2m deficit in first half of 2011-12
FINANCE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust had a year-to-date deficit of £1.2m at the end of September, £800,000 worse than its expected position to that point in the year, newly published minutes states.
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National team backs Friarage Hospital paediatric inpatient closure
STRUCTURE: North Yorkshire and York PCT; Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group; and South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust are considering proposals to close inpatient paediatric services, and potentially obstetric maternity services, at Friarage Hospital.
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Poole FT no longer in breach
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has confirmed that Poole Hospital Foundation Trust is no longer in significant breach of its authorisation.
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Greater Manchester reduces underuse of private sector contracts
FINANCE: Primary care trusts in the cluster lost £2.6m through underuse of contracted independent sector providers in the first eight months of this year, compared with £4.5m for the same period in 2010-11, its latest finance report shows.
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Surrey and Kent CCGs 'non viable'
STRUCTURE: Two clinical commissioning groups in the South East Coast region have declared themselves non-viable.
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AMU causes hike in mixed sex breaches at Mid Staffs
PERFORMANCE: Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust overtook Barts last month to become the trust with the most mixed sex breaches after a visit by NHS West Midlands identified a reporting loophole.
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Surrey and Sussex improves on mixed sex performance
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust’s performance on mixed sex breaches improved slightly last month.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge improves on mixed sex performance
PERFORMANCE: Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust’s performance on mixed sex breaches improved last month.
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East Sussex improves on mixed sex performance
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust’s performance on mixed sex breaches improved last month.
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Dartford falls back on mixed sex breach progress
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust’s performance on mixed sex breaches worsened last month slipping back on a major improvement during the one before.
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Brighton slips on mixed sex performance
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust’s performance on mixed sex breaches worsened last month slipping back on a major improvement during the one before.
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Trust seeks to save £0.5m by ending staff premium payments
WORKFORCE: Unions have threatened to challenge a south coast acute trust over plans to withdraw staff “recruitment and retention” payments worth around £0.5m a year.
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NewsCuts to commissioning management 'risk quality and savings'
Managers in Partnership has criticised plans to half the number of staff working on key parts of NHS planning and commissioning.
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NewsCQC is 'fit for job', says permanent secretary
The Department of Health official tasked with reviewing the Care Quality Commission has said it is “fit for the job” but will take another two years to be fully effective.