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Medway FT’s high HSMR one of three highlighted by SHA

2012-01-24T18:25:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust is one of three NHS organisations in the south reporting higher than expected death rates.

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Ashford and St Peter’s passes latest hurdle in Epsom merger plan

2012-01-24T18:24:00Z

STRUCURE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has met the criteria needed to move to the next stage in its bid to take over Epsom hospital.

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Sharp rise in NHS Bolton overspend on hospital services

2012-01-24T17:45:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Bolton’s overspend on general hospital services rose by more than £2m in December to £3.4m, its latest finance report shows.

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SHA draws attention to high Isle of Wight death rate

2012-01-24T17:43:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Isle of Wight primary care trust is one of three NHS organisations in the south reporting higher than expected death rates.

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NHS Cornwall suffers 'teething problems'

2012-01-24T17:40:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly suffered “teething problems” after it transferred its financial processing and ledger operations to NHS Shared Business Service.

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Trafford takeover will give Central Manchester FT 22pc market share

2012-01-24T17:15:00Z

STRUCTURE: Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust’s proposed takeover of Trafford Healthcare Trust would give it a market share of more than a fifth of all admissions in Greater Manchester, it has told the NHS’s competition watchdog.

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Salford Royal forecasts shortfall on health visitors target

2012-01-24T17:12:00Z

WORKFORCE: Salford Royal Foundation Trust is forecasting that it will miss its target of recruiting a further 10 health visitors this year, its commissioner has reported.

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Buckinghamshire reconfiguration consultation begins

2012-01-24T17:10:00Z

STRUCTURE: Consultation has begun on a proposed reconfiguration programme in Buckinghamshire.

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St George's £4.5m deficit at month eight

2012-01-24T17:09:00Z

FINANCE: St George’s Healthcare Trust was predicting a deficit of £5,000 by this point in the financial year but the south London acute trust has overshot by more than £4m.

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Emergency patient transport firm wins £130m contract in Nottinghamshire

2012-01-24T17:07:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Following a 10-month competitive tendering process by East Midlands Procurement and Commissioning Transformation (EMPACT), all non-emergency patient transport in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire is set to be operated by Arriva Passenger Services Ltd from summer 2012.

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GPs approach hospital consultants directly because of 'lack of trust'

2012-01-24T17:05:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A strategic health authority report said there was evidence of a “lack of trust” between GPs and trusts in outer north east London, which meant “some GPs were now approaching trust consultants directly as a result”.

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North Yorkshire and York telehealth units underused

2012-01-24T17:03:00Z

COMMERCIAL: An internal audit report found 2,000 telehealth units bought by NHS North Yorkshire and York have been significantly underused.

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Newham University Hospital £2.2m behind finance plan, report says

2012-01-24T17:03:00Z

FINANCE: Newham University Hospital Trust is £2.2m behind its finance plan for 2011-12, an NHS London finance report said.

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NQB asks NHS North West London for 'evidence of good practice'

2012-01-24T17:02:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Department of Health’s National Quality Board is making its assurance visit to NHS London today, with NHS North West London asked for extra information.

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Nottinghamshire starts first phase of out of hours procurement

2012-01-24T16:58:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Engagement with the public has begun on the current out of hours (OOH) services provided by Nottingham Emergency Medical Services (NEMS) in the City and South and Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services (CNCS) in the north of the county.

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Guy's and St Thomas' missing 18wk referral to treatment time targets

2012-01-24T16:57:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, which is one of the world’s most prestigious teaching organisations and has a turnover of more than £900m, was among four in the capital that missed the 18 week target, new data shows.

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Non-execs appointed to single BNSSG cluster board

2012-01-24T16:57:00Z

WORKFORCE: The Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire primary care trust cluster has appointed non-executive directors to its single board.

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London clusters may have to cover Olympic programme shorfall

2012-01-24T16:52:00Z

FINANCE: London primary care trust clusters may have to cover a 2012 Olympic programme cash shorfall.

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Barnsley senior staff leading nutrition and hydration week activities

2012-01-24T16:37:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The chief executive, chief nurse and other senior managers and clinicians at Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust are leading activities to promote nutrition and hydration at the hospital, which had been criticised for standards.

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NHS Hounslow deficit 'creating uncertainty'

2012-01-24T16:35:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Hounslow is £2.7m behind on its surplus plan at month eight, an NHS London report has said.