News – Page 1377
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Highest number of overdue patient safety alerts at UH Morecambe Bay
PERFORMANCE: In July the foundation trust was overdue to complete more national patient safety alerts than any other NHS organisation in the country, central alerting system data shows.
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Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust opens new rehab unit
STRUCTURE: The trust has opened a new rehabilitation and recovery unit, as part of its strategy to redesign inpatient care pathways.
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West Sussex reports success in smoking cessation
PERFORMANCE: Around 10,000 people have given up smoking using NHS smoking cessation services in Sussex, according to the county’s primary care trusts.
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NewsCommissioners ordered to redo public health accounts amid 'gaming' concerns
Sir David Nicholson has ordered NHS commissioners to submit complete spending returns for 2010-11 in just six weeks amid controversy as “unexpected values and omissions” relating to public health were uncovered.
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New chair elected for Sussex joint commissioning board
WORKFORCE: West Sussex County Council cabinet member Michael Brown has been elected as chair of the West Sussex Joint Commissioning Board.
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Fourteen FTs ended 2010-11 in deficit
Fourteen foundation trusts finished 2010-11 in the red, with their combined deficit totalling £66m for the year, according to data from Monitor.
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NewsNHS manager training programmes expected to receive 100 applicants per space
Graduates aiming for a management career in the NHS will face strong competition for a place on the service’s training programmes, according to NHS national resourcing manager Rob Farace.
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East Lancashire children’s nurse selected for national ice hockey team
WORKFORCE: A Blackburn nurse has been selected to play ice hockey for England in Canada.
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NewsDH reissues withdrawn HealthWatch consultation
The Department of Health has reissued a consultation on funding for local HealthWatch, two weeks after it was forced to withdraw it.
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NewsExclusive: the Christie plans national 'chain' of cancer centres
Specialist cancer hospital The Christie Foundation Trust is considering plans which could see it open branded treatment and diagnostic centres across England, in partnership with a private sector provider.
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Southampton nurses produce women’s cancer guide
WORKFORCE: Two of the trust’s nurses have written a textbook on breast and gynaecological cancers which aims to provide a comprehensive guide for patients and medical staff.
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Trust U-turns over weight loss operation funding
FINANCE: A primary care trust that won two legal battles after rejecting a former policeman’s request for weight-loss surgery has changed its mind and agreed to provide funding for the operation.
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh plans 486 post reduction
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust plans to reduce posts by 486 whole time equivalents by 2013-14, its three year plan shows.
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West Kent at ‘extremely high risk’ from QIPP
FINANCE: The primary care trust reported a breakeven position after the first two months of the year, but had to use contingencies to avoid a deficit.
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NHS Somerset delegates medicines to GPs
STRUCTURE: NHS Somerset has delegated responsibility for medicines management to the area’s emerging clinical commissioning group.
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Kent cluster still lacking director of finance
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust cluster has reported “good progress” in appointing directors but still has a gap in finance.
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Surrey dementia tool to help local authorities
PERFORMANCE: Surrey County Council and local NHS organisations have developed a tool to help councils nationally improve standards of care for people with dementia.
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Southampton trust looks to expand paediatric services
STRUCTURE: Providers and commissioners are supporting Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust to expand its paediatric services.
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NHS Medway records small in-year surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust had fallen slightly behind plan after the first two months of the financial year, but did report a surplus.
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East and Coastal Kent records year to date surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust has reported a surplus for the first two months of the financial year but would have been in deficit without the use of contingency funds.