News – Page 1396
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London cluster aiming for CCGs to take over all commissioning in nine months' time
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of NHS South East London reported to this month’s board meeting: “It is our intention to delegate 100 per cent of commissioning to Clinical Commissioning Groups by the 1st April 2012”.
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TCS a risk to North Devon Healthcare becoming FT
STRUCTURE: North Devon Healthcare Trust has identified the “lack of certainty” around its acquisition of community services as a risk to its foundation trust application.
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South London Healthcare Trust loses Bexley IVF business
FINANCE: The large acute trust is seeing its In-Vitro Fertilisation work from Bexley moved to King’s College or Guy’s Hospitals in central London.
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London cluster chief executive stepping down
WORKFORCE: Simon Robbins, chief executive of the south east London cluster of primary care trusts is retiring and being replaced by the chief executive of the Nottinghamshire cluster.
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Solihull slips on savings plans by £900,000
FINANCE: NHS Solihull is reporting a savings slippage of £900,000 and an overall deficit of £4.1m at month two of 2011-12.
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Black Country cluster patients less satisfied, poll reveals
PERFORMANCE: Patients living in the Black Country cluster of primary care trusts are less satisfied with NHS services than in the rest of the region, an Ipsos Mori poll has revealed.
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Sandwell PCT highlights lack of governance capacity
WORKFORCE: Staff turnover has resulted in a lack of capacity in NHS Sandwell’s governance function, the primary care trust has told clinical commissioners.
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Derby Hospitals considering cuts to staff hours
WORKFORCE: Derby Hospitals is considering asking staff to volunteer for a cut in hours as way of cutting its £262m pay bill.
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Northumbria Healthcare praised for hips care
PERFORMANCE: North Tyneside and Wansbeck general hospitals have been rated well for operating on hip fracture patients, by the National Hip Fracture Database 2011 report.
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Bradford FT maternity team praised by MPs
PERFORMANCE: The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Maternity has recognised the success of the Homebirth Workshop from Bradford Royal Infirmary.
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Royal Brompton wins right to take 'flawed' consultation process to a judicial review
STRUCTURE: The specialist heart and lung trust is believed to be the first NHS body to be granted permission to take another to a judicial review.
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NewsDoctors warned of social media risk
Doctors have been warned not to make friends with their patients on social networking sites.
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NewsHealth Bill in Commons after recess
Controversial plans to radically shake up the NHS will return to Parliament in the first week after the summer recess.
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NewsStem cell services project launched
A life could be saved every month thanks to a new project to improve NHS stem cell services, it has been claimed.
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Ashton, Wigan and Leigh £116,000 behind plan by the end of May
FINANCE: The primary care trust was showing a surplus £116,000 behind plan at the end of the second month of 2011-12, strategic health authority board papers show.
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Trafford £165,0000 behind plan by the end of May
FINANCE: The primary care trust was showing a surplus £165,000 behind plan at the end of the second month of 2011-12, strategic health authority board papers show.
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Oldham £335,000 behind plan by the end of May
FINANCE: The primary care trust was breaking even at the end of the second month of 2011-12, against plans to have made a surplus of £335,000 by that point, strategic health authority board papers show.
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North West trusts 31 per cent behind on savings plans at the end of May
FINANCE: NHS trusts in the region had collectively fallen £7.4m behind on their cost improvement programme savings plans at the end of the second month of 2011-12, strategic health authority board papers show.
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NHS Bristol signs £1.4m telehealth deal
COMMERCIAL: NHS Bristol has signed a three year contract worth £1.4m with a telehealth company to provide support for patients with long term conditions.