News – Page 1468
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Derby care home training initiative aims to head off emergency admissions
WORKFORCE: Care home nurses in Derbyshire are to receive specialist training in helping older patients in care homes with feeding or swallowing difficulties.
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News'Future Forum' will advise PM on NHS reforms
The government is launching a panel which it has named a “Future Forum” to advise to changes on its NHS reforms.
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NewsHip and knee patients 'waiting in pain'
Patients waiting for hip and knee surgery are suffering in pain for longer periods of time after being denied surgery to save money, it has been claimed.
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NewsForeign GPs face tougher sanctions
NHS doctors who qualify overseas are more likely to face tough sanctions in disciplinary hearings, research has shown.
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NewsExclusive: Steve Field to front PM's 'listening exercise' advisory panel
Immediate past chair of the Royal College of GPs Steve Field is to chair a panel as part of the government’s “listening exercise” over NHS reform, HSJ has learned.
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NewsAny qualified provider will 'open up' IT market - Lansley
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has pledged to open up the NHS IT market to a wider range of suppliers, and said that he wants to put private providers under the same data reporting obligations as public organisations.
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NHS Hounslow predicting a fall in access to GP services
PERFORMANCE: The west London primary care trust’s performance report anticipated the percentage of patients able to see their GP within 48 hours would fall by 5.5 per cent.
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NHS Derby City details TCS transfer
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has detailed where its provider arm services were transferred to on 1 April, under the transforming community services programme.
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NHS Westminster predicting £5m slippage on QIPP plans
FINANCE: The central London commissioning body has reported that its £17.2m QIPP savings are now predicted to come to £12.2m for 2011-12.
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NHS North Staffordshire on track for £1m surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust said its revenue forecast at month 10, January, was “on track” to achieve a surplus control target of £1m.
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Lewisham Healthcare Trust plans to submit FT bid in October
FINANCE: Lewisham Healthcare Trust is planning to submit a foundation trust bid in October despite liquidity problems.
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NHS South Staffordshire to shut mental health centres
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust plans a phased closure close of adult day centre services for mental health and learning disabilities patients.
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West Middlesex plans to cut 344 jobs as it makes £19.7m in savings
WORKFORCE: The West Middlesex, which is on the Department of Health’s list of seven financially challenged trusts, plans to save £19.7m over the next two years.
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Royal Cornwall Hospitals breaches data protection laws
PERFORMANCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals has breached the Data Protection Act by disclosing third party personal data on two occasions, the Information Commissioner’s Office has said.
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Commissioners to investigate over-performance at three trusts including Whipps Cross
FINANCE: Whipps Cross is over-performing by more than £1m on its contract with NHS Newham, according to a report from the East London and City Acute Commissioning Unit
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Midwifery indicators behind target and down on year for NHS Newham
PERFORMANCE: The east London commisioning body’s performance report showed a decline in the number of women who had seen a midwife or maternity healthcare professional within 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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New deadline for revised Barnet and Chase Farm reconfiguration plans
STRUCTURE: The deadline for the drawing up of revised Barnet and Chase Farm reconfiguration proposals has been extended.
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Queen Mary's closures knock on to neighbouring trusts
PERFORMANCE: The closure of maternity and accident and emergency services at Queen Mary’s Sidcup has led to services elsewhere being closed due to demand outstripping capacity.
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Chair reappointed at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals
WORKFORCE: The trust has announced the re-appointment of Scilla Smith as trust chair.
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Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals achieves top marks for cancer centre
PERFORMANCE: The trust’s Queen’s Centre for Oncology and Haematology has been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark.