News – Page 951
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Central Manchester FT records £7.3m surplus
FINANCE: Central Manchester University Hospitals recorded a surplus before exceptional items of £7.3m for 2012-13, according to its May finance report.
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Richmond CCG predicts £6.7m surplus
FINANCE: Richmond CCG is predicting a £6.7m surplus for 2013-14.
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RUH behind plan on income
FINANCE: Royal United Hospital Bath Trust is behind plan on its income by £833,000 due to underperformance on elective activity.
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Somerset Partnership behind on surplus
FINANCE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust was behind on its surplus target at the end of June.
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NewsNHS England 'cannot take control of trust investment plans'
Monitor believes NHS England would be overstepping its legal powers if it sought to take control of trusts’ investment spending, HSJ understands.
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NewsTrusts seek thousands of frontline staff in 'short-term fix'
Foundation trusts aim to spend £500m recruiting 10,000 additional frontline clinical staff this year as a short term fix before cutting the workforce by almost 30,000 in the following two years, their latest plans show.
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NewsGrant 'worried' by hospital death claims
The chair of the independent board created by the government to run the NHS was “worried” by incorrect claims about hospital deaths surrounding the publication of the Keogh mortality review, he revealed to HSJ.
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NewsGrant: CCGs will influence integrated care budgets
Clinical commissioning groups will have some control over new pooled health and social care budgets but the extent has yet to be decided, according to Sir Malcolm Grant.
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NewsExclusive: Grant signals global search for 'fresh' chief to replace David Nicholson
The chair of NHS England has underlined his determination to consider people from outside the UK and with no health service experience as candidates to be the organisation’s chief executive.
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NewsGPs should escape out of hours burden, says Grant
GPs should not be given back direct responsibility for out of hours care, according to NHS England chair Sir Malcolm Grant.
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NewsNHS staff sick days on the rise
NHS ambulance staff took almost 15 days off sick last year, figures suggest.
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NewsMPs criticise Lansley reforms over A&E problems
The Commons health committee has put part of the blame for recent accident and emergency performance on Andrew Lansley’s NHS reforms.
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HSJ LocalA&E consultant shortage drives reconfiguration in Gloucestershire
STRUCTURE: A shortage of accident and emergency consultants is driving the reconfiguration of accident and emergency services in Gloucestershire, board papers reveal.
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Weston goes overseas to recruit nurses
WORKFORCE: Weston Area Health Trust has recruited 44 registered nurses from Spain.
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Virgin's Devon contract under scrutiny
COMMERCIAL: Virgin is being monitored closely in its provision of integrated children’s services in Devon due to poor performance in a number of areas, governing body papers reveal.
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Bucks trust reports low friends and family test response rate
PERFORMANCE: Only two per cent of Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust patients responded to the friends and family test in April.
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'Trend' for medication incidents at Torbay
PERFORMANCE: There were 28 medication incidents at Torbay and Southern Devon Care Trust in May, governing body papers reveal.
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West Hampshire CCG to review use of walk in-centres and minor injuries units
STRUCTURE: West Hampshire clinical commissioning group is to review its usage of a minor injuries unit at the Royal South Hampshire hospital.
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Hampshire Hospitals considers fourth hospital
STRUCTURE: Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust is considering establishing a fourth hospital, according to a local clinical commissioning group.
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Somerset Partnership struggles with delayed discharge
PERFORMANCE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust lost 455 community hospital bed days due to delayed discharges in June.