News – Page 971
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CCGs launch joint prospectus
STRUCTURE: Diabetes services closer to home and a new GP home visiting scheme are among plans outlined in a new prospectus jointly launched by Greater Preston CCG, and Chorley and South Ribble CCG.
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Cornwall trusts work together on children's services
STRUCTURE: Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust and Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust have agreed a series of measures to integrate community and acute children’s services.
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Southport and Ormskirk appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital has appointed orthopaedic surgeon Rob Gillies as its new executive medical director, the trust has reported.
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Two cases of measles in Blackburn with Darwen
PERFORMANCE: There were two confirmed cases of measles in Blackburn with Darwen in the first 18 weeks of this year, show CCG board papers.
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Bolton FT one of best in region for A&E waits
PERFORMANCE: Royal Bolton Hospitals Foundation Trust remains one of the few hospitals across Greater Manchester to “sustainably” achieve the A&E four-hour target over the past year, commissioner board papers show.
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Cornwall Partnership nurse recruitment drive
WORKFORCE: Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust is spending £0.5m to expend its nursing workforce.
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Mersey Care Trust submits five year plan
STRUCTURE: Mersey Care Trust has moved one step closer to gaining Foundation Trust status after submitting its five-year business plan to the Trust Development Authority (TDA).
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NewsExclusive: Senior NHS Direct leaders warned 111 was unsafe but were overruled
Senior directors at NHS Direct warned it was not safe to go live with one of its biggest NHS 111 contracts but were overruled, HSJ has learned.
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NewsManaging director resigns as NHS Direct losing more than £1m a month
NHS Direct is losing £1.5m a month and is likely to exit the NHS 111 market by the end of the year. The director charged with leading its 111 work has resigned following disciplinary action being initiated, HSJ understands.
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Bradford and Airedale PCT due to end 2012-13 with £7.5m surplus
FINANCE: NHS Bradford and Airedale was expected to end 2012-13 with a surplus of £7.5m.
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Hundreds of jobs to go at Walsall
WORKFORCE: Walsall Healthcare Trust has announced plans to shed nearly 300 full-time equivalent posts over the next five years.
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IAPT performance highlighted in Milton Keynes
PERFORMANCE: The number of people receiving mental health treatement under the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies scheme is off target in Milton Keynes.
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Barnet and Chase Farm appoints temporary chief operating officer
WORKFORCE: Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust has appointed a temporary chief operating officer.
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Suffolk commissioners begin stroke review
A special project team will examine how to reconfigure stroke services in Suffolk and feed into the region’s wider review on the subject, commissioners have announced.
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UH Birmingham win patient approval on A&E
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust has been given strong ratings from patients on its emergency services.
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Southampton patients unhappy over mixed sex accomodation
PERFORMANCE: Patients at University Hospitals Southampton Foundation Trust scored worse than most trusts on mixed sex accommodation, according to a survey conducted by the Care Quality Commission.
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Sussex Community Trust in new home palliative care partnership
STRUCTURE: Sussex Community NHS Trust’s palliative care team has joined with the Martlets Hospice@Home team to deliver a new specialist support and advice service.
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East Leicestershire and Rutland delays 111
STRUCTURE: The roll out of NHS 111 across Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland has been further delayed.
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Women's hospital will market abortion service to Irish
STRUCTURE: Liverpool Women’s Foundation Trust will market its redesigned abortion service to women in the Republic of Ireland, board papers show.
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New community hospital for Dover gets planning permission
STRUCTURE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust says a new community hospital is due to be completed in the Dover area by Christmas 2014.