News – Page 974
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NewsCCGs should demonstrate their contribution
HSJ’s editor on why the new bodies should enter the HSJ Awards
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Basildon and Brentwood CCG outlines budget plans
FINANCE Basildon and Brentwood CCG has set out plans to achieve a £0.3m surplus in 2013-14 on a funding allocation of £300.2m.
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Greenwich CCG plans to reduce spend at local trusts next year
FINANCE: Greenwich CCG plans to reduce its spend with Lewisham Healthcare Trust and South London Healthcare Trust in 2014-15, board papers reveal.
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NHS Somerset reports underspend
FINANCE: NHS Somerset finished 2012-13 with an underspend of almost £8m, in line with plan.
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HSJ LocalCarnall takes job with Boris Johnson
Former NHS London chief executive Dame Ruth Carnall has taken up a post as strategic adviser on health to mayor of London Boris Johnson.
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NewsMonitor launches study of small trusts' viability
Monitor has launched a project examining the future of small hospital trusts.
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Think tank seeks lifting of NHS ringfence
A think tank has called on the government to lift its “ringfence” on health spending.
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NewsTroubled trust avoids regulator 'cap' on A&E
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has avoided having a cap placed on the number of A&E patients it can treat.
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NewsAnalysed: The CQC and A&E at Queen's Hospital
In-depth analysis of A&E services at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust
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Southampton expects to miss A&E target for first quarter
PERFORMANCE: University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust is not expecting to hit the four hour accident and emergency target for quarter one 2013-14.
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St Helens and Knowsley missed its hospital-acquired MRSA target
PERFORMANCE: St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals had recorded 10 cases (year-to-date) of hospital acquired MRSA by the end of February, against a target of no more than three for the year, board papers state.
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NewsReport: NHS to face chronic nurse shortage by 2016
A government-backed workforce agency has predicted the NHS is likely to have 47,500 fewer nurses than it needs by 2016.
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NewsAnalysed: Poor performers on medical training satisfaction
An analysis of the General Medical Council’s annual junior doctor training survey by HSJ has identified the trusts with the poorest satisfaction rates among trainee medics.
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Central Manchester Hospitals takes part in EU patient information project
STRUCTURE: A team from Central Manchester University Hospitals FT will play a key role in an EU project to give patients, doctors and pharmacists round the clock access to medical records via mobile phones and other gadgets.
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New technology to help improve services for chronically ill
STRUCTURE: Commissioners and providers in Warrington will use new technology in a bid to improve services for frail and elderly patients and those with long term conditions.
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East Lancs develops memory screening service
STRUCTURE: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust has developed a memory screening service across adult health services to help identify problems like dementia more quickly and ensure the right support.
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Clock starts again on Dorset FT merger
STRUCTURE: The Competition Commission has “started the clock” again on the merger between two of Dorset’s foundation trusts.
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Stephen Twigg MP opens new facilities at Broadgreen hospital
STRUCTURE: A range of services have moved into new purpose-built premises at Broadgreen Hospital, including a state-of-the-art audiology and Ear Nose and Throat service.