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NewsRelegate CCGs to advisory role, says Burnham
The shadow health secretary has said clinical commissioning groups should be relegated to an advisory role because councils were more in tune with their local populations than GPs.
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NewsNicholson rejects gagging order allegations
Sir David Nicholson has insisted he “absolutely refutes” allegations he has been complicit in a “cover up” about the use of gagging orders in the NHS.
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NewsDoctors 'can opt out' of tables
Doctors will be given the opportunity to opt out of new league tables assessing their performance, it has emerged.
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Hospital to publish ratings of consultants
Patients at a hospital will now be able to see how well their doctor is performing thanks to published ratings of consultants.
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Quarter of CCGs facing financial 'difficulty'
About a quarter of clinical commissioning groups are facing “real difficulty “ in “making ends meet” this financial year, the NHS England finance director has said.
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NewsThousands of junior doctors raise safety concerns
One in 20 junior doctors working in hospitals are concerned about patient safety, according to the General Medical Council’s annual training survey.
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Hardwick's suppliers fail on A&E target
PERFORMANCE Recent performance board papers for Hardwick CCG show that the A&E 4 hour target was missed quarter three and four last year.
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East Mids Ambulance fails on performance
PERFORMANCE The latest performance board papers for Hardwick CCG show that East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust failed to deliver the Category A 8 minute or 19 minute standards last year with performance of 73.7% and 93.5%.
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Nene faces overspend
The latest finance board papers for Nene CCG show that the organisation “continued to face substantial financial pressures on its budgets” last year.
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Changes to podiatry services expected in East Midlands
SERVICE DESIGN Nene and Corby clinical commissioning groups are consulting over proposals to change community podiatry services.
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Central Manchester awaits MRSA escalation decision
PERFORMANCE: Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust is waiting to hear if it is to be escalated within Monitor because of nine MRSA cases last year.
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Night time confinement proposed for Ashworth patients
FINANCE: The introduction of night time confinement for patients at Ashworth Hospital could save Mersey Care Trust £3.5m by 2015.
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NewsNHS England to rethink children's heart surgery plans
NHS England is under pressure to swiftly develop new plans for children’s heart surgery after a controversial reconfiguration was today suspended by the health secretary following an independent review.
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North Cumbria fails to cut waiting list to intended level
PERFORMANCE: More than 700 patients had been waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment at North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust at the end of April – despite plans to reduce this to less than 500.
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North Cumbria investigates serious incidents
PERFORMANCE: A patient death and two cases where patients suffered severe harm are being investigated as serious untoward incidents by North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust.
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Chair: North Cumbria must 'make real change' on culture
PERFORMANCE: The interim chair of North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust has described a Care Quality Commission report into the Cumberland Infirmary as “very disturbing”. He warned the trust to be prepared for similar findings in a forthcoming report on the West Cumberland Hospital.
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North Cumbria redesigns paediatrics
SERVICES: North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust has redesigned its paediatric diabetics service and is recruiting additional specialists.
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AHSN set up in East Midlands
RESEARCH NHS England has confirmed the East Midlands as one of 15 new Academic Health Science Networks.
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Nottingham consultant given key national organ role
APPOINTMENT A hospital consultant at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has been appointed to the role of deputy national clinical lead for organ donation.
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Lyons becomes chair at Sherwood Forest
APPOINTMENTS Sean Lyons has been appointed as the new chairman of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.