All NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 12
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New care model introduced at Berwick maternity unit
STRUCTURE: Low-risk pregnant women will once again be able to give birth at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Berwick Maternity Unit from 1 July 2013.
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Ex-commissioning GP joins Northumbria Healthcare FT
WORKFORCE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has appointed a GP who was previously involved in a local clinical commissioning group as a GP clinical director for North Tyneside.
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Northumbria Healthcare opens health centre
SERVICE DESIGN: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has opened a new £18m health centre in Morpeth.
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Northumbria seeking 50 new apprentices
WORKFORCE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust is to recruit 50 new apprentices in the next few months and hopes to expand the number of apprentives it employs to 300 over the next two years.
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North Cumbria and Northumbria decide takeover date
STRUCTURE: Hospitals in North Cumbria are set to be run by Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust from October 1.
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Northumbria Healthcare income boost
FINANCE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has reported a “substantial” over-performance to November 2012 with an extra £5.4m on its NHS North of Tyne contracts, £3.25m of which is within Northumberland care trust.
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Northumbria Healthcare creates iPhone app for GPs
STRUCTURE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has launched an iPhone app to help North East GPs access real time information about its clinics, consultants and specialist services.
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Northumbria appoints GP clinical director
WORKFORCE: A GP clinical director has been appointed at Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust to help create seamless pathways for patients moving between hospital and community healthcare services in North Tyneside.
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Northumbria nurse given Queen's award
WORKFORCE: A community nurse in Northumberland and North Tyneside has been given the Queen’s Nurse title after being nominated by a patient.
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Northumbria Healthcare launches care home medication project
PERFORMANCE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has launched a team to review use of medication in case homes.
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Merger delay means North Cumbria will need fresh loans, trust reports
FINANCE: Delays to the trust’s planned takeover by Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust mean North Cumbria will need to apply for further strategic health authority loans, its latest finance report states.
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Northumbria appoints two emergency consultants
WORKFORCE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has appointed a consultant intensivist and a consultant anaesthetist, which it says is part of preparations for its planned new specialist emergency hospital.
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CommentWhy wait for the Francis report? Here are 10 things to do now
The key points from an alternative report
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Northumberland health centre to get £1.3m investment
COMMERCIAL: Guidepost Health Centre in Northumberland is to receive a £1.3m overhaul, improving facilities.
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HSJ LocalVascular controversy spreads to Lancashire
Discontent over the Cheshire and Merseyside vascular reconfiguration has spread across the North West
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: North West’s vascular controversy spreads to Lancashire and Cumbria
Discontent over the Cheshire and Merseyside vascular reconfiguration has spread across the North West
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HSJ LocalNorth Cumbria takeover deadline pushed back to 2013-14
STRUCTURE: The deadline for Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust’s planned acquisition of North Cumbria University Hospital has been pushed back by four months, into the next financial year.
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Neil Goodwin steps down as North Cumbria interim chief executive
WORKFORCE: Neil Goodwin has stepped down as interim chief executive of North Cumbria University Hospitals ahead of the planned arrival of a replacement from neighbouring Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust.
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NewsRegulator grants conditional approval for ground-breaking PFI buyout
An NHS foundation trust has been given conditional approval for a “novel and contentious” plan to buy out its private finance initiative contracts with a £120m loan from a local authority.
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Northumbria invests £700k in elderly care nurses
WORKFORCE: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has announced it will recruit 30 registered nurses to work with elderly patients in hospitals and the community.