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	<title>Fife Health and Social Care Partnership &#8211; St Andrews QV</title>
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		<title>Out-of-hours service chaos at Victoria Hospital</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/12/gp-out-of-hours-chaos-at-victoria-hospital/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Claire Dobson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr Angela Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fife Health and Social Care Partnership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Out of hours service]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[High demand and staff shortages and staff shortages led to long waits for patients using Fife’s redesigned out-of-hours GP service on Saturday night (7th December). The situation arose less than five weeks after health and social care chiefs ended a controversial 19-month contingency measure, which required all patients to travel to the Victoria Hospital overnight &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/12/gp-out-of-hours-chaos-at-victoria-hospital/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Out-of-hours service chaos at Victoria Hospital"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Community Hub buys St Davids Centre</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/11/community-hub-buys-st-davids-centre/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Community Asset Transfer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fife Health and Social Care Partnership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North East Fife Community Hub]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St Davids Resource Centre]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[North East Fife Community Hub, which currently provides a range of support services to for residents, including a community café and dementia-friendly activities, at St Andrews Episcopal Church Hall, is to move to the St Davids Centre at Albany Park together with the foodbank, Fife Credit Union, Fife Gingerbread and Citizens Advice and Rights Fife. &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/11/community-hub-buys-st-davids-centre/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Community Hub buys St Davids Centre"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>New out-of-hours GP services launched despite concerns</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/11/new-out-of-hours-gp-services-launched-despite-concerns/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fife Health and Social Care Partnership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHS 24]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St Andrews out of hours service]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Implementation of a new model of out-of-hours GP services in Fife began yesterday despite warnings that it is a dangerous compromise. Those in need of urgent but not emergency care overnight and at weekends may be seen at one of three centres, including St Andrews Community Hospital. The new arrangements were devised after campaigners fought &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/11/new-out-of-hours-gp-services-launched-despite-concerns/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "New out-of-hours GP services launched despite concerns"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>St Andrews Out of Hours service &#8220;set up to fail&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/09/st-andrews-out-of-hours-service-set-up-to-fail/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 10:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr Angela Andrews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fife Health and Social Care Partnership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHS Fife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St Andrews out of hours service]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Campaigners warn that the St Andrews Out Of Hours service may still face closure as managers seek to impose reduced hours and an unsustainable staffing structure which risks patient safety  The Fife Health &#38; Social Care Partnership is developing a model for the Out Of Hours service at St. Andrews Community Hospital which “dangerously” waters &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/09/st-andrews-out-of-hours-service-set-up-to-fail/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "St Andrews Out of Hours service &#8220;set up to fail&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fife&#8217;s Health and Social Care budget cut by £8.4M</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/03/fifes-health-and-social-care-budget-cut-by-8-4m/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2019 10:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Budget cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fife Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fife Health and Social Care Partnership]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The region’s Integrated Joint Board (IJB) meeting on Thursday was asked to approve a £8.8 million in savings to address an estimated £15.4 million budget gap for the coming year. A range of cuts were proposed, including saving a saving of £250,000 by limiting care packages for individuals with complex needs with additional savings from &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/03/fifes-health-and-social-care-budget-cut-by-8-4m/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Fife&#8217;s Health and Social Care budget cut by £8.4M"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fife Conservative Group reject ‘incompetent’ Health &#038; Social Care budget</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/03/fife-conservative-group-reject-incompetent-health-social-care-budget/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2019 18:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Councillor Dempsey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Councillor Miklinski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fife Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fife Health and Social Care Partnership]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[St Andrews QV has recently reported on proposals being considered by Fife’s Integrated Joint Board (IJB), for deep cuts in the Health and Social Care budget. Prior to yesterday’s meeting of the Board, at which the 2019/20 budget for Health and Social Care was set, Conservative Group Leader Dave Dempsey lambasted the IJB, saying: “Once &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/03/fife-conservative-group-reject-incompetent-health-social-care-budget/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Fife Conservative Group reject ‘incompetent’ Health &#038; Social Care budget"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Option to keep open St Andrews Out of Hours service moves a step closer</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/03/option-to-keep-open-st-andrews-out-of-hours-service-moves-a-step-closer/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr Angela Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fife Health and Social Care Partnership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St Andrews Community Hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St Andrews out of hours service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Willie Rennie]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The consultation undertaken by Fife Health and Social Care Partnership on the reorganisation of the Out of Hours services in Fife has identified a way of keeping open the service at St Andrews Community Hospital. Dr Angela Anderson, Chair of the St Andrews Out of Hours Group, said: “We are delighted that an option to &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/03/option-to-keep-open-st-andrews-out-of-hours-service-moves-a-step-closer/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Option to keep open St Andrews Out of Hours service moves a step closer"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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