All Health Service Journal articles in 10 February 2011
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NewsCommissioners could be forced to pay into Monitor fund
Monitor will have the power to compel providers and commissioners to pay into a fund which can be used to provide “financial assistance” if a provider goes into administration.
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'New' talk therapy cash to come from existing NHS budget
The £400m the government is putting into extending access to talking therapies will come from the wider NHS budget.
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Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Trust risks unpaid activity
FINANCE: Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital Trust is at risk of carrying out activity at a loss due to tightening commissioner resources and a capacity shortfall.
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HSJ Local
Hereford Hospitals to receive £2.8m of withheld SHA funds
FINANCE: NHS West Midlands is “inclined” to return £2.8m of withheld funds to Hereford, to be shared equally with the primary care trust and NHS hospital trust.
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HSJ Local
QIPP slippage puts Hereford Hospitals behind plan by £2.3m
FINANCE: Hereford Hospitals Trust is reporting a deficit against plan of £2.3m.
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NewsLanlsey food regulation plans questioned
Pro-regulation campaigners have called into question the health secretary’s declaration that the government was not interested in “nannying” people about their food choices, despite rising levels of obesity.
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HSJ Local
Rotherham FT takes on community services
STRUCTURE: The Rotherham Foundation Trust is merging with Rotherham Community Health Services, Bassetlaw Community Services and the Doncaster dental access centre and out of hours service.
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NewsCancer care overhaul needed, says Macmillan
A leading cancer charity is calling for an overhaul of NHS care for cancer survivors, as the number of people overcoming the disease looks set to double over the next 20 years.
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HSJ Local
Leeds Partnership FT prioritises workforce
WORKFORCE: Leeds Partnership Foundation Trust is seeking to improve its attendance rate and other workforce indicators.
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NewsBarts to cut 250 nursing posts
More than 250 nursing positions are being lost at an NHS trust as it tries to meet the government’s demand for efficiency savings.
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HSJ Local
North Lincs foundation plans 350 admin post cut
WORKFORCE: Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Foundation Trust is consulting on plans which would reduce administration posts by 350.
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Reconfiguration plans delayed until spring
STRUCTURE: Reconfiguration plans for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust are likely to be delayed until May or June.
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Leeds Hospitals looks for 'solid platform' for FT bid
STRUCTURE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is focusing on agreeing a “solid platform of financial assumptions” with commissioners, to move towards foundation status.
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NewsExclusive: Lib Dem MPs closer to opposition on health reform
Liberal Democrat MPs are more closely aligned with Labour than with Conservatives on health policy, new research into MPs’ opinions reveals.
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HSJ Local
RDASH FT pressing on payment by results prep
FINANCE: Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health Foundation Trust is attempting to prepare for the introduction of payment by results to the mental health sector.
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HSJ KnowledgeCommissioning consortia must avoid top-down organisation
The organisational make-up of commissioning consortia needs to break from the existing PCT structure. Ben Gowland, chief executive of Nene Commissioning Community Interest Company, explains why.
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NewsCommissioning firms to help shape support landscape
Private companies are being invited to a series of NHS events to help design commissioning support arrangements which will apply after primary care trusts are abolished.
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South West Yorks FT in £10m redevelopment
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust is investing £10m in redeveloping a medium secure unit.
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Tees, Esk and Wear buys back PFI debt
FINANCE: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Mental Health Foundation Trust has bought back its private finance initiative debt from its private sector partner.
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HSJ KnowledgeLearning valuable lessons from clinical audits
Two clinical governance audits have highlighted the positive changes in Croydon’s mental health acute inpatient bed use over three years, tracking improvements from service redesign. Caron Gaw, Croydon borough’s former head of psychology and Lauren Redrup, a support time and recovery worker for South London and Maudsley, explain the audits’ ...