Health Service Journal
David Stout
Stories with this category.
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Board mandate may be shortened
26-Sep-2012
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Second Nicholson challenge required says top Lib Dem
24-Sep-2012
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David Stout leaves NHS Confederation to run commissioning support organisations
3-Sep-2012
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Patients lodge 3,000 complaints a week
30-Aug-2012
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Plans to ramp up NHS overseas branches
21-Aug-2012
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Call for £1.3bn CCG funding handover
1-Aug-2012
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David Stout: what did PCTs ever do for us?
19-Jul-2012
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Caution over funding for social care reform
19-Jul-2012
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Safety fears grow as upheaval of care quality staff triples
9-May-2012
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NHS reports strong performance on 18 weeks targets
20-Apr-2012
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NHS savings plans 'short on detail' as trusts plan swathe of cuts
30-Mar-2012
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Confed warns Monitor off credit ratings plan
2 February 2012
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Clinical commissioning behind schedule and risking 'suspended animation'
5-Jan-2012
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PCTs to receive flat 2.8pc increase next year
14-Dec-2011
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Media Watch: nursing numbers adding up to a 'crisis'
24 November 2011
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Fertility treatment bans reversed by PCTs
17 November 2011
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GPs underperforming on quality and outcomes face 'serious questions'
3-Nov-2011
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DH commissioning support vision revealed
19-Oct-2011
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Government 'duty of candour' plans criticised
13-Oct-2011
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Thirty trusts set to miss aspirational target for FT status
13-Oct-2011
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Legal costs could see CCGs allowances 'wiped out'
15-Sep-2011
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Commercial-only finance plans for FTs scaled back
7-Sep-2011
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Cull hospital and consultant numbers - Crisp
1-Sep-2011
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One in seven CCG populations too small for authorisation
18 August 2011
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Media Watch: deliberate delays report provokes fury in the press
4 August 2011
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Acutes target community assets worth almost £3bn
28-Jul-2011
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Commissioning reform costs already near quarter of a billion
21-Jul-2011
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Private providers demand end to DH 'bureaucracy'
21 July 2011
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The difficulties reform poses for improving quality in the NHS - an HSJ round table
12-Jul-2011
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PCT legacy shows 'significant improvement' despite challenges
7 July 2011
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Half of NHS leaders predict longer waits, survey reveals
6-Jul-2011
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Clusters to be given single operating model under DH plans
1-Jun-2011
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Sharp rise in boardroom turnover rates revealed
12-May-2011
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Executive-level pay jumps by 4.5 per cent
10-May-2011
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Cluster landscape shows 52 commissioners
27-Apr-2011
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Pressure on local authority funds raising risk of legal action
14 April 2011
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PCT Network responds to choice complaints
31 March 2011
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Exclusive: Commissioners curtail soaring referrals
24 March 2011
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Pace of consortia handovers varying widely
17 March 2011
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DH 'reneging' on cancer drugs fund pledge
14-Mar-2011
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PCTs will decide 'never event' fines for providers
3 March 2011
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PCT cluster discussions revealed
3-Feb-2011
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Trusts facing fines for mixed sex breaches
27 January 2011
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Readmission savings plan softened
13 January 2011
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PCTs identify roles to hand on speedily
17 December 2010
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PCTs restrict many treatments as overspend looms
2 December 2010
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PCT grip on local priorities being 'eroded'
30-Nov-2010
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Smaller fines for mixed sex accommodation
25 November 2010
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Commissioning consortia told to buy in admin support
24-Nov-2010
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Hint at debt free start for commissioning consortia
24-Nov-2010
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SHAs to set senior managers' pay at aspirant CFTs
17-Nov-2010
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DH speeds up abolition of PCTs and SHAs
10-Nov-2010
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Voluntary MARS pay-off plan attracts very few takers
3-Nov-2010
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PCT functions 'need clarification'
7 October 2010
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List of PCT functions drawn up to aid formation of GP consortia
30-Sep-2010
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Warning over scale of task of replacing PCTs
9 September 2010
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Bids deadline nears for PCT social enterprises
26 August 2010
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North East trusts plan redundancies
17-Aug-2010
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NHS management cuts hotspots revealed
12 August 2010
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World class commissioning values are a legacy for the long haul
12 August 2010
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Is this the end of the road for PCTs?
5 August 2010
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PCTs begin planning to reinvent their business
5 August 2010
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PCTs improve commissioning performance
5 August 2010
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Uncertainty still dogs PCTs during transfer of power
29 July 2010
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Investigation reveals PCTs hardest hit by savings
15 July 2010
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NHS Confederation calls for strong local leadership
15 July 2010
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NHS managers honoured in birthday awards
17 June 2010
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Scottish health boards tap into public spirit
17 June 2010
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Huge A&E attendance gaps revealed
3 June 2010
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New government must give rapid clarity on community service plans
12-May-2010
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PCTs gain powers to force services out to community
1-Apr-2010
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PCTs 'too passive on commissioning'
30-Mar-2010
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DH advocacy of integration ‘not credible’
17-Mar-2010
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PCTs call for lighter commissioning assessment
25 February 2010
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LINks voice not being heard at PCT board meetings
24-Feb-2010
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PCTs face out of hours contract renegotiation
11 February 2010
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Provider arms given timetable to vertically integrate
27-Jan-2010
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MPs told to ‘free’ PCTs of acute commissioning
21 January 2010
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Rise in acute admissions will be ‘unsustainable’ for PCTs
21 January 2010
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PCTs could struggle to hit MRSA ‘objective’
16-Dec-2009
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David Nicholson tells NHS: improve first, then prove it
16-Dec-2009
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Job cuts could see up to 5,700 staff go from PCT and SHA management
16-Dec-2009
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NHS 'not helped' by confused messages on future of PCTs
8-Dec-2009
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NHS North East backs £464m hospital build plan
4-Dec-2009
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PCT commissioners should exploit ‘soft data’
2-Dec-2009
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GP spending role debated
26 November 2009
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Andy Burnham extends preferred provider vow
22 October 2009
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PCTs show improvement in annual health check but a slide in excellence
15 October 2009
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‘Clunky’ GP contracts raise questions on quality
8 October 2009
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NHS admin must be slashed by £1.5bn
8 October 2009
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Two thirds of PCTs still to agree provider model
8 October 2009
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Recession means PCTs must make 'hard choices' on spending
2-Oct-2009
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David Stout on the NHS public profile
1 October 2009
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GP contract: 'clunky’ deal holds back quality
1 October 2009
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Andy Burnham’s preferred bidder pledge questioned
24 September 2009
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Generic medications warning from NHS Confederation
3 September 2009
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Health overview and scrutiny committees: building better relationships
2-Sep-2009
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NHS performance: GPs in the spotlight
17-Aug-2009
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PCT rebranding still has a long way to go
30 July 2009
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GPs could hand commissioning to private firms under Tories
16 July 2009
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Minister sets out limits of competition and choice
16 July 2009
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PCTs lash out over audit use of world class scores
9 July 2009
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Reality chips away at NHS's gold-plated pension scheme
9 July 2009
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Team up to control costs of chlamydia campaigns
25 June 2009
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Confusion fears over choose and book upgrade
24-Jun-2009
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Heatwave planning gets PCTs hot under the collar
18 June 2009
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Mark Britnell move 'will not hit world class commissioning'
18 June 2009
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NHS flu czar warns PCTs over pandemic plans
18 June 2009
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Best primary care trusts to get franchise on rest
11-Jun-2009
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PCTs call for tariff and GP contract reforms
11 June 2009
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PCTs find there are no shortcuts to freedom
11 June 2009
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Lookey-Likey: David Stout and Richard Thomas
28 May 2009
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New NHS tariff upsets PCT financial plans
28 May 2009
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Trusts in the dark over cost of private patients
28 May 2009
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Fears grow over flu pandemic stockpiles
14 May 2009
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NHS news blog: SHA chief appointed as national flu director
11-May-2009
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NHS Confederation warns primary care trusts to tender with caution
7 May 2009
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SHA chief appointed as national flu director
6-May-2009
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PCTs may face tests on financial competence
5-May-2009
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NHS news blog: PCTs may face tests on financial competence
5-May-2009
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How PCTs can involve the public in funding decisions
20-Apr-2009
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Acute overspending raises questions over PCT plans
16 April 2009
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GP quality: the final frontier for inspectors
16 April 2009
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PCT boards risk governance failure over provider organisations
9 April 2009
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NICE to review GP quality incentives
2-Apr-2009
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PCTs demand end to community foundation trust pilot
2 April 2009
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PCTs say incentives policy fails local commissioners
26 March 2009
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World class commissioning league table: PCTs exceed expectations in year one
5-Mar-2009
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Mark Britnell confirms DH is still mulling over PCT freedoms
3-Mar-2009
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Major patient choice study begins
17-Feb-2009
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Dementia strategy will pose workforce challenges
5-Feb-2009
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Huge bill looms for patient choice information
5-Feb-2009
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NHS discharge planning: lost for words
26-Jan-2009
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Mental health contract gets cool reception from service
18-Dec-2008
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NHS integrated care pilots to be test bed for 'risky' ideas
17-Dec-2008
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Huge leadership challenge to implement Darzi review
11-Dec-2008
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NHS told to cap spending as more than half of £1.8bn surplus is lost
11-Dec-2008
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PCTs get green light for CQUIN
11-Dec-2008
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PCTs may face bill for top-up refunds
19-Nov-2008
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Managers warn NHS top-up review risks inequalities
6-Nov-2008
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Health inequalities: wealthiest overfunded as the poor lose out
30-Oct-2008
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Monitor chair calls on PCTs to set out plans for services
30-Oct-2008
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Hold-up: Treasury eyes NHS surplus
23-Oct-2008
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NHS constitution fails to fire public's imagination
23-Oct-2008
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Patient choice at risk from healthcare monopolies
23-Oct-2008
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Annual health check: quality leap sees PCTs drag behind
16-Oct-2008
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Foundation trusts get £300m in a year-end spending rush
9-Oct-2008
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Hospital chief suspended for poor record
9-Oct-2008
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Picker Institute demands clarity for exceptional case decisions
9-Oct-2008
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Auditors praise NHS trusts' financial management
2-Oct-2008
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Poor PCT networking holding back NHS reforms
2-Oct-2008
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Out of hours care standards to be applied to urgent care
25-Sep-2008
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Prizes for world class commissioning winners
25-Sep-2008
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NHS inequalities row is shrouded in secrecy
11-Sep-2008
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Surge of acute contracts puts strain on PCTs' spend targets
11-Sep-2008
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Surrey is first to agree its integrated care proposals
28-Aug-2008
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PCTs fight for local decision making on controversial drugs
21-Aug-2008
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A shot in the arm for community health services
24-Jul-2008
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World class commissioning challenges
24-Jul-2008
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Data shortfalls hinder world class commissioning efforts
17-Jul-2008
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Summer of suspense for PCTs awaiting funding allocations
17-Jul-2008
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NHS60: If the care fits
30-Jun-2008
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Annual health check: PCTs let standards fall
19-Jun-2008
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Integrated care heightens provider monopolies risk
19-Jun-2008
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Globalisation and the health service
16-Jun-2008
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King's Fund bursts the polyclinic plan bubble
5-Jun-2008
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Extended hours: crying out for flexibility
26-May-2008
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Practice-based commissioning: if the cap fits
26-May-2008
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Suppliers could challenge PCTs under European rules
22-May-2008
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Community foundation trust challenges
8-May-2008
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Focus on GP hours is too narrow says PCT Network
8-May-2008
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Doubts over community foundation trusts
1-May-2008
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Commissioner-provider split is inefficient, study claims
24-Apr-2008
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Inappropriate A&E use could mean fines for family doctors
17-Apr-2008
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PCTs ignoring demands to inspect private providers
17-Apr-2008
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Care Quality Commission: a chance to peep under the primary care carpet
3-Apr-2008
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Large scale screening may affect access
3-Apr-2008
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PCTs face tough questions on QOF reporting
3-Apr-2008
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Huge variation in GP practice pay regardless of size of list
26-Mar-2008
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Britnell moots PCT rebrand
13-Mar-2008
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GPs urge PCTs to remain flexible
13-Mar-2008
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PCTs pressured to lose provider arm
13-Mar-2008
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Generic drugs could save PCTs £200m
24-Jan-2008
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Brown talks to HSJ about his preventive healthcare vision
10-Jan-2008
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Hunt on for missing £870m as DoH accused of hoarding cash
20-Dec-2007
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Surplus-rich PCTs anxious of cuts in new allocations
29-Nov-2007
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NHS underspends by £1.8bn
22-Nov-2007
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Local commissioning: DoH sets out skills PCTs will need
25-Oct-2007
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Health check: Foundations lead the pack but PCTs still fighting in the rear
18-Oct-2007
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PCTs in race to improve commissioning
18-Oct-2007
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Specialist doctors 'left in lurch'
6-Sep-2007
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Thames Gateway cash injection urged
27-Nov-2003
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Bridge building
3-Apr-2003
