‘Preferred provider’ policy unravels
Health secretary Andy Burnham’s “preferred provider” policy is unravelling in the face of Cabinet concerns and the danger of breaching European procurement law.
£21bn spent on health inequalities has had little impact
There is little to show for the £21bn in annual NHS spending allocated to reduce health in-equalities, the Audit Commission has concluded.
Kidney profiles published
Kidney Disease Primary Care Trust Profiles, developed by NHS Kidney Care and the East Midlands Public Health Observatory, have been published to help commissioners assess local kidney care need and current service levels.
DH accused of 'backroom deal' over preferred provider case
Primary care trusts in the East of England have been ordered by the Department of Health to suspend all procurements for community services.
NHS market reforms are not linked with better care
The introduction of competition to the NHS cannot be shown to have improved the health service, and may have produced extra costs.
Hertfordshire PCTs merge into one
Hertfordshire will have one primary care trust from next month, following approval from the health secretary to merge the county’s two PCTs.
Community care plans could lead to a new generation of NHS organisations
Plans underway for community services look set to lead to a new generation of NHS organisations.
NHS London makes lead commissioners directors
NHS London is taking a tighter hold of its many primary care trusts by employing the capital’s lead commissioners as directors of the strategic health authority.
PCTs call for lighter commissioning assessment
Primary care trust chief executives are calling for “lighter touch” assessment of their progress on commissioning, despite efforts made by the Department of Health to ease the process.
Managers left mystified by Improvement Foundation closure
A company providing training to hundreds of NHS managers has suddenly ceased trading.
Blackburn care trust plus given go ahead
The Department of Health has approved plans for NHS Blackburn with Darwen to become a care trust plus.
PCTs dispute management cost figures
Primary care trusts have disputed government data on their administrative and management spending.
Community proposals may prompt 'musical chairs' timewasting
The NHS risks wasting two years on the “sport of restructuring” instead of improving efficiency, senior figures have warned.
PCTs face out of hours contract renegotiation
Primary care trusts face having to renegotiate contracts for out of hours provision.
SHAs plan staff cuts of up to 10pc
Strategic health authorities are actively exploring cutting local NHS workforces by up to 10 per cent in order to make the £15bn-£20bn savings required by 2014.
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DH dismisses own advisory panel's claims on procurement and competition as 'anecdote'
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PCTs told to review management of out of hours care
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Home care ‘could save NHS more than £1bn a year’
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Many commissioners breach NHS competition rules
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Local partnerships fail on children's health priorities
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SHAs return to topslicing budgets
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QIPP leads reveal hit list
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Bill Moyes calls for DH unit to tackle ‘lethargic’ non-FTs
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Pilots scheduled for 111 urgent care calls
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Peterborough PCT chief steps down as deficits pile high
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Tough new standards for STI clinics
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Rise in acute admissions will be ‘unsustainable’ for PCTs
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MPs told to ‘free’ PCTs of acute commissioning
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Elder care pilot slashes hospital admissions
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Cancer care plans could cut costs
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Tories promise out of hours review
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Tories would apply tariff to end of life care
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Gas supply restriction looms for 100 NHS trusts
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NHS at centre of Tories’ election campaign
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Demand for veterans PTSD service on the rise
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Two primary care trusts awarded teaching status
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Tariff change may up transaction costs
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NHS Alliance predicts positive results from changes to tariff
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Job cuts could see up to 5,700 staff go from PCT and SHA management
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Tariff puts brake on acute admissions
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