All Health Service Journal articles in 10 February 2011 – Page 4
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HSJ Local
Sefton developing two commissioning consortia
STRUCTURE: Two commissioning consortia are emerging within Sefton Primary Care Trust.
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Yeovil District Hospital FT talks pathology with private sector
COMMERCIAL: Yeovil District Hospital FT and Taunton and Somerset FT are looking at developing an integrated pathology service.
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Burton Hospitals staff vote on bank holiday
WORKFORCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust is asking employees to vote on whether the royal wedding should be treated as a bank holiday.
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Ambulances lose 231 hours of emergency response resource through slow turnaround at Aintree
PERFORMANCE: Ambulance turnaround times at the hospital over Christmas and New Year were among the worst in the North West, the ambulance service reported.
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Dudley Hospitals needs "major action" to avoid deficit
FINANCE: Dudley Group of Hospitals is unlikely to achieve a planned £0.5m year end surplus in 2010-11 and, unless “major action” is taken now, may end the year in deficit.
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HSJ KnowledgeOptimising patient flow in A&E
The pressing need to optimise patient movement through A&E prompted the design of an urgent care centre which combines both GPs and emergency professionals. Mark Mould, acting chief operating officer at University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust, clinical lead for emergency medicine at University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust Dr ...
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Sherwood Forest FT racks up ‘excellent’ PEAT scores
PERFORMANCE: Sherwood Forest’s hospitals have achieved top marks in their annual Patient Environment Action team (PEAT) assessments.
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Faith centre opened at Sherwood Forest Hospitals FT
COMMERCIAL: A “faith centre” offering spiritual care to staff, patients and their relatives has opened at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals’ deputy finance director wins award
WORKFORCE: The deputy director of finance of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was awarded a top accolade by the Healthcare Financial Management Association in December.
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NHS Brent contributes £5.4m to the rest of its PCT cluster
FINANCE: The north west London primary care trust was predicting a break even position at year end, against a plan of £17.2m
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NHS Dudley has growing problem with acute overspend
FINANCE: The primary care trust is reporting over-performance at all bar one of its seven main providers but says it remains on course for a small surplus at year-end.
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Last patient leaves Lincolnshire Partnership FT inpatient unit
STRUCTURE: The last patient has left one of the Lincolnshire mental health FT’s inpatient units, paving the way for its planned closure.
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Leicester City PCT on-track to achieve £5m surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust predicts it continues to be on course for a £5m year-end surplus.
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Chesterfield Royal to merge stroke services in one facility
STRUCTURE: The foundation trust is investing £1.4m in merging its two specialist stroke facilities into one unit.
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NHS Bassetlaw looks set to miss C difficile target
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust bust its target for C difficile episodes in November and now looks unlikely to meet its yearly goal in this area.
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NHS Bexley among three PCTs to have knuckles rapped over 'poor commissioning practice'
GOVERNANCE: A primary care trust has been singled out for criticism by the strategic health authority over its dealings with the local acute provider.
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HSJ Local
NHS Manchester tells OOH provider to review its Christmas performance
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust said its out of hours service came under significant pressure during the festive period, resulting in waits of up to six hours for a GP visit.
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NewsCancer death rates in Europe 'to fall'
The number of people dying of cancer throughout Europe will fall this year, experts have predicted.
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NHS Halton & St Helens slipping off-track for end-of-year surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust is forecasting a year-end deficit due to over spends across its providers.
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NHS East Lancs sets £83m five-year savings target
FINANCE: NHS East Lancashire predicts it will have to save nearly £83m over the next five years to meet the government targets set in the operating framework.