All Health Service Journal articles in 13 January 2011 – Page 6
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Trust seeks £2.1m for capital programme
FINANCE: Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership Trust is applying for £2.168m of external funding for its 2010-11 capital programme.
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£1.14m capital projects at risk, says Royal Wolverhampton
FINANCE: Projects worth £1.14m within the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust’s capital programme are at risk of non-delivery, board papers say.
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NHS Sandwell transferring dental provision
STRUCTURE: NHS Sandwell is transferring the provision of salaried dental services to Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust.
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Only third of head and neck cancer patients treated within 62 days
PERFORMANCE: Royal Wolverhampton Hospital Trust is treating only a third of patients with head and neck cancer within 62 days of referal.
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Action plan in the wake of patient murder
PERFORMANCE: The board has agreed an action plan in response to a murder committed by a patient under the trust’s care.
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Public go-ahead for community trust in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
STRUCTURE: Plans for a new community trust to take on the services provided by two primary care trusts are a step closer after receiving endorsements from the public and local organisations.
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NHS Wandsworth predicting year-end surplus
FINANCE: A south-west London PCT is predicting a surplus of £5.4m.
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NHS Kensington & Chelsea miss breast screening targets two months in a row
A central London PCT has missed its breast cancer screening targets for months seven and eight of the financial year.
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NHS Brent hits smoking cessation target
A north-west London PCT has hit its targets for smoking cessation.
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KPMG says NHS Barking & Dagenham could face a £3.8m deficit
FINANCE: A consultancy’s report says a £3.8m overspend is a “worst case deficit”.
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NHS Islington acute commissioning budget overspent by £6.7m
FINANCE: The north London PCT was overspent after the first nine months of 2010/11 with a forecast deficit of £8.9m.
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NHS Walsall's providers over-performing by £6m
FINANCE: Acute contracts for services commissioned by NHS Walsall are over-performing to the tune of £6.2m.
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St Helens and Knowsley unveils new skin cancer treatment
PERFORMANCE: The Trust is the first in the North West to provide patients with a ground-breaking new treatment for skin cancer.
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Yeovil searches for new chair
WORKFORCE: Angela Dupont MBE is to retire as chairman of Yeovil District Hospital FT at the end of May after 14 years.
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Plymouth Hospitals Trust reports health infection rates
PERFORMANCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust has reported low rates of healthcare associated infections against its accepted quota.
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Breast cancer referral times flagged as red risk by NHS Wolverhampton City
PERFORMANCE: NHS Wolverhampton City has highlighted breast cancer referral times as a red risk in its performance report.
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Basingstoke and North Hampshire makes the case for integration
STRUCTURE: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospitals FT is drawing up a business case for its integration with Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust.
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Liverpool PCT plans new health centre
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has launched a public consultation on proposals to build a new health centre.
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GPs expected to bust Liverpool PCT’s prescribing budget
FINANCE: The primary care trust has reported that its GPs are due to overspend on prescribing budgets by £5.7m.
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University Hospitals of Leicester struggling on 18 weeks and stroke
PERFORMANCE: The 18 week referral to treatment target at University Hospitals of Leicester Trust is being impeded by the non availability of critical care beds or normal beds.