All Health Service Journal articles in 17 November 2011 – Page 5
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NewsDH reforms assessment release demanded by peers
Andrew Lansley is under cross-party pressure to publish a secret report on the likely impact of his controversial reforms.
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NewsOsborne outlines PFI reassessment plans
Chancellor George Osborne today announced a “fundamental reassessment” of the government’s controversial private finance initiative, with the aim of cutting costs and improving transparency.
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CommentDevloping new structures for improved service delivery
Now is a golden opportunity to start developing guidelines and principles to inform better healthcare delivery, says Paul Zollinger-Read
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy resilience is key to leadership in a changed NHS
Leadership styles from the times of plenty must give way to new approaches, say Jeanne Hardacre and Jane Keep from The Centre for Innovation in Health Management.
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Worcestershire Acute's radiotherapy unit one step closer
STRUCTURE: Worcester City Council Planning Committee has agreed outline planning permission for a new radiotherapy unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
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Midlands announces cluster chairs
WORKFORCE: NHS Midlands and East has announced the appointment of four chairs to the newly created primary care trust cluster organisations across the region and two new trust chairs.
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More than 200 PCT staff aligned to CCG roles
WORKFORCE: The cluster has recently undertaken a workforce mapping exercise and identified the potential destination of each member of staff once the PCTs are abolished in March 2013.
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Derbyshire identifies AQP priorities
FINANCE: Clinical commissioners have identified three services they would like to add to their “Any Qualified Provider” list.
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Delayed discharges double at Medway FT
PERFORMANCE: Delayed discharges from Medway Foundation Trust more than doubled to 4.8 per cent in September from 2 per cent in August, against a target of 3.5 per cent.
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Medway had to alter 13 per cent of outpatients appointments
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust had to change or cancel more than 4,500 outpatient appointments in September - more than 13 per cent of the total.
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Staff bullying tackled at Medway Foundation Trust
WORKFORCE: Medway Foundation Trust has introduced new initiatives to deal with bullying and harassment within its workforce.
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Medway FT deficit driven by staff pay costs
FINANCE: Medway Foundation Trust had a deficit of £2.3m at the end of the first six months of the financial year, £651,000 more than it had planned at this stage.
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Dartford and Gravesham slips on financial position
FINANCE: Dartford and Gravesham Trust had a year to date deficit of £1,395,000 at the end of September, £891,000 worse than planned.
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Cancer target missed at Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham Trust has missed the 62 day target for treating cancer patients for the last five months.
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Complaints up at Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust had 48 formal complaints in September, up from 20 the month before.
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George Eliot loses £1m of capital resources to bail out another trust
FINANCE: The West Midlands strategic health authority is to take £1m of capital funds out of George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust to another provider.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells loses member of finance team
WORKFORCE: Mick Bull, deputy finance director, is being seconded to Dartford and Gravesham Trust for a year as director of finance.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells confident of breakeven
FINANCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust is still forecasting breakeven for the financial year, despite the added costs of its new PFI hospital at Pembury.
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George Eliot recruits more nurses to improve skill mix
WORKFORCE: Twenty-two new band five nurses started work at George Eliot Hospital in October, with at least another four expected to start in November.
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NewsFraud costing NHS '£3bn a year'
Dishonest doctors, healthcare staff, patients and contractors are costing the NHS more than £3bn a year in fraudulent activity, a report has claimed.