All Health Service Journal articles in 29 September 2011 – Page 4
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HSJ Local
GPs tell deaf patients to pay for own sign language interpreters
PERFORMANCE: GPs in Haringey have attracted criticism after telling deaf patients they must pay for their own sign language interpreters at consultations.
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Commissioning cluster identifies services to be considered for AQP
FINANCE: The north central London commissioning cluster has identified four areas where it thinks there is scope to apply Any Qualified Provider rules next year.
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PwC looking into state of Sussex trusts
PERFORMANCE: A board report from Surrey and Sussex Healthcare reveals that consultancy and accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is currently assessing the state of trusts in Sussex.
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare has ‘liquidity problem of minus 28 days’
FINANCE: Lack of cash is the most significant risk facing Surrey and Sussex Healthcare, according to a report by its investment and workforce committee.
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare needs new ‘organisational’ form to become FT
STRUCTURE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare has admitted it cannot achieve foundation status without integrating with another organisation, board papers show.
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Deteriorating A&E waits at Peterborough and Stamford FT
PERFORMANCE: “Staffing issues” and “capacity constraints” are responsible for Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT failing against the national A&E waiting time target, according to a report from its strategic health authority.
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St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals cash plan anticipates 'PFI support'
FINANCE: The trust has reported that it will be able to manage its cash flow as planned provided it receives “all anticipated financial support” for its private finance initiative development.
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NewsLow access to flagship mental health scheme revealed
Only 2 per cent of people with anxiety or depression are receiving psychological therapies, despite successive government pledges to improve access to treatments.
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NewsAgency workers to get improved employment deal
New rights for temporary and short term contract staff are due to come into force this weekend, helping to stamp out some of the exploitation agency staff face at work, the TUC has said.
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HSJ Local
Surrey and Borders Partnership plans new LD treatment centre
STRUCTURE: Plans for a new assessment and treatment centre for people who have a learning disability have been put out for public consultation by Tandridge District Council.
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HSJ Local
New birth centre operational at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
STRUCTURE: The first baby has been born at a new midwife led birth centre in Maidstone, according to a press release from Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
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HSJ Local
Plans submitted to redevelop Royal Sussex County Hospital
STRUCTURE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals has this month submitted plans to redevelop the Royal Sussex County Hospital to Brighton and Hove City Council.
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NewsSouthern Cross homes transfer to take place this week
More than 250 care homes run by Southern Cross are to be transferred to new companies by this weekend as part of plans to shut down the sector’s biggest operator.
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NewsCQC sets out tougher inspections approach
The Care Quality Commission has set out in full its plans to carry out far more rigorous hospital inspections.
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HSJ Local
£700m estates contract links primary and secondary care
FINANCE: A contract worth up to £700m is up for grabs in what is thought to be the first tender to provide estate and facilities management across primary and secondary care.
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Commissioning support costs for CCGs emerging with variations
Indications have emerged of planned expenditure on commissioning support. London primary care trusts are predicting costs of £16 per head of population – £5 more than their counterparts in Coventry and Warwickshire, HSJ has learned.
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SupplementsWill commissioning reform aid integration? A special HSJ supplement
A special supplement from HSJ, in association with KPMG, this week looks at whether reforming how healthcare services are commissioned can break down the existing barriers to offering and delivering integrated services.
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HSJ Local
Leeds walk-in centre to close, and another to cut hours
FINANCE: A Leeds walk-in centre is due to close, and another to reduce its opening hours, in cost cutting moves, according to a report.
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New GP practice in Calderdale
STRUCTURE: A new branch practice, provided by Assura Leeds, will open in Calderdale in November.
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Central Lancashire CCGs ask to work as separate committees
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust’s board will be asked to break up the joint committee it agreed to establish for clinical commissioning groups, board papers for its meeting this week show.