All Health Service Journal articles in 3 February 2011 – Page 4
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Buckinghamshire PCT plans repeat primary care QIPP savings
FINANCE: NHS Buckinghamshire plans to be making over £10m of recurrent savings each year in primary care savings by 2015.
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HSJ Local
Luton and Dustable FT overperforming on acute contract
FINANCE: Luton and Dunstable FT is overperforming by almost £0.5m on its acute contract with NHS Luton.
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Mid Essex PCT leading on safeguarding hub plan
STRUCTURE: NHS Mid Essex is the lead primary care trust in a plan to create an Essex-wide hub to host designated professionals for child safeguarding.
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NewsLive interview to discuss cancer strategy on HSJ TV
Experts are to discuss the Department of Health’s updated cancer plan live online.
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HSJ Local
Activity rise at Princess Alexandra Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust has reported increased activity for December in a number of areas.
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HSJ Local
Infection outbreak at Coventry and Warwickshire FT
PERFORMANCE: An infection outbreak has occurred at University Hospitals Coventry after a patient was transferred directly from a hospital in Kenya.
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NewsGovernment launches £400m talk therapy strategy
Access to taking therapies will be extended to an extra million people the government’s mental health strategy was expected to say.
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NewsTrust counts £8m cost of objections to PFI scheme
A judicial review application against the rebuild of the Royal Liverpool University Hospital has cost the trust £8m in delays so far and is risking operational failures.
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CommentMedia Watch: Cameron and Lansley spring into action
The week kicked off with the health secretary and prime minister both going into action to defend the Health and Social Care Bill, ahead of its second reading in parliament on Monday.
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NewsNHS medical trials among best in Europe
A programme in the North West which aimed to show the NHS could be a first class environment for commercial pharmaceutical research has reported results matching the best in Europe.
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NewsRigorous approach needed to improve QOF payments, report says
The Audit Commission has found significant variation among primary care trusts’ management of GP performance payments.
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CommentMichael White: opposition's political artillery fire rings hollow
A barrage of political artillery fire preceded Monday’s Commons second reading of the Health and Social Care Bill.
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NewsThree per cent of public health funds could go to Mayor
The Mayor of London could take three percent of the money allocated to councils for public health in the capital.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe governance challenge for commissioning consortia
GPs intent on establishing commissioning consortia need to make sure they quickly understand the most important governance issues, such as board accountability and director liability, to meet the demanding challenges they are about to face.
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NewsJust one in five DH staff say change is managed well
Only one in five Department of Health employees believe change is managed well, according to staff survey results.
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NewsChief dismissed for 'seaside humour' wins tribunal
A former interim chief executive of an NHS trust was unfairly sacked for sending emails containing “seaside humour” just 15 days before he was due to be made redundant.
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NewsCommunity services transfers will miss TCS deadline
Almost one in 10 of the planned transfers of community services from primary care trusts will miss the 1 April deadline, the Department of Health has admitted.
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LeaderIs a narrative for complex health reform impossible?
Two snapshots from a day in the life of one A Lansley, health secretary.
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NewsCQC fees hike 'disappoints' confederation
The NHS Confederation has said it is “deeply disappointed” at Care Quality Commission plans to raise registration fees by up to 67 per cent, despite an initial promise to make the system cost neutral.
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NewsReforms are a 'new deal', PM tells GPs
Prime minister David Cameron has spearheaded the government’s latest attempt to rally GPs behind consortium commissioning.