All Health Service Journal articles in 3 March 2011 – Page 12
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NewsPCTs fail to assess value of cancer spend
Most primary care trusts are failing to assess whether the cancer treatments they commission offer value for money, according to MPs.
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HSJ Local
Patient falls increase at East Cheshire NHS Trust
PERFORMANCE: The incidence of patient falls reported at East Cheshire NHS Trust rose in January to the highest level it has seen in 2010-11.
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East and North Herts behind on surplus
FINANCE: At the end of January East and North Hertfordshire Trust was £1.2m behind its planned surplus.
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'Significant challenge' on inpatient falls at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital
FINANCE: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust faces “significant challenges” in meeting its quarter four target for inpatient falls.
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North Cumbria UH still in the red despite £10m handout
FINANCE: The trust was reporting a deficit of £587,000 at the end of December, despite securing an extra £10m in funding from NHS North West to “support strategic change”.
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NW Ambulance service recovers response times, but remains unlikely to hit 2010-11 target
PERFORMANCE: The trust’s response times for “Category A” calls improved in January, after they plummeted under major pressures over Christmas and New Year, but it remained unhopeful it could meet its target for the year.
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NHS Shropshire County chief exec takes up new community post
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of the primary care trust has been given a new role in leading the developing of its provider arm.
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SHA returns reserves to NHS Herefordshire
FINANCE: The primary care trust is to have nearly £3m of strategic change reserve (SCR) returned by its strategic health authority.
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Risk on activity reductions reported by East and North Hertfordshire
FINANCE: East and North Hertfordshire Trust has reported there is a risk of non delivery of activity reductions, part of the local efficiency plan.
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Too few inpatients having VTE assessments at Shrewsbury and Telford
PERFORMANCE: Not enough patients are having a VTE risk assessment on admission to Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust
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Rocketing transfer delays at Shrewsbury and Telford put target at risk
PERFORMANCE: The number of bed days lost due to delays at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust increased by 262 per cent from December 2010 to January 2011, putting a target to half delays by the end of the year at risk.
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Birmingham and Solihull predicting £1m overspend on senior medics
FINANCE: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust is predicting an overspend on senior medical staff of more than £1m for the year.
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West Essex PCT reports 18 week standard at risk
PERFORMANCE: NHS West Essex has reported that it is at risk of failing on its 18 week referral to treatment time target.
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NHS Suffolk ‘parks’ provider arm with North Essex Partnership FT
STRUCTURE: An interim host for community services in Suffolk has been named as North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
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East and North Herts cuts children's A&E hours due to staffing problems
PERFORMANCE: The opening hours of the children’s A&E at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital have been reduced by three hours.
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NHS Norfolk launches drive to cut medicine wastage
FINANCE: The primary care trust has launched a new campaign to try and reduce the number wasted medication in the country.
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Tameside FT deficit deepened to £1.5m in December
FINANCE: The foundation trust made a deficit of £331,000 in December, bringing its year to date deficit to £1.5m.
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Tavistock and Portman FT £721,000 behind income target but still on track for surplus
FINANCE; The specialist mental health trust said at month 10, January, its surplus of £259,000 was behind budget also, by £159,000.
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CommentMedia Watch: abortion, obesity and homosexuality proivde perfect storm
The Sunday Telegraph found something of a perfect storm in its story about gay NHS managers being sent on a “luxury junket”.
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HSJ KnowledgeApplying end of life care, respecting religious beliefs
Conflict and confusion often surround the application of religious beliefs to end of life decisions. Keeping a clear and open dialogue with patients and their family and friends is vital to surmounting the challenge of keeping everybody happy, write Becky Fitzpatrick, partner at Hill Dickinson LLP and Dr Timothy Strang, ...