All Health Service Journal articles in 3 March 2011 – Page 9
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Barnsley FT struggling with C difficile stretch target
PERFORMANCE: Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust is missing its stretch target for preventing C difficile cases.
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Orthopaedic Hospital in deficit despite delivering savings plan
FINANCE: The north London specialist trust has a £1.8m deficit despite delivering £2.1m saving plan, according to February board papers.
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Luton PCT challenges providers to help with deficit
FINANCE: Luton PCT has said it has begun to make “rigorous challenges” to its providers because it faces a deficit for the year.
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Single consortium emerging for Shropshire County
STRUCTURE: A single commissioning consortium is emerging in Shropshire County, with all practices signed up except one in Bridgnorth.
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Safety breach risk at North Middlesex University Hospital neonatal unit
WORKFORCE: The London trust is warning of a risk to patient safety in its neonatal unit due to staff shortages.
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Single Telford and Wrekin consortium
STRUCTURE: A single commissioning consortium is emerging in Telford and Wrekin, and is likely to become a sub committee of the primary care trust board from April.
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Oxford Radcliffe and Nuffield merger under scrutiny
STRUCTURE: The Co-operation and Competition Panel (CCP) has started work on assessing the proposed integration of Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre.
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Pharmacists ordering scripts without patient consent in Oldham
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust has discovered that some pharmacies on its patch have been ordering repeat prescriptions on behalf of patients without their informed consent.
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NHS Southwark at risk from £13.7m provider over-spends
FINANCE: The primary care trust could see year-end over-spends totalling £13.7m from its two main providers
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South Essex PCTs could share specialised commissioning risk
STRUCTURE: South West Essex and South East Essex could share financial risk around specialised commissioning, as part of primary care trust clustering arrangements.
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Heart of Birmingham GPs joining five consortia
STRUCTURE: There are five commissioning consortia emerging in Heart of Birmingham Teaching primary care trust.
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Sandwell developing three commissioning consortia
STRUCTURE: Most GP practices within Sandwell PCT are members of three emerging commissioning consortia.
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Around 30 MARS approvals at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals
WORKFORCE: Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals has had applications for the mutually agreed resignation scheme approved for 31 staff as it tries to reduce staff costs.
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Over 80 compulsory redundancies in South West Essex
WORKFORCE: The primary care trust has made a total of 85 compulsory redundancies across its commissioing and provider arm, according to board minutes.
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Sussex Partnership FT exceeds IAPT target
PERFORMANCE: According to trust board papers, the foundation exceeded its target for improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) in January.
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Hole in NHS Oldham’s finances widens to £34.7m for next year
FINANCE: The “gap” the primary care trust is forecasting in its 2011-12 finances has widened by £2.2m during January, its latest financial reports show.
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Consultation launched on merger of mental health teams in Sussex
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust’s board papers said a consultation had begun on 14 February regarding changes to the Positive Behaviour Support Team in West Sussex.
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Luton PCT QIPP target cut by a quarter
FINANCE: The primary care trust has revised down its required efficiency savings by almost a quarter, following the release of the NHS operating framework.
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Four consortia emerging from Warwickshire practices
STRUCTURE: Four commissioning consortia are emerging from Warwickshire practices.
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Lack of social work capacity delays transfers at Birmingham Community
PERFORMANCE: Funding issues within social care have contributed to a red rating for delayed transfers of care at Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust.