All Health Service Journal articles in 4 January 2007
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Funding row could see 1,800 patients rejected by foundation
A foundation trust has become the first in the country to turn patients away after the escalation of a public row with its primary care trust over funding.
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National Consumer Council posits £1bn saver idea
The NHS could save £1bn a year if it targeted funds using a better understanding of how people make their choices in health, according to a report by the National Consumer Council.
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DoH agrees £10m 'top-up' for children's hospitals
The Department of Health has agreed to bail out three children's hospitals to the tune of £10m after the trusts claimed that the specialist payment by results tariff was 'inaccurate'.
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Herts and minds: £100m hole that could defeat protesters
Consultation starts next week on the shake-up of services in West Hertfordshire. Later in the summer, it will start for the north and east of the county. Reconfiguration in Bedfordshire and Herts has been talked about for 30 years, so will it happen, asks Alison Moore
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Royal Cornwall chief quits as deficit doubles to £15.8m
The chief executive of a hospital trust has fallen on his sword after the trust's deficit was found to be twice what was originally claimed.
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Trusts face 15 public productivity rankings
All acute and primary care trusts are to have their performance publicly ranked against 15 efficiency indicators from this summer.
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Foundation concern over £28m in unpaid bills
Nine foundation trusts have 'significant concerns' over whether outstanding bills will be paid by primary care trusts. The trusts are warning that £28m might have to be written off.
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UCLH sells hospital for £170m
A London foundation trust says it has used its commercial freedoms to raise millions of extra pounds by selling off a former hospital building, which will help pay off its debts and may help improve services.
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Government launches media offensive amid £500m deficit
The government has embarked on a media offensive promoting the importance of reform as it posted year-end figures showing a net deficit for the NHS of just over £500m.
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NHS Blood and Transplant to cut 400 jobs
Four hundred staff are set to be cut following the closure of three of the country's 10 blood centres and the sale of the only government-owned bio products laboratory.
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'Two Sues' tight-lipped about quitting patient safety agency
The joint chief executives of the National Patient Safety Agency will be taking early retirement from 31 March, having been on gardening leave since last July.
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Directors resign as report finds 'many years' of abuse
People with learning disabilities were hit, pushed and dragged by staff working for an NHS trust in Cornwall, a joint investigation by the Healthcare Commission and the Commission for Social Care Inspection has found.People with learning disabilities were hit, pushed and dragged by staff working for an NHS trust in ...
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Staff asked to stay at home as Scarborough accounts come under investigation
Scarborough and North Yorkshire Healthcare trust chief executive Alison Guy and director of finance Bernard Flynn have been asked to stay at home while the trust board and the local strategic health authority scrutinise accounting procedures.
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Trusts' admin bills on the rise, says report
Administrative bills at acute and primary care trusts have risen by £90,000-£190,000 each due to running payment by results, according to a government-commissioned report.
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Admissions: cutting excess bed days
Avoiding hospital admissions and reducing stays are ongoing priorities for primary care and acute trusts.
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Adolescent services: reaching out to young people
We began offering assessment and intensive treatment in the home, GP surgery, school or even a cafe
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Health outcomes measurement in Southwark adult mental health services
The CSIP project is linking with local services to share best practice and learning.
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Lord Warner: PCT commissioning advert blunder 'only human'
Health minister Lord Warner has labelled his department's hurried withdrawal of an advertisement to contract out primary care trust management services as 'unfortunate' ' but stood by the government's assertion of the need to bring in private sector commissioning experience.
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East Sussex A&E proposals criticised by local MPs
Trust considers alternating emergency care service between hospitals