All Health Service Journal articles in 6 January 2011 – Page 4
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NewsHealth and wellbeing boards are given new scrutiny role
Local authorities will be required by law to create health and wellbeing boards, the government has announced.
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News‘Rise in cancer breaches’ by foundations
The number of acute and specialist foundation trusts that missed cancer treatment targets rose by a third to 28 out of 90 in the past three months, their regulator Monitor has revealed.
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NewsQuitters to sign contracts in smoking cessation scheme
The government is looking at a wide range of schemes to “nudge” people into adopting healthier lifestyles.
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NewsPrice rivalry ‘could raise death rates’
The decision to let NHS hospitals compete with each other on price from next year threatens to harm care and raise death rates, experts warn.
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Comment'The NHS is every health secretary's trainset'
The NHS, always in danger of becoming every health secretary’s trainset, faces yet another major reorganisation. The idea is that GPs will lead the quality and safety and value for money charge that will be needed over the next five, perhaps 10, years.
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NewsTrusts warned not to neglect patient experience
Hospital trusts should not neglect efforts to improve patient experience, as it can lead to savings and also improve quality, according to the NHS Confederation.
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CommentMedia Watch: Managers under fire
The New Year may have only just begun but NHS managers are already in the firing line.
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NewsLocal flu vaccine shortages revealed
The government has admitted some parts of the country were suffering shortages of flu vaccines as it prepared to reveal the latest death toll from the winter outbreak.
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NewsBMA leadership defends its response to reforms
The British Medical Association leadership has defended its engagement with the government’s health reforms after criticism from some members, but says it will be “stepping up” its lobbying.
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HSJ Local
Dudley Group overperforming on emergency admissions
PERFORMANCE: Emergency admissions in the year to November at Dudley Group of Hospitals over-performed by 866 spells (6.5 per cent) against plan.
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NHS Derby City plans 8 per cent reduction to provider contracts
FINANCE: Financial modelling by NHS Derby City has identified a need to reduce 2011-12 contract values by 8 per cent on average across all providers, in order to transfer financial sustainability to GP commissioners from 2012-13.
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HSJ Local
High MRSA breach risk at Northumbria Trust
PERFORMANCE: Very high risk of breaching annual MRSA incidence target.
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HSJ Local
Gateshead FT £400,000 behind plan
FINANCE: The trust had a planned surplus to date of £3,056,700 at month seven, however the actual position is a surplus of £2,619,000 giving an overall deficit against plan of £437,400.
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Newcastle FT board focuses on community services
STRUCTURE: The board is expecting close involvement in the “problematical and time-consuming” task of vertical integration with the community services from Newcastle Primary Care Trust.
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HSJ Local
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust spending £3.6m more than plan on pay
FINANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is reporting an adverse variance on pay expenditure against plan of £3.602m.
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HSJ Local
Nottingham Trust risks unfunded activity
FINANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is reporting a deficit against plan of £1.28m and is carrying out activity that may not be funded by commissioners.
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HSJ Local
Rooftop prison protests affecting trust's value for money rating
PERFORMANCE: Rooftop protests, prison lockdowns and a shortage of prisoner officers supporting the NHS have all contributed to high “did not attend” rates at Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust.
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