All Health Service Journal articles in 8 December 2011 – Page 2
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Comment
'Specialised commissioning gives the NHS Commissioning Board a chance to deliver'
The NHS Commissioning Board will have control over specialised commissioning from April 2013. It is a very real opportunity to bring about dramatic improvements in clinical quality, and speed up the adoption of innovation across the NHS, says John Murray.
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News
Monitor to review FT assessment process but 'the bar will remain high'
Monitor is to review its assessment process for applicant foundation trusts but has stressed that “the bar will remain high”.
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HSJ Local
FT declines to support local community trust's FT bid after losing tender
STRUCTURE: Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust’s board has said it is unable to support the foundation trust bid of a neighbouring community services trust.
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Comment
Academic health science partnerships take shape in London
Lord Darzi’s phoenix-from-the-ashes academic health science partnership Imperial Health Partners has got off to a flying start, but one name was conspicuous by its absence on its list of potential partners.
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Comment
South West shouts about its success as handover looms
No one could accuse NHS South West’s 133-page handover document, published last week, of being anything less than exhaustive.
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News
NHS staff turnover figures shows workforce contracted by 2 per cent
The NHS workforce shrank by 2 per cent in the year to August, staff turnover figures analysed by HSJ reveal.
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HSJ Local
Heatherwood FT improves on maternity
PERFORMANCE: Maternity services at Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust are improving on a range of performance measures.
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HSJ Local
Burton FT admits 'desire to vary' Agenda for Change
WORKFORCE: There is a “desire to vary Agenda for Change” at Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust, according to its human resources director.
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HSJ Local
Burton reports 'significant' risks to finance plan
FINANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust is reporting “significant risks” to its planned financial out-turn.
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HSJ Local
Lewisham Hospital income £1m under plan
FINANCE: The £220m-turnover trust was under plan for income but had also underspent by £546,000 at the end of October.
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HSJ Local
North of Tyne PCTs provide information dashboard to GPs and CCGs
COMMERCIAL: The North of Tyne PCTs have provided a new health information reporting tool to all their GP practices and emerging clinical commissioning groups.
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HSJ Local
Adult hearing and musculoskeletal services to be opened to competition in Lancashire
STRUCTURE: Diagnostics, adult hearing and musculoskeletal services will be opened up to competition from any qualified provider by North Lancashire Teaching PCT in 2012, according to a new “AQP map” published by the Department of Health.
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HSJ Local
Cumbria PCT to open up diagnostics and continence services to competition
STRUCTURE: Diagnostics, adult hearing and continence services will be opened up to competition from any qualified provider by the primary care trust in 2012, according to a new “AQP map” published by the Department of Health.
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HSJ Local
Worcestershire has to start again with FT application
STRUCTURE: Monitor has rejected a request from Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust for a second extension to its foundation trust application.
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HSJ Local
Psychological therapies and diagnostics to be opened to any qualified provider in Cheshire
STRUCTURE: Psychological therapies, diagnostics and continence services will be opened up to competition from any qualified provider by NHS Central and Eastern Cheshire in 2012, according to a new “AQP map” published by the Department of Health.
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News
Exclusive: Lansley to step up push on variation as second NHS atlas published
Huge regional disparities in the quality of healthcare are due to be revealed by the second NHS Atlas of Variation, and a series of additional government analyses.
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HSJ Local
South London and Maudsley using reserve to cover operational deficit
FINANCE: The mental health trust reported earnings of £12.4m to the November meeting of the board, £1.1m below plan.
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HSJ Local
East Berks reconfiguration delayed over high activity levels
STRUCTURE: A reconfiguration consultation in East Berkshire has been extended because activity levels in 2011-12 are significantly higher than expected.
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News
PCTs take easy option on AQP
Primary care trusts have been accused of being “unimaginative” in the services they have chosen to open up to competition through the any qualified provider policy.
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HSJ Local
Podiatry and adult hearing services to be opened to competition in Merseyside
STRUCTURE: Podiatry, musculoskeletal and adult hearing services will be opened up to competition from any qualified provider by NHS Liverpool in 2012, according to a new “AQP map” published by the Department of Health.