All articles by Ben Clover – Page 89
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NewsSocial enterprise bid rethink by North East PCTs
A ballot on whether to turn three primary care trust provider arms in the North East into a social enterprise has been suspended.
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NewsBids deadline nears for PCT social enterprises
Primary care trusts wanting their provider arms to become social enterprises will have to get their bids in by the end of next month, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsNorth East PCTs to vote on forming social enterprise
Around 2,500 staff at three primary care trust provider arms in the North East are to be balloted about becoming the largest social enterprise in the health sector.
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NewsTransforming community services 'a mistake', says top PCT chief exec
The NHS will regret the rush to vertically integrate community services with acute trusts, the chief executive of England’s top performing primary care trust has warned.
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NewsInequality fears over patient ID guidance
Guidance recommending GPs ask patients for a proof of their address or other identity before registering will block disadvantaged patients from accessing primary care, HSJ has been told.
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NewsNHS service reconfigurations 'surge' expected
The NHS looks set to see a “surge” of major changes to hospital services in the next 18 months after the government effectively lifted its moratorium on reconfiguration.
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CommentMedia Watch: NHS trusts may soon be courting oligarchs
A front page on the financial arrangements of foundation trusts? Well it wasn’t likely to be The Sun.
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NewsGPs overlook public health for QOF cash
The quality and outcomes framework has resulted in GPs focusing too narrowly on certain conditions to the detriment of their wider public health role, the King’s Fund has warned.
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NewsOxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trusts paediatric cardiac surgery unit to remain closed
The paediatric cardiac surgery unit at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust should remain closed, according to a report published last week.
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NewsPersonal health budget pilots raise concerns
Managers involved in the pilots for personal health budgets have expressed concerns over equity and increased cost, a report commissioned by the Department of Health says.
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NewsSHA report calls for unit to remain closed after paediatric deaths
A report has called for the smallest paediatric cardiac surgery unit in the country to remain closed.
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NewsMonitor says FT in 'significant breach' of its authorisation
Monitor has declared Poole Hospital Foundation Trust to be in breach of its terms of authorisation.
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NewsNHS technology uptake ‘slow’
NHS managers are still slow to adopt new technology that can save money.
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NewsOrgan transfer taskforce pays trusts £1.8m
Payments have been made to 178 trusts in the UK to keep ventilators switched on after patients have died so their organs can be harvested.
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News£50m interim cancer drugs fund announced
Ministers have announced a £50m interim cancer drugs pot before the creation of the fully-fledged fund promised before the election.
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NewsDon’t sideline sexual health, warn clinicians
Leading figures in sexual health have called on health secretary Andrew Lansley not to ignore the sector.
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IT upgrade gains DH data security confidence
The Department of Health has given the green light to an IT upgrade delayed by concerns about allowing a US contractor to access UK health records.
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NewsGP commissioners warned to heed EU law
The GP commissioning groups planned by health secretary Andrew Lansley will need to be aware of how EU procurement law could affect the way they purchase services, a law firm has warned.
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NewsEmergency care support teams called to help one in five trusts
Around one in five eligible NHS organisations have called in an expert team to help resolve emergency care problems.
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NewsHealthWatch to be part of the CQC
The new body to “strengthen the collective voice of patients” in the NHS will be part of the Care Quality Commission, the white paper announced.