All Community services articles – Page 118
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NewsEssex PCT plans to shed over 220 staff in £5.7m savings bid
NHS South West Essex has set out plans to make 224 staff redundant in order to save £5.7m over the next financial year.
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Community nurses have 'serious concerns' about GP commissioning
The move to GP commissioning could exclude other clinicians from decision making while increased competition in the NHS will lead to cost cutting, reductions in quality and greater inequalities, according to the Queen’s Nursing Institute.
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NewsTransforming Community Services: PCTs step closer to deciding fate of provider arms
Primary care trusts are edging closer to determining the future of their provider arms.
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NewsConsortia may boost GP data
GP consortia would have more incentive to collect data on patient comorbidities, the Nuffield Trust suggests.
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NewsOut of hours performance variation to be made public
Primary care trusts are to be named and shamed for the first time on the performance of their out of hours provider.
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NewsNHS must not 'slide back' during transition period, warn pharmacists
The NHS must not wait until GP commissioning arrangements are up and running before starting to try and achieve improved clinical outcomes, the National Pharmacy Association has warned.
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NewsPCT asked not to claw back wage overpayment
Staff at a primary care trust who were overpaid for up to four years have been asked to pay the money back.
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NewsNew chief exec takes over at Hertfordshire PCT
NHS Hertfordshire has announced that its deputy chief executive has been appointed chief executive.
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NewsDH critical of loophole in pension rules
The Department of Health has said community service social enterprises should not exploit a loophole that would allow them to give new staff access to the NHS pension scheme.
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NewsPrivate company to run community hospital
A primary care trust has said it is the first in the country to appoint a private company to run a community hospital.
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NewsRCN fears ‘dumbing down’ health visits
The government is considering “fast tracking” health visitor training in a bid to meet its pledge to employ an extra 4,200 health visitors by 2015.
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HSJ KnowledgeLocal quit smoking campaign
Effective engagement of stakeholders, partner organisations and the local media will pay dividends.
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Primary finance body divides into three arms
The Department of Health owned company that arranges private finance deals for the primary care sector is to be divided into regional arms.
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NewsDH consults on prescribing powers in community services
The Department of Health is consulting on whether physiotherapists and podiatrists should be given prescribing powers.
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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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NewsNHS complaints reach record high
The number of complaints about NHS hospitals and community health services in England is at a record high, figures showed today.
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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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HSJ KnowledgeEnd of life care
Yvonne Cartwright explains how a Sue Ryder Care rapid response service supported people in northBedfordshire to die at home
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NewsMental health ward closure reflects wider trend
A mental health ward at the Whitchurch Community Hospital is likely to be shut by Shropshire County Primary Care Trust as it pursues a broader trend towards treating people at home instead.