All Facilities management articles – Page 23
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News
Value based pricing not 'feasible' by 2014
Concerns have been raised that the new “value based pricing” regime for medicines may not be ready in time to replace the existing system.
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HSJ Local
Colchester FT to bring contracts in house
COMMERCIAL: Colchester Hospital FT plans to bring an IT system and its facilities management services in house, according to board papers.
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Troubled Southern Cross to close
Care home operator Southern Cross has confirmed that it is to close down after the landlords of its properties abandoned the company.
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HSJ Local
Trust sells half its beds to rent them back
FINANCE: A hospital trust has sold half of its beds to a Dutch company for half a million pounds and is leasing them back, HSJ has discovered.
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New hi-tech hospital to be opened by the Queen
A £300m hospital said to be one of the most modern in Europe will be formally opened by the Queen today.
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GPs pocketing millions in buildings payments, investigation finds
Doctors are receiving six-figure windfalls in surgery rent and sale payments, an investigation has found.
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HSJ Knowledge
Simple steps in reducing wastage can have serious savings for NHS budgets
The big question in the health service is, where can the NHS make savings without compromising patient care? GS1 UK health sector manager Roger Lamb highlights examples where simple technology is reducing drug and stock wastage
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HSJ Local
Hospital fire 'to cost millions'
FINANCE: A fire that broke out in a newsagent’s stall and caused major damage to Chesterfield Royal Hospital is likely to cost several million pounds, NHS officials have confirmed.
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HSJ Local
Chesterfield Royal reopens after major fire
PERFORMANCE: A hospital A&E department has reopened this morning after a serious fire over the weekend.
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HSJ Knowledge
On dodgy ground: much needed NHS estate works are being held up by the Health Bill's progress
The paused Health Bill has held up much needed improvement to facilities around the country, and while the plans intend to help patients more effectively in the long term, the welfare of communities is suffering now, argues Assura Group managing director for property Andrew Darke.
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HSJ Knowledge
United front: why leadership is vital to a successful merger
A shared vision with three critical tests decided on by the various leaders involved is critical to calming the choppy waters of a merger, writes Graham Atkins.
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Fewer young blood donors prompts 'generation gap' fears
Fears are growing of an “alarming generation gap” in blood donors after figures showed a 20 per cent drop in the number of young blood donors over the last decade.
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PFI 'barriers' to FT status affecting fewer than 10 trusts
Claims by more than half of the trusts that argued private finance initiatives were a barrier to their obtaining foundation trust status cannot be justified, an insider has revealed to HSJ.
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HSJ Knowledge
A guide to achieving maximum value from NHS estate
With the NHS and planning system changing so fast, there is no time like the present to engage with change to maximise capital value. Richard Baxter offers some guidance.
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News
Approval for £77m hospital redevelopment
Initial plans for a multimillion-pound redevelopment of a North Wales hospital were approved by the assembly’s health minister Lesley Griffiths.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex ploughs £250k into hospital lift refurbishment
COMMERCIAL: The trust is to spend £250,000 this year on refurbishing unreliable lifts at its sites, according to board papers.
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Joint pathology venture fairly awarded, CCP decides
A foundation trust did not breach competition principles in selecting a public/private partnership for its pathology services, the NHS market regulator has found.
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NHS outsourcing shows significant savings, lobby group claims
NHS data shows commissioners save significant amounts on support services when they buy most of their hotel and estates management from the private sector, a lobby group for the outsourcing industry has claimed.
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HSJ Knowledge
Stepping up: the collaborative approach to becoming a model of innovation
A group of organisations has developed a stepped approach for healthcare services to identify the best ways of joining forces in the search for bigger savings.
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News
Secure mental health beds blocked
A lack of “step down” services is adding to pressures on secure mental health services, say researchers.