All Facilities management articles – Page 43
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PFI link-ups could save millions
Hospital trusts considering using the private finance initiative could save millions of pounds by teaming up with non-NHS partners, according to the chief executive of a trust set to go into partnership with a football club.West Hertfordshire Hospitals trust stands to save£80m-£100m because it is building a new hospital in ...
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2,000 in move to own homes
Nearly 2,000 people with learning disabilities are to be moved into their own homes after the DH announced £175m in funding for primary care trusts to close NHS institutions.
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HSJ Knowledge
Built to care
With new building assessment methods looming for the NHS, Stuart Shepherd highlights a key shared learning resource
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Scotland urged to look beyond GPs for out-of-hours services
NHS boards will have to look beyond GPs to provide primary care out of hours if services are to be sustainable, Audit Scotland has warned.
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Paul James on sustainable IT
The fate of worn-out electrical equipment may not seem a top priority but new environmental regulations may have caught managers in the health service napping, says Paul James
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Herts bags early winner with stadium bid
As the football season cranks into action, Watford have scored an early goal in a PFI partnership with West Hertfordshire Hospitals trust.
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Confusion over hospital transport costs
Users of the hospital travel costs scheme find it and its guidance confusing, according to a consultation on the scheme.
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Hospital closure is not an option
This letter is in response to 'Super kids in bid to save hospital' (news, page 6, 2 August).The article states: 'Closing the [Royal Surrey] hospital is one of a number of options being considered by NHS South East Coast.' This is not true.Surrey primary care trust has been publicly discussing ...
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Hospital closure is not an option
This letter is in response to.'Super kids in bid to save hospital' (news, page 6, 2 August).
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Aborted PFI could 'end up in court'
The collapse of a private finance initiative worth more than £900m could see both sides fighting in court to recover money.
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Reforms hitting children's surgery, says royal college
Competition between hospitals is damaging the collaboration needed to provide better children's surgery, the Royal College of Surgeons has warned.
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PCT set for community cash boost
Liverpool primary care trust is to take forward plans to bring substantially more care into the community.
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Sir Ara sets out London vision for cradle-to-grave healthcare
Junior health minister Professor Sir Ara Darzi has set out a radical vision of future healthcare provision in London that would see the end of hospitals in their current form.
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PCT calls for GP referral competition to be shelved
Plans to have the NHS and the private sector compete for GP referrals in north Cumbria should be shelved in favour of the two working together, its primary care trust has said.
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Hospital viruses could pose terrorism threat
Lax hospital security could give terrorists working in the NHS easy access to potentially deadly materials, including viruses.
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Super surgeries to open in Greater Manchester
As part of the wave of super surgeries opening under the local improvement finance trust initiative, two new primary healthcare facilities have been announced for Greater Manchester.
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First improvement notice in hygiene clampdown
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals trust has been put on an improvement notice by the Healthcare Commission for failing to comply with hygiene codes.
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Trust battles with council over 'disastrous' A&E closure plans
West Sussex primary care trust is heading for a battle with the county council over plans to close two accident and emergency departments.
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Selling estate could make trusts more flexible
Hospital and primary care trusts could overcome some of the obstacles of payment by results and private finance initiatives by selling their estate, a report from the Social Market Foundation says.
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HSJ Knowledge
Legal briefing: preparing for the smoking ban
On 1 July, it will become a criminal offence to smoke in enclosed places in England. David Lock explains the wider implications of the ban