All Finance articles – Page 368
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NHS South Staffordshire claws back money from SHA
FINANCE: NHS South Staffordshire said it had improved its deficit during December and its position would be further strengthened by the agreed return of reserves by its strategic health authority.
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Liverpool Women’s FT behind on five CQUIN commitments
PERFORMANCE: The foundation is underperforming on five commissioning for quality and innovation schemes, which make a proportion of its income dependent on quality improvements.
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NHS South Birmingham sees jump in private sector spending
FINANCE: Non-contracted elective spending on private providers is predicted to jump from £300,000 to £1.5m this year at NHS South Birmingham.
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Sandwell and West Birmingham in 'difficult' contract talks
COMMERCIAL: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust is struggling to reach an agreement on its 2011-12 contract with its lead commissioner.
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North Staffs acute trust seeks more efficiency plans to remain ‘viable’
FINANCE: University Hospital of North Staffordshire is likely to need more cost cutting plans in order to remain “financially viable” next year.
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Plymouth Teaching PCT delays opening of new building after failing to organise CQC registration
STRUCTURE: A building Plymouth Teaching PCT plans to use for children and adolescent mental health services will not open on time as it has not been registered with Care Quality Commission.
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Three consortia in South Tees
STRUCTURE: Three commissioning consortia are emerging across South Tees, covering Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland PCTs.
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Halved surplus will impact on North Staffs capital programme
FINANCE: University Hospital of North Staffordshire is predicting an end of year surplus of £4.1m but had achieved less than £1m in surplus by December.
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North Staffs trust confident of surplus after property value advice
FINANCE: The mental health trust in North Staffordshire is now able to forecast a small surplus, contrary to previous months.
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NHS Bath and North East Somerset reveals £6m savings plan
FINANCE: NHS Bath and North East Somerset community services plans to save £6.7m in the delivery of services over the next five years.
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Weston Area Health Trust does deal with PCT on overperformance
FINANCE: NHS North Somerset has agreed to pay Weston Health Trust an additional £600,000 for over performance above the value of its contract.
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£1m from private mental health underspend funding acute overspends at NHS Dudley
FINANCE: NHS Dudley is using a £1m underspend on its private sector mental health services to offset a £2.9m acute overspend.
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Oxfordshire PCT to delegate most commissioning in April
FINANCE: NHS Oxfordshire is ready to delegate about two thirds of its commissioning budget to its single commissioning consortium from April.
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NewsMedical errors to cost hospitals payment
The government has confirmed its plan not to pay hospitals if patients are harmed or killed as a result of blunders.
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Leicester PCTs to shed 106 posts
WORKFORCE: NHS Leicester City and NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland are slashing 106 posts as part of management cost reductions.
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NHS Enfield predicting £11.2m deficit for year-end
FINANCE: The north east London primary care trust reported managing to hold its deficit to £10.6m in December, the same as October and November.
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PCTs fearful of £9.5m overspend on continuing care
FINANCE: Birmingham’s three primary care trusts are warning they could end the year £9.5m overspent on continuing healthcare.
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NewsMonitor chair warns against 'inappropriate influence' on pensions
Newly appointed Monitor chair David Bennett has warned politicians against imposing “inappropriate influence” in debates over whether NHS pensions are blocking competition.
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CommentCan value-based drug pricing deliver a 'postcode lottery' alternative?
Value-based drug pricing is meant to reduce the postcode lottery but could end up achieving the opposite.
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CommentAndrew Dillon: the new mission for NICE
The white paper Liberating the NHS and the Health Bill currently going through Parliament describe a radically new architecture for the NHS together with a new, outcomes based approach to driving improvements in care.