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Wakefield CCG names interim chief finance officer

2012-07-04T09:54:00Z

WORKFORCE: Jim Hayburn has been appointed as interim chief finance officer for Wakefield CCG.

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North Kirklees transitional accountable officer named

2012-07-04T09:54:00Z

WORKFORCE: North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group has named Chris Dowse as its transitional accountable officer.

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Bucks PCT in surplus despite overspends

2012-07-03T18:30:00Z

FINANCE: Buckinghamshire primary care trust finished 2011-12 with a year-end surplus higher than planned, despite over-spending on all its providers.

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Bucks PCT misses out on £2m PbR savings

2012-07-03T18:29:00Z

FINANCE: Buckinghamshire commissioners will have to find £2m to plug a gap in its savings plan after providers refused to accept changes to payment by results.

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Oxfordshire PCT misses QIPP savings due to DTOCs

2012-07-03T18:28:00Z

FINANCE: Oxfordshire primary care trust is predicting a £1.48m shortfall in efficiency savings due to delayed transfers of care.

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Solent and Southampton trusts explore joint working

2012-07-03T15:11:00Z

STRUCTURE: Acute and community providers in Southampton are exploring new joint working arrangements in a bid to cut demand for emergency services, HSJ can reveal.

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Analysed: acute demand outpacing supply on the south coast

2012-07-03T15:11:00Z

HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week’s HSJ Local Briefing looks at the Southampton and Portsmouth health economy, which has struggled to control rising demand for acute services.

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Ambulance trust wins Surrey patient transport deal

2012-07-03T07:26:00Z

COMMERCIAL: NHS Surrey and Surrey County Council have awarded a new three year contract to provide non-emergency transport for patients to South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust (SECAmb).

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Western Sussex FT bid given go-ahead by health secretary

2012-07-02T11:58:00Z

STRUCTURE: The health secretary has given his backing to Western Sussex Hospitals Trust’s application for foundation status.

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New system brings CQUIN benefit for Western Sussex

2012-07-02T11:58:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex NHS Trust is helping to pay for a new patient monitoring system through the benefits it is providing in helping meet commissioning for quality and innovation targets.

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Jim Birrell appointed interim CEO at Leicester

2012-07-02T11:57:00Z

WORKFORCE: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has appointed Jim Birrell as interim chief executive following the departure of Malcolm Lowe-Lauri.

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Maritime unit gains cancer charity kitemark

2012-07-02T08:41:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Macmillan Cancer Care Unit at Medway Foundation Trust’s Maritime Hospital has received national recognition for the quality of care it offers.

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Norfolk Community Health bids to become FT on 1 August

2012-06-30T17:02:00Z

STRUCTURE: Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust’s bid to become a foundation trust will go the Department of Health on August 1 - one month later than planned.

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Staff sickness exceeds target at Norfolk Community Health

2012-06-30T12:00:00Z

WORKFORCE: The staff sickness rate for May was 6.2 per cent at Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust.

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Tameside deficit above plan in first month of 2012-13

2012-06-29T19:06:00Z

FINANCE: The foundation trust reported a deficit of £177,000 for April 2012, against a plan of £151,000 for the month, its latest published finance report shows.

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Palliative care to reopen at Nottingham

2012-06-29T19:05:00Z

STRUCTURE: A refurbished palliative care unit will open at Nottingham City Hospital on 3 July.

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OUH misses out on CQUIN cash

2012-06-29T19:04:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Oxford University Hospital Trust missed out on £470,000 of commissioning for quality and innovation cash because it fell short of its venous thromboembolism target.

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Barnet and Chase Farm sets £21.7m savings target

2012-06-29T19:02:00Z

FINANCE: The north London hospital trust has set a cost improvement programme target that is 6.4 per cent of its turnover, research by HSJ has revealed.

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NW London agrees £500m block contract with Imperial

2012-06-29T18:57:00Z

FINANCE: NHS North West London has agreed more than half of Imperial’s income would be provided in a block contract rather than under payment by results.

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Review of Leicestershire hospitals planned

2012-06-29T18:56:00Z

STRUCTURE: West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group is undertaking a review of community hospitals and the services they provide.