All HSJ Local articles – Page 472
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Notts County unveils chosen AQP services
FINANCE: The PCT has identified the services for which patients will have a choice of provider through the “any qualified provider” framework.
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NHS Somerset names AQP services
COMMERCIAL: NHS Somerset has identified podiatry, children’s wheelchair services and diagnostics as the three services it plans to open up to any qualified provider.
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Birmingham's only remaining red-rated CCG disbands
STRUCTURE: An inner city clinical commissioning group is being disbanded after being red rated.
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PCTs begin 'formal performance managment' of Sunderland FT
FINANCE: Commissioners have “instigated a formal performance management process” because of City Hospitals Sunderland Foundation Trust’s elective and emergency overperformance.
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Nottingham City endorses AQP priorities
FINANCE: The PCT has endorsed four “any qualified provider” priority services.
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Birmingham and Solihull picks AQP services
FINANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull cluster has selected three services for which patients will be offered a choice under the “any qualified provider” framework.
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Underperformance contributes to £0.6m lag at Harrogate FT
FINANCE: Performing less activity than planned has contributed to Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust being £591,000 behind plan as of September.
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South Central sees ambulance demand increase
PERFORMANCE: Demand for ambulance services in the South Central region is rising in 2011-12 on the previous year.
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South Central Ambulance improves on response times
PERFORMANCE: The South Central Ambulance Service improved against performance targets in all but one of its primary care trust areas during August.
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UHL predicted to fail eight targets by year end
PERFORMANCE: The trust’s PCTs are predicting it will fail on eight indicators for the year 2011-12.
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Marketing helps specialist trust halt activity decline
FINANCE: Activity levels have improved at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases Foundation Trust leading to the forecast year end position improving by £50,000.
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Outer NE London cluster takes BHRUT to arbitration
FINANCE: A London cluster is taking Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust to arbitration over over-performance.
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East London PCTs still have to find £5.6m unidentified savings
FINANCE: NHS Barking & Dagenham and NHS Havering still have £5.6m unidentified savings to make.
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Leicestershire PCTs choose final three AQP priority services
FINANCE: The final three priority services for “Any Qualified Provider” have been named by the cluster.
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South Devon overachieving surplus
FINANCE: South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust has overachieved its planned surplus by £766,000 at the end of month six.
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Two CCGs responsible for £2m of Hertfordshire's overspend
FINANCE: Two clinical commissioning groups were responsible for £2m of a £2.1m overspend on commissioning budgets by the end of month four, NHS Hertfordshire’s board has been told.
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Suffolk not expecting to name community services bidder until 2012
STRUCTURE: NHS Suffolk is not expecting to select bidders to provide its community services until the new year.
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Suffolk overspending by £2.7m
FINANCE: NHS Suffolk was overspending on budgets by £2.7m at the end of month five, although its hosted services were significantly underspending improving the ‘bottom line’ figure to a surplus of £2.5m at the end of month five, a board meeting heard.
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Luton on track to break even
FINANCE: NHS Luton was on track to break even but has identified around £2m of pressures, September’s board meeting heard.
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Great Yarmouth to introduce local rates for critical care
FINANCE:NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney is planning to introduce local rates for critical care, rehabilitation and stroke services in 2012-13, rather than relying on a block contract.