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Warwickshire PCT overspends on acute contracts

2011-09-30T18:07:00Z

FINANCE: Warwickshire primary care trust is over-spending on its acute contracts amid “exceptionally high” emergency activity.

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Taunton and Somerset medical director steps down

2011-09-30T17:39:00Z

WORKFORCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust’s medical director has stepped down but will continue to work as a consultant anaesthetist.

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Commissioners to investigate pressure ulcer rates at Barnet and Chase Farm

2011-09-30T16:19:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The north central London primary care trust cluster is to raise the high number of pressure ulcers reported at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals at its next clinical quality review meeting.

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London commissioning cluster predicts deficit for 2011-12

2011-09-30T16:04:00Z

FINANCE: The north central London cluster is predicting a deficit of £14.8m this financial year, new documents reveal.

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Tees mulls acute paediatric centre reduction

2011-09-30T15:30:00Z

STRUCTURE: Maintaining the current model of paediatric services on Teeside may not be a “sustainable” or “safe” option in future, according to board papers.

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Tees PCTs eye regional commissioning support collaboration

2011-09-30T15:00:00Z

STRUCTURE: Primary care trusts in the NHS Tees cluster are expecting to create commissioning support organisations with others in the North East, or in North Yorkshire.

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UPDATED: NHS South top team revealed

2011-09-30T13:57:00Z

WORKFORCE: The executive team of the new NHS South of England strategic health authority cluster has been announced.

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Southampton gets FT status after DH promise of 'restructured' debt

2011-09-30T12:02:00Z

STRUCTURE: A large hospital trust on the south coast has achieved foundation status, after being told its debt would be “restructured” by the Department of Health.

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Plymouth Hospitals makes 18 week target despite backlog

2011-09-30T09:53:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Almost 1,400 patients waited longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment at Plymouth Hospitals Trust during June.

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Disparity over version of events surrounding patient deaths at Wexham Park

2011-09-30T03:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Commissioners and providers in Berkshire are reporting different details of events surrounding the same patient mortality incidents, it has emerged.

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Sussex Partnership announces £3m upgrade of low secure facilities

2011-09-29T19:04:00Z

FINANCE: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust’s board has agreed plans to improve and expand its secure mental health services in Chichester.

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Sussex Partnership directors pledge to balance books

2011-09-29T19:03:00Z

FINANCE: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust has pledged to safeguard frontline services and deliver a balanced budget for 2011-12, despite facing “challenging times”.

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Turnaround directors get started at Leicester

2011-09-29T18:58:00Z

FINANCE: Turnaround advisors from Deloitte and Finnamore have started working on the three month contract they have agreed with the trust.

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NHS Plymouth forced to increase savings targets

2011-09-29T18:57:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Plymouth is £3m behind on its savings plan and is forecasting an underachievement of £8.6m by year end.

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South London Healthcare Trust reports £3.3m savings shortfall

2011-09-29T18:56:00Z

FINANCE: The south east London acute trust was aiming for savings of £6.8m by the end of month five but missed that by £3.3m.

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Leicester planning to raise parking charges

2011-09-29T18:44:00Z

FINANCE: The trust is proposing to increase staff parking charges by at least 13.5 per cent.

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Coventry beats year to date surplus target

2011-09-29T18:30:00Z

FINANCE: Coventry primary care trust is reporting a revenue surplus of £3.5m for the first four months of 2011-12, £1.6m better than planned.

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NHS Oldham forecasts £5.3m savings shortfall

2011-09-29T18:03:00Z

FINANCE: The primary care trust was forecasting at the end of July that it would miss its 2011-12 QIPP (quality, innovation, productivity and prevention) savings plans by £5.3m.

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Kirklees PCT sees £4.4m acute overspend

2011-09-29T17:58:00Z

FINANCE: Kirklees PCT is reporting a £4.4m year-to-date overspend against its acute contracts.

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NHS Cumbria £1.6m behind on savings plan at end of August

2011-09-29T17:33:00Z

FINANCE: The primary care trust’s 2011-12 cost improvement programme savings were £1.6m behind target at the end of August, strategic health authority figures show.