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Leicester City plans community beds procurement

2011-03-14T18:09:00Z

COMMERCIAL: NHS Leicester City plans to undertake a procurement exercise to add extra beds to its community based provision.

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Cornwall and Isles of Scilly provider arm seeks to become social enterprise

2011-03-14T17:58:00Z

STRUCTURE: The provider arm of NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly plans to become a social enterprise by October.

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Western Sussex Hospitals Trust reviews nurse skill mix

2011-03-14T17:57:00Z

WORKFORCE: Western Sussex Hospitals is reviewing the skill mix among its nursing staff, after finding it has higher than average numbers of senior nurses compared to lower grades.

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Western Sussex Hospitals Trust set to apply for FT status in summer

2011-03-14T17:56:00Z

STRUCTURE: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust has received positive feedback from its strategic health authority on plans to become a foundation trust, and hopes to apply in the summer.

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Dorset hospital trust misses key targets

2011-03-14T17:47:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Dorset County Hospital NHS Trust is continuing to struggle on several key performance indicators, including targets on waiting times, accident and emergency treatment, operation cancellations, cancer treatment, and stroke services.

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Dorset hospital FT heads for £3.1m deficit

2011-03-14T17:42:00Z

FINANCE: Dorset County Hospital is on track to beat its cost improvement plan target for 2010-11 – but has admitted that most of its savings for the year are “non recurrent”.

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Liverpool Heart and Chest among top performers in advancing quality programme

2011-03-11T18:44:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The foundation is on target to receive payments under the North West’s “advancing quality” programme, which offers incentives for quality improvement in five key areas of treatment.

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Newham PCT on course to beat surplus target

2011-03-11T18:41:00Z

FINANCE: Newham PCT is on course to deliver a surplus of more than £7m this year, exceeding its target by over £1.6m, despite overspends in acute commissioning.

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NHS Knowsley on track for £1.6m surplus in 2010-11

2011-03-11T18:40:00Z

FINANCE: The primary care trust was reporting a surplus of £1.5m at the end of January, and forecasting it would achieve its planned surplus of £1.6m for 2010-11.

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St Helens and Knowsley agrees to £1.95m over-performance cap

2011-03-11T18:38:00Z

FINANCE: The trust has agreed to cap the income it will receive for over-performance on its 2010-11 contract with NHS Knowsley at £1.95m.

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Newham PCT considers drug service contract

2011-03-11T18:37:00Z

COMMERCIAL: NHS Newham has chosen to tender its drug abuse services after admitting that its existing services are failing.

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Norfolk and Waveney FT chief takes role at Suffolk Mental Health Trust

2011-03-11T18:34:00Z

STRUCTURE: Suffolk Mental Health Partnership Trust has announced Aidan Thomas as acting interim chief executive from Monday 14 March.

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South Warwickshire FT misses national targets

2011-03-11T18:29:00Z

PERFORMANCE: South Warwichshire Foundation Trust has underachieved on two key “national priorities”, according to a report from Warwickshire PCT.

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Warwickshire PCT heading for deficit

2011-03-11T18:27:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Warwickshire was overspending by more than £2m with only two months of the financial year remaining.

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NHS Cumbria still £7.1m in the red at the end of January

2011-03-11T18:26:00Z

FINANCE: At the end of January the primary care trust was still projecting a substantial deficit for 2010-11, just two months from the end of the financial year.

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Rotherham PCT developing one consortium

2011-03-11T17:46:00Z

STRUCTURE: Rotherham Primary Care Trust is developing a single commissioning consortium within its area, called Rotherham Commissioning Executive.

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Leicester Partnership landed with performance notice

2011-03-11T13:33:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A performance notice has been issued to Leicester Partnership Trust over crisis resolution.

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Concerns raised over children's waiting times at University Hospitals of Leicester

2011-03-11T13:32:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Concerns have been raised over the length of time children are having to wait for elective treatment at University Hospitals of Leicester Trust.

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York FT moves towards acquisition

2011-03-10T18:22:00Z

STRUCTURE: Two sets of NHS trusts at different ends of the country are considering merging in response to the threat of falling income and the need to achieve foundation status.

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Southend FT challenges Monitor compliance plans

2011-03-10T17:55:00Z

STRUCTURE: Southend University FT has raised concerns with Monitor’s plans to include national performance targets in its compliance framework.