All HSJ Local articles – Page 600
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Derby Hospitals selling £600 'doors' for crime scenes
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust has designed a decontamination “door” for hospital wards, crime scenes and fire-ravaged buildings costing nearly £600 a piece.
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Eight consortia identified in Norfolk
STRUCTURE: Norfolk PCT has identified eight emerging GP-led commissioning groups.
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PCT tells Basildon and Thurrock FT to delay appointments
PERFORMANCE: Basildon and Thurrock Foundation Trust has been asked by the primary care trust to delay non-urgent first appointments until 14 weeks after GP referral.
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One consortium to cover Luton TPCT
STRUCTURE: A single commissioning consortium is emerging covering practices under Luton Teaching PCT.
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The Whittington could lose £4m if it breaches "risk-sharing" cap with commissioning cluster
FINANCE: The north London hospital trust has accounted for the possibility that it will breach the £2.3m activity limit cap with its main primary care trust commissioners in north central London (NCL) by £3.7m.
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NHS Bolton sees poor waiting times performance deteriorate among its providers
PERFORMANCE: The performance of hospitals in Bolton against key waiting times indicators continued to deteriorate in December, the primary care trust reported.
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Consortium concerns about primary care centre plans in South East Essex PCT
COMMERCIAL: Some emerging GP commissioners in South East Essex have raised concerns about the use of the LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) scheme to build two new primary care centres.
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Colchester FT underachieving on CQUINs
FINANCE: Underchievement on CQUIN goals by Colchester Hospital Foundation Trust has cost it nearly £0.5m so far this year.
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New chief exec joins Southend FT
WORKFORCE: Southend University FT’s new chief executive has begun working at the trust and will take over as accountable officer on 1 March 2011.
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Least popular option picked after consultation on mental health in Berkshire
STRUCTURE: All mental health inpatient services in Berkshire will be moved to one centre in Reading, despite this option not being favoured in a public consultation of 777 people.
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The Hillingdon Hospital's midwifery head raises c-section target concern with SHA
PERFORMANCE: The head of the north west London hospital trust’s midwifery service has approached NHS London to query whether the target for the number of caesarian sections is too low.
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NHS Havering polyclinic tender put on hold by GPs
STRUCTURE: The north-east London primary care trust reported it had planned to issue the memo of information and expression of interest documents for Queens Polyclinic but the idea is now under review.
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NHS Wandsworth proposes separate commissioning board for community hospital
STRUCTURE: The south-west London primary care trust is proposing a separate commissioning board for Queen Mary’s Hospital.
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NHS Lewisham predicting £8.8m overspend with principal providers by year-end
FINANCE: The south-east London primary care trust’s most recent finance papers showed it was £6.6m overspent by December with its three main acute providers, with another £2.2m “likely” by the end of the year.
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NHS Richmond & Twickenham cluster predicting bigger overspend after pessimistic assessment of acute challenges
FINANCE: The south-west London primary care trust’s minutes record the five-PCT sector anticipating having to go into its reserve if the £4m in acute sector challenges saved only £2.7m.
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South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust has not engaged with GPs sufficiently on its FT bid, say commissioners
STRUCTURE: The mental health organisation has been told by GPs in south-west London they cannot yet give their support to its foundation trust bid.
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NHS Bexley looks to save money on Commissioning Support for London contract
FINANCE: The south-east London primary care trust had, along with the rest of the capital’s PCTs, signed a three-year contract with CSL, the value of which it is now proposed to slash.
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St George's Healthcare Trust misses four-hour A&E target
PERFORMANCE: The south London acute achieved 96.99 per cent in September against the target of 98 per cent, a document published by NHS Richmond and Twickenhan reports.
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Bradford FT reports 'very high' emergency demand impacting PCT
FINANCE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has reported that demand for emergency care is “very high”, putting pressure on commissioners’ budgets.
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Eastern and Coastal Kent providers to increase access to 4x4 vehicles
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: NHS providers in eastern and coastal Kent have signalled they are to increase their 4x4 vehicle capacity after finding themselves reliant on other organisations during the pre-Christmas period of bad weather.