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York FT moves towards acquisition
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
STRUCTURE: Southend University FT has raised concerns with Monitor’s plans to include national performance targets in its compliance framework.
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NewsHSJ Efficiency Awards open for entries
The HSJ Efficiency Awards have opened for entries. Enter now and prove you are at the forefront of improving efficiency without compromising on quality.
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Southend FT responds to CQC concerns
PERFORMANCE: Southend University FT has responded to concerns over safety at the trust raised by the Care Quality Commission.
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'Contract query' over University Hospitals of Leicester stroke performance
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have sent a “contract query” to University Hospitals of Leicester Trust over its stroke performance.
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Leicester's two PCTs a 'viable size' for clustering
STRUCTURE: Leicester, and Leicestershire and Rutland primary care trusts have been confirmed as a “viable size” to form a primary care trust cluster.
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Community nurses realigned with GPs in Eastern Kent
WORKFORCE: A major re-organisation of community nursing in East Kent has seen nursing teams aligned with GP practices, resulting in improved joint working.
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NewsFunctions guidance for consortia published by DH
The Department of Health has published a “working document” to clarify what functions commissioning consortia will have to perform.
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Fire at Stoke community hospital
STRUCTURE: A small fire broke out at the Haywood Hospital in Burslem on 10 March, NHS Stoke on Trent has said.
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Western Sussex Hospitals stabilises infection control record
PERFORMANCE: The trust had been free of MRSA for the months of December and January, according to latest board papers.
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NewsMulti-million pound technology boost for health boards
A £4m IT system is to be set up across four health boards in Scotland to allow doctors to access the same “snapshot” of patient information.
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NewsHutton proposes pension overhaul
Former Labour cabinet minister Lord Hutton has suggested that those who work for the NHS, teachers and police should receive pensions based on their average salary throughout their career, rather than ones based on their pay immediately before they retire.
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Hull trust surplus back on track
FINANCE: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust is back on track to make a £4.8m surplus.
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Two PCTs find temporary homes for community services as divestment deadline looms
STRUCTURE: At least two primary care trusts are transferring their community services provider arms to temporary caretakers, after failing to identify a long term home for the organisations.
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NewsUnions issue strike warning over pension reform
The government has been warned that implementing radical changes to public sector pensions could “light the blue touch paper” for strikes by millions of workers.
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NewsConsortia staff numbers will be limited
The NHS Commissioning Board will build measures into the authorisation process for consortia to limit the number of staff they can employ directly, HSJ understands.
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Mental health unit delayed after PCT fails to organise registration
COMMERCIAL: The opening of new mental health facility in Devon has been held up after a primary care trust failed to organise its registration with the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsWomen’s hospitals hit by tariff change
Hospitals are planning to lobby the government over the steep cuts to maternity income expected in 2011-12.
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Brighton GPs plan to cut commissioning teeth on mental health
COMMERCIAL: “Brave” GPs in Brighton have provisionally chosen mental health as the area they would like to commission first.
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Moorfields abandons Abu Dhabi expansion plan
COMMERCIAL: Moorfields Eye Hospital Foundation Trust has abandoned a plan to expand its Dubai operation into Abu Dhabi.