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HSJ Local
Admissions to Derby Hospitals halved following GP referral drive
PERFORMANCE: Admissions to Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust following GP referrals have reduced by 50 per cent in a week.
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5 Boroughs chief exec warns white paper has robbed his area of strong PCT leadership
STRUCTURE: The foundation’s chief executive warned his board that all of their commissioners were lacking ‘substantive leadership’ as a result of the Liberating the NHS white paper.
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NewsPCT non-execs to hold clusters to account
The Department of Health has had to revise its guidance on primary care trust non-executive directors amid concerns their role is being squeezed in the move to group 151 PCTs into clusters.
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HSJ Local
GPs expected to bust Liverpool PCT’s prescribing budget
FINANCE: The primary care trust has reported that its GPs are due to overspend on prescribing budgets by £5.7m.
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HSJ Local
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals look to become global brand through merger
COMMERCIAL: The boards of Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre plan to use the merger to create a powerful, globally recognised brand.
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NewsPCT chiefs fight loss of accountable officer status and right to redundancy
Primary care trust chief executives are fighting attempts to withhold redundancy payments from those moving into jobs lacking “accountable officer” status.
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NewsFair funding change 'threatens' poorer areas
Changes to the formula used to determine fair funding allocations to primary care trusts constitute a “threat” to tackling health inequalities, inner city PCTs are being told.
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NewsGP services face scrutiny under competition system
Community services provided by GPs worth nearly £400m will have to go through a competition approval process as part of the transition to consortium commissioning, HSJ has been told.
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NewsDH to drop workforce section in slim down
The Department of Health’s workforce directorate could disappear as part of a restructure designed to slim down the department.
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NewsAbsence savings targets will be hard to achieve, says Audit Commission
NHS organisations should be realistic about the savings they can make by tackling sickness absence, the Audit Commission has said.
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NewsPrimary care trusts set to defy DH over IVF policy
Commissioners have ignored the Department of Health’s plea to follow National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on fertility treatment.
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HSJ Local
PCT delivers just 1 per cent of screening results on time
PERFORMANCE: Only 1 per cent of cervical screening results were delivered within the two week target at NHS Shropshire County during the first half of 2010-11.
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NewsCouncil planning change could slash hospital site value
A hospital trust is facing a potential £8m shortfall in funding because of changes in local planning policies and land values.
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NewsStaff reports on Mid Staffs 'disappeared'
More than 500 staff reports about poor care at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have disappeared into a “black hole”.
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HSJ Local
Manchester Health and Social Care raises red flag over savings target
FINANCE: The care trust still had £1.2m of costs to cut out of its budget in 2010/11 at the end of December, a position it described as a “significant risk”.
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HSJ Local
Councillors criticise NHS South Gloucestershire over bed cuts plan
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust reports that it has received negative press coverage over a planned reduction in hospital beds.
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HSJ Local
Central Manchester FT falls behind on surplus plan
FINANCE: Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust is forecasting a surplus this financial year but is significantly behind its financial plan.
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HSJ Local
Teenagers placed in adult wards at Greater Manchester West Mental Health FT
PERFORMANCE: Twenty-six hospital bed days in adult psychiatric wards were occupied by patients aged 16 and 17 at Greater Manchester West Mental Health Foundation Trust in quarter two.
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HSJ Local
Infections targets breach at Norfolk PCT
PERFORMANCE: Healthcare associated infections “remain the most significant challenge” for NHS Norfolk, according to the PCT’s performance report.
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HSJ Local
Central Manchester University FT one of eight chosen maternity and children's acute in region
Structure: Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust runs one of just eight sites in the greater Manchester region selected to provide overnight maternity and children’s services in the future.