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NHS Cornwall teams up to re-procure services using any willing provider
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: NHS Cornwall is planning to work with neighbouring primary care trusts to re-procure elective services under the “any willing provider” model.
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Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre to start work on new research facility
STRUCTURE: Work on Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre’s new research facility is on course to start mid March.
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NHS Cornwall meets standards for young people friendly services
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust said 25 of its services have now met the highest standards of care for young people, as judged by the patients themselves.
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NHS South Birmingham warns of £9.5m Continuing Healthcare overspend across city
FINANCE: Birmingham’s three PCTs are predicting a worse case scenario of overspending on Continuing Healthcare by £9.5m.
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NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland GPs to take over minor injuries
STRUCTURE: Minor injury services at Market Harborough and District, Melton Mowbray and Rutland Memorial hospitals will be managed by local GP practices from 1 April 2011.
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NHS Plymouth teams up to re-procure services using any willing provider
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: NHS Plymouth is planning to work with neighbouring primary care trusts to re-procure elective services under the “any willing provider” model.
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Overperformance fuels 'strong' surplus at Birmingham Children's Hospital Foundation Trust
FINANCE: Birmingham Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust is predicting a year end surplus of between £8m and £9m.
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NHS Devon teams up to re-procure services using any willing provider
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: NHS Devon is planning to work with neighbouring primary care trusts to re-procure elective services under the “any willing provider” model.
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NHS Wiltshire appoints joint finance director
WORKFORCE: The primary care trust has appointed a joint finance director with NHS Bath and North East Somerset.
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NHS Devon underspending on corporate costs
FINANCE: NHS Devon has underspent on corporate costs by more than £500,000 so far this year.
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NHS Bath appoints joint finance director
WORKFORCE: The primary care trust has appointed a joint finance director with NHS Wiltshire.
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NHS Lincolnshire expecting £1.25 capital underspend
CAPITAL SCHEMES: NHS Lincolnshire is anticipating a capital underspend of £1.25m relating to schemes concerning Louth Hospital.
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Recruitment freeze pays off at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust
WORKFORCE: A recruitment freeze at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust is achieving savings above plan.
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Liverpool PCT sets out finance challenges for GP commissioners
FINANCE: At the first meeting of the PCT’s interim GP commission board, held in December, the PCT’s head of information and intelligence described the key features of the city’s £900m commissioning spend.
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Dramatic rise in detentions at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough FT
PERFORMANCE: The number of people detained under the Mental Health Act by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mental Health FT rose by 270 per cent in 2009-10, according to figures released in January.
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East Sussex Hospitals pilots maternity phone triage service
STRUCTURE: The trust is piloting a service that provides support and advice to pregnant women over the phone.
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Trafford scrambles for extra savings to avert deficit
FINANCE: The primary care trust was forced to find an additional £6m of savings halfway through the financial year, after realising its “most likely” financial result for 2010/11 was a £2.25m deficit.
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Chesterfield Royal selects Lloyds TSB in banking services tender
COMMERCIAL: Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust has decided to continue using Lloyds TSB for its commercial banking services for a further three years following a tendering exercise.
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CQC requests hygiene review at Nuffield Orthopeadic Centre
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission requested a formal review of Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre’s compliance with hygiene standards.
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Somerset Partnership FT seeks to address high level of ligature incidents
PERFORMANCE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust’s key commissioner NHS Somerset reported to its December board that the mental health provider experienced a significant surge in deliberate patient self harm using ligatures between the first and second quarters of 2010-11.