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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals FT records deficit for Q1
FINANCE: The foundation recorded a deficit of £424,000 for the first three months of 2011-12, against plans to have made a surplus of £11,900 by that point in the financial year.
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NewsDH plans to scrap a quarter of all central data requests
The Department of Health is proposing to stop asking for at least a quarter of the data sets it currently requests from NHS bodies – but has admitted that the cull will make room for new data demands.
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South East Essex to apply local marginal tariff rate
FINANCE: NHS South East Essex has chosen not to apply a national marginal rate for over-performance to Southend University Hospital, according to board papers.
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Poole looks to boost private patient income
FINANCE: Poole Hospital Foundation Trust plans to increase income by £2.6m over the next three years, partly through increasing private patient income.
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Hampshire QIPP shortfall holds back SHIP cluster
FINANCE: NHS Hampshire failed to deliver £2m of planned quality, innovation, productivity, and prevention (QIPP) savings in June, accounting for most of the shortfall in the Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster.
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NewsOnline patient-doctor consultations encouraged by Keogh
Doctors will be able to hold patient consultations using online technologies as part of plans to revolutionise the delivery of health services, the medical director of the NHS has said.
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NPSA alert still unresolved at Ashford and St Peter’s after two years
PERFORMANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has failed to rectify a “risk to patient safety” –outstanding since 2009 – because of delays with software.
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NewsCancer drug access unequal across UK
A clear divide in the number of patients approved to access cancer drugs has appeared between England, Scotland and Wales, campaigners say.
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Surrey pathology reconfiguration moves to next stage
STRUCTURE: The second stage of a consultation that would see the merger of the pathology services of three trusts in West Surrey is due to start in September, focusing on workforce changes.
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Ashford and St Peter’s slightly behind on CIP plan
FINANCE: The trust fell £0.5m behind on its cost improvement programme between April and June, according to latest board papers.
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Essex cluster brings in staff to tackle continuing healthcare backlog
WORKFORCE: The South Essex primary care trust cluster has brought in extra nursing and administrative resource to deal with a continuing healthcare (CHC) overspend.
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NewsPCTs urged to fill alcohol treatment gap in prisons
Commissioners are being urged to extend the range of services on offer for prisoners with alcohol addiction, in light of charity research suggesting current provision is insufficient.
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SHIP cluster meets surplus target after releasing reserves
FINANCE: All four primary care trusts in the Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth cluster achieved their surplus targets for the first quarter of 2011-12.
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Outpatients self check-in saves Royal Surrey County £80,000
FINANCE: Royal Surrey County Hospital FT has saved around £80,000 since it introduced check-in and information kiosks 12 months ago, the device’s manufacturer has claimed.
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Devon social enterprise appoints non-execs
WORKFORCE: Two former police chiefs and an international banker have been appointed as non-executive directors for Plymouth Community Healthcare.
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Chair appointed for Bury’s shadow clinical commissioning group
STRUCTURE: Dr Kiran Patel, a local GP, has been appointed to the role of chair and clinical lead of Bury’s shadow Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
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Barnsley Hospital FT loses its IT system
PERFORMANCE: July board papers reveal the trust suffered a “complete shut down” of its IT system and hospital switchboard for over six hours on 20 July.
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CQC slams United Lincolshire over use of sedatives
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has expressed “major concerns” over the management of medication at the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, Lincolnshire.
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Legionnaires' death sparks hospital investigation
PERFORMANCE: A multi-agency investigation will be carried out into an Essex hospital after a patient with Legionnaires’ disease died.
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Harrogate foundation trust predicts deficit
FINANCE: Harrogate and District FT is predicting an overspend of £1.5m by the end of the year, according to a recent finance board report.