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North Essex Partnership FT begins work on child mental health unit
COMMERCIAL: Work has begun on a £9.6m specialist children’s mental health unit has begun at North Essex Partnership FT.
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News'Infected blood' compensation extended nationwide
People in Northern Ireland who contracted hepatitis C from contaminated blood through the NHS will receive extra compensation.
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DH guidance on consortia fails to impress in Great Yarmouth
STRUCTURE: Regular Department of Health developments in consortia commissioning plans have not “simplified or clarified” the process in Great Yarmouth and Waveney, the primary care trust has been told.
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NewsLansley: reform criticisms 'not valid'
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has hit back at critics of his health reforms, saying some concerns were “not valid” and opposition from unions was “not necessarily representative” of the health professions.
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NewsExclusive: Commissioners curtail soaring referrals
Figures revealing outpatient appointments are set to rise by just 1 per cent this year are being hailed as proof that commissioners have finally curtailed spiralling referrals.
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NewsInflation figures suggest £857m NHS cut next year
Inflation forecasts in yesterday’s budget show Department of Health funding will drop by £857m in real terms next year compared with planned 2010-11spending set out in October.
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Barking and other London trusts fall short of savings targets
FINANCE: The capital’s trusts are likely to miss their savings targets due to slipping cost improvement plans and overperformance in the acute sector, NHS London has said.
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NewsLansley switches to 'any qualified provider'
Health secretary Andrew Lansley appears to have made a change in the rhetoric of the health reforms to further quell concerns over competition in the NHS.
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NewsWatch now: KPMG head of health on the challenges facing the NHS
Alastair McLellan interviews Andrew Hine, UK head of health, KPMG, on the issues facing the NHS in 2011.
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NewsMonitor capacity holds up community service transfers
Monitor has admitted that its own capacity issues are largely to blame for the delayed transfer of community service providers.
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NHS Surrey still facing £20m year-end shortfall
FINANCE: The primary care trust has failed to improve its financial position and is still forecasting a £20m deficit for the end of the financial year.
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NHS Worcestershire's TCS plans set back by appointment delays
STRUCTURE: The organisation taking over NHS Worcestershire’s community services will not be established by 1 April due to delays in finding a permanent chief executive and chair.
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Trusts adopt US-style hourly patient checks
PERFORMANCE: Trusts in the East Midlands are importing a US nursing model involving hourly checks on patients, in response to last month’s critical health service ombudsman report on care of older patients.
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NewsMonitor predicts 20 FT contract disputes
Rows over 2010-11 contracts could increase foundation trusts’ risk ratings by the end of this year, Monitor has predicted.
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NewsFunding formula change boosts South
A ministerial decision to give less weight to health inequalities when allocating £85bn of NHS funds has privileged the South over deprived northern areas, an HSJ investigation has found.
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News£252m underactivity bill sparks renewed calls for contract renegotiations
The NHS has paid £252m to private providers for work that was never carried out, leading to renewed calls for contracts to be renegotiated.
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NewsHowe promises to 'expose' underperforming GPs
GPs will be “monitored, supported and held to account” by consortia as the NHS moves to “expose substandard general practice”, health minister Lord Howe has told HSJ.
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LeaderOne more sign that we may miss the expertise of PCTs
While the NHS accelerates towards an uncertain future, primary care trusts are braking hard on activity.
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LeaderPay attention to the sound of the crowd
“The wisdom of crowds” was one of the buzz phrases of 2004. The theory was that social media and other digital services allowed opinion to be aggregated quickly and effectively to drive real world decisions.
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NewsTwo regions' PCT groups and chief executives confirmed
Primary care trust clusters are rapidly being established ahead of the June deadline, and their chief executives appointed.