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Royal Marsden's radiotherapy bill disputed by commissioner
FINANCE: NHS Sutton and Merton is disputing over-performance for radiography by the foundation trust, and has said chemotherapy has also seen more activity than planned.
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Luton PCT QIPP target cut by a quarter
FINANCE: The primary care trust has revised down its required efficiency savings by almost a quarter, following the release of the NHS operating framework.
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NHS Southwark at risk from £13.7m provider over-spends
FINANCE: The primary care trust could see year-end over-spends totalling £13.7m from its two main providers
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NewsBurns: London A&Es may not be 'designated'
Health minister Simon Burns has suggested accident and emergency services in London may not be subject to restrictions on closures under the Health Bill reforms.
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NHS Medway applies reserves to reach surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust is predicting an end-of-year £4m surplus after committing reserves to counter an in-year deficit.
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NewsGP commissioners' management time 'will cost £300m'
Taking GPs out of their consulting rooms to run commissioning consortia will cost the health service around £300m a year in GPs’ time, MPs have heard.
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Hinchingbrooke continues to predict breakeven as deficit grows
FINANCE: Hinchingbrooke Health Care is reporting a cumulative deficit of £1.8m but still expects to breakeven at the end of the year thanks to financial recovery plan schemes.
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NewsBMA leader questions GP cash rewards
A government plan to reward GPs financially if they perform well could be considered “disgracefully unethical”, a doctors’ leader has said.
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UH South Manchester may over-perform on PCT contract by 8 per cent
FINANCE: The foundation will over-perform on its £66.2m contract with NHS Manchester by £5.1m, the primary care trust forecasts.
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Central Manchester FT may over-perform on PCT contract by £2.5m
FINANCE: The foundation trust will over-perform on its £126.8m contract with NHS Manchester by £2.5m, the primary care trust forecasts.
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NHS Manchester will have to make £10m savings in two months
FINANCE: The primary care trust will need to deliver one third of its £30m savings plan in the last two months of 2010-11 to breakeven for the year, board papers show.
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NHS Isle of Wight to agree SLA for commissioning
STRUCTURE: NHS Isle of Wight is to divest day to day operational commissioning activities and support to its primary care trust “cluster” through a local service level agreement.
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Financial situation deteriorating at Sussex Community NHS Trust
FINANCE: Board reports for the community trust show that in January it had an in-month loss of £168,000.
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NewsCancer gap with Europe 'not closed', report finds
The gap in cancer survival rates between England and the best-performing European countries has not closed, more than a decade after the last government launched its NHS Cancer Plan, a parliamentary report has said.
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Tameside Hospital FT contract threatens to go £1.9m over budget
FINANCE: The foundation trust is forecast to over-perform on its NHS Tameside and Glossop contract by £1.9m for 2010-11, the primary care trust’s latest finance report shows.
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Consultation launched on merger of mental health teams in Sussex
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust’s board papers said a consultation had begun on 14 February regarding changes to the Positive Behaviour Support Team in West Sussex.
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Sussex Partnership FT exceeds IAPT target
PERFORMANCE: According to trust board papers, the foundation exceeded its target for improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) in January.
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Orthopaedic Hospital in deficit despite delivering savings plan
FINANCE: The north London specialist trust has a £1.8m deficit despite delivering £2.1m saving plan, according to February board papers.
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Sussex Partnership FT confident on efficiency savings
FINANCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has thanked its staff for helping to make projected efficiency savings of around £11m this financial year.
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Chief exec appointed to lead future community provider in Kent
WORKFORCE: A chief executive has been announced for the proposed provider organisation Kent Community Health Trust.