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LeaderThe NHS must plan for a decade of austerity
After decades of underinvestment, the NHS required the turbocharging provided by the 2002 Budget. The resulting flow of funds did much good. However, with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight many would argue the money could have been spent more efficiently – although there would be considerable dispute about what should ...
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Half of the capital's A&E attendances unnecessary, report suggests
PERFORMANCE: An NHS London report on general practice in the capital said 1.75 million A&E attendances could be avoided if primary care was more accessible.
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New patient record system for Stoke Mandeville
COMMERCIAL: The National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville hospital has installed a specialised electronic patient record system.
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Man pleads guilty to NHS Bury data breach
STRUCTURE: A man has pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining patient information from two walk-in centres run by NHS Bury.
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Newcastle PCT and consortia announce savings plans
FINANCE: Newcastle PCT and its two emerging commissioning consortia have announced an agreed “locality delivery plan”, focusing on reducing unplanned hospital admissions and improving out of hospital care.
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North Lincs PCT eyes hospital mortality figures
PERFORMANCE: North Lincolnshire PCT is monitoring concerns about mortality rates at two of its main providers, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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NewsLansley to co-host live online interview on 1 June
Health secretary Andrew Lansley will seek to highlight how the government’s proposed NHS reforms can improve quality in the health service during a live online debate on 1 June.
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NewsExclusive: SHAs may get further reprieve
The abolition of strategic health authorities could be deferred further – potentially until April 2013 – because of Health Bill delays, HSJ has learned.
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Central Manchester FT dodged red rating after 'teleconference' with regulator
PERFORMANCE: The foundation only avoided being rated “red” for governance over missed cancer waiting targets at the discretion of foundation trust regulator Monitor, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show.
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NewsMonitor and CQC complementary, regulator's chief insists
Monitor’s chief operating officer has defended the need for a separate economic regulator of the NHS in his evidence to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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George Eliot sees 92% rise in litigation claims
FINANCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust recorded a 92 per cent increase in the number of medico legal claims against it in 2010-11 compared with the previous year.
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FT pulls of out of race for Surrey community services contract
STRUCTURE: Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has pulled out of the race to win the contract to run the provider arm of NHS Surrey, citing the county’s “financial complexity and challenges”.
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CQC toned down criticism after Central Manchester FT took issue with draft report
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission toned down criticism in its recently published review of CMUH after the foundation took issue with the regulator’s draft version, a report to the foundation’s board claims.
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Private provider running consortium in Durham and Darlington
STRUCTURE: County Durham and Darlington PCTs - operating as a cluster - have identified seven emerging commissioning consortia, including one non-geographically defined group led by a private primary care provider.
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£249m of NHS Western Cheshire budget delegated to GP consortium
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has formally delegated £249.3m of its £413.3m budget to West Cheshire Health Consortium, a report to its May board meeting states.
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George Eliot aims to increase qualified nursing numbers
WORKFORCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust is increasing the ratio of qualified nurses to healthcare assistants. The move is part of a plan to uphold quality and efficiency while attempting to meet a cost-improvement target of 10 per cent.
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Jopling appointed to Middlesex hospital board
STRUCTURE: Mark Jopling has been appointed to the West Middlesex University Hospital board of directors.
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NewsRoyal Cornwall reveals chief exec dismissal costs
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust spent nearly £380,000 on a legal battle with its former chief executive, it admitted this week.
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Ashford and St Peter's Hospital FT seeks £2.1m surplus
FINANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s has set itself a target of ending 2011-12 with a surplus of a £2.1m.
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Ipswich Hospital NHS trust found wanting by CQC
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has found Ipswich Hospital NHS trust was not meeting the essential standards it reviewed, as part of a nurse-led inspection on dignity and nutrition.