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NHS Wandsworth proposes separate commissioning board for community hospital
STRUCTURE: The south-west London primary care trust is proposing a separate commissioning board for Queen Mary’s Hospital.
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NHS Richmond & Twickenham cluster predicting bigger overspend after pessimistic assessment of acute challenges
FINANCE: The south-west London primary care trust’s minutes record the five-PCT sector anticipating having to go into its reserve if the £4m in acute sector challenges saved only £2.7m.
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South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust has not engaged with GPs sufficiently on its FT bid, say commissioners
STRUCTURE: The mental health organisation has been told by GPs in south-west London they cannot yet give their support to its foundation trust bid.
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NHS Bexley looks to save money on Commissioning Support for London contract
FINANCE: The south-east London primary care trust had, along with the rest of the capital’s PCTs, signed a three-year contract with CSL, the value of which it is now proposed to slash.
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University Hospitals Leicester Trust fails to improve A&E times despite PCT warning
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Leicester Trust has failed to achieve the terms set out in an A&E performance notice.
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Consortium concerns about primary care centre plans in South East Essex PCT
COMMERCIAL: Some emerging GP commissioners in South East Essex have raised concerns about the use of the LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) scheme to build two new primary care centres.
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New chief exec joins Southend FT
WORKFORCE: Southend University FT’s new chief executive has begun working at the trust and will take over as accountable officer on 1 March 2011.
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Eastern and Coastal Kent providers to increase access to 4x4 vehicles
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: NHS providers in eastern and coastal Kent have signalled they are to increase their 4x4 vehicle capacity after finding themselves reliant on other organisations during the pre-Christmas period of bad weather.
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St George's Healthcare Trust misses four-hour A&E target
PERFORMANCE: The south London acute achieved 96.99 per cent in September against the target of 98 per cent, a document published by NHS Richmond and Twickenhan reports.
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Bradford FT reports 'very high' emergency demand impacting PCT
FINANCE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has reported that demand for emergency care is “very high”, putting pressure on commissioners’ budgets.
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NHS Eastern and Coastal reports popularity of 100 hours pharmacies
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: The primary care trust has published a pharmaceutical needs assessment in which it signals its intention to increase the number of “100 hour pharmacy contracts” it commissions.
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NHS Lewisham predicting £8.8m overspend with principal providers by year-end
FINANCE: The south-east London primary care trust’s most recent finance papers showed it was £6.6m overspent by December with its three main acute providers, with another £2.2m “likely” by the end of the year.
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NewsAdvanced cancer scanning centre officially opened
A new £16.5m hospital centre which features a state-of-the-art high-resolution scanner has been officially opened.
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NewsHospitals urged to check suction equipment
Hospitals have been urged to check their suction equipment is working properly after more than 100 serious problems were recorded over a five-year period.
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Heatherwood and Wexham FT blames PCT for over activity
FINANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals FT has attributed its over activity on Berkshire East PCT’s failure to manage demand and expressed concern at an “unacceptable” delay in payment.
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HSJ LocalQuality and finance problems evident in the East
There have been problems of late for acute providers in the East, with two of its foundation trusts in trouble with the Care Quality Commission and another being scrutinised by the strategic health authority.
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NewsDozens of hospitals at risk from PCT efficiencies
More than 50 trusts face being unable to cover the costs of entire inpatient departments, economic modelling by the Department of Health suggests.
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Stoke-on-Trent delegates to city wide consortium
STRUCTURE: Stoke-on-Trent has delegated most of its commissioning powers to a single city-wide consortium.
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Great Yarmouth and Waveney PCT to cluster with Norfolk
STRUCTURE: NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney will form a cluster with NHS Norfolk as part of plans to merge primary care trusts.
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North Lancs seeks to pass budget to three consortia
STRUCTURE: North Lancashire Teaching PCT is seeking to delegate its total funding allocation to three emerging commissioning consortia from April.