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Surge of acute contracts puts strain on PCTs' spend targets
Primary care trusts are battling to stay clear of deficit as their finances come under pressure from a surge in secondary care work.Many PCTs overspent on their commissioning budgets for the first three months of the financial year and some are now looking to make savings in other areas to ...
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PCTs dispute discrimination findings
A massive gap in spend between white patients and those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds has been exposed in figures given to HSJ.
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NHS managers get surplus checklist
NHS organisations in London were issued with a 21-point checklist earlier this year to assist them in keeping their surpluses within a level acceptable to the Department of Health, HSJ has learnt.
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NHS failure regime will encourage improvement
The NHS failure regime may never be put into practice but will give poor trusts an incentive to improve, the NHS Confederation has said.
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Managers must listen to nurses
It seems managers are realising that what has been tried with clinical staff is not so good when applied to themselves.
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Clinical coding errors
I refer to the article in which you list the trusts 'that got it most wrong', stating that up to £1bn of the bills sent to primary care trusts could be incorrect.
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Keep data safe
The issue of protecting the privacy of sensitive data has never been under such intense scrutiny. The Department of Health has issued standards and guidelines designed to help NHS bodies protect the patient data they hold.
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The benefits of caring at home
I was interested to read Ciaran O'Neill's letter on the cost savings and benefits of commissioning acute 'high tech' admission prevention services delivered at home rather than in hospital in Northern Ireland.
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Rethink maternity service plans, panel tells PCTs
A government panel has slammed two primary care trusts for failing to consult on plans for a radical re-design of maternity services.
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Care integration must tackle inequality
Organisations in integrated care pilot schemes will be expected to deliver measurable improvements on health inequalities, the Department of Health has revealed.
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London's first polyclinic locations are unveiled
Healthcare for London has revealed the locations of the capital's first five polyclinics.
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Lord Darzi puts next stage show on the road
Lord Darzi began a 'roadshow' tour of strategic health authorities this week, visiting NHS South East Coast and NHS Yorkshire and the Humber.
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Nick Clegg rejects NHS insurance plans
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has chosen the launch of a report calling for primary care trusts to be replaced by a health insurance style system to flesh out policies on healthcare reform.
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Personal health budgets
Anna Dixon's article on personal budgets cites US evidence on health savings accounts to suggest recipients of personal health budgets will forego care.
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Working group on women in medicine holds first meeting
The first meeting of the national working group on women in medicine took place this week.
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Liberal Democrats voice support for top ups
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has called for patients to be allowed to pay for extra treatment without losing the right to free NHS care.
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Police cells 'unsuitable' for Mental Health Act detentions
Twice as many people are detained in unsuitable police custody for assessment under the Mental Health Act as are taken to hospital by police for this purpose, a report published by the Independent Police Complaints Commission has revealed.
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London Health Commission appoints chairman
Councillor Mary O'Connor has been appointed chairman of the London Health Commission.
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DH figures show slight rise in diagnostic waits
The Department of Health has published waiting times for 15 key diagnostic tests to the end of July.The figures show a slight increase in long-term waiters compared with the previous month.
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Think tank calls for NHS overhaul
The NHS should be replaced by a health protection model in which the government acts as a regulator, according to a report by think tank Reform.The system proposed in the report would include incentives for healthy living, an insurance model to cover rare drugs and luxury items and clarity over ...