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NewsGP quality bonuses do not reflect patient satisfaction
Despite uniformly high scores in the quality and outcomes framework bonus scheme, GPs in some areas are receiving 63 per cent more complaints from patients than others.
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PCTs win reconfiguration legal battle
A planned judicial review into the reconfiguration of maternity services at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals trust has been rejected by a High Court judge.
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Ex-SHA chair admits email was a mistake
The strategic health authority chair who revealed details of a private meeting with health secretary Alan Johnson admitted his actions were “inappropriate at best” in correspondence seen by HSJ.
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NewsAcute overspending raises questions over PCT plans
Primary care trusts have overspent against acute contracts by hundreds of millions of pounds, raising questions over the success of efforts to deliver care more cheaply in the community.
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Monitor reports 'lack of appetite' for foundation trust status
An “apparent lack of appetite” for foundation status is more of an obstacle to authorising all trusts than the recession, Monitor has said.
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NewsGovernment charges 'loan shark' interest rates on hospital loans
The Liberal Democrats have accused the government of “ripping off hospitals” by charging interest rates of up to 5.6 per cent on loans.
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£30m boost for Welsh hospital redevelopment
Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has earmarked £30m for the redevelopment of the Cardiff Royal Infirmary, she announced today.
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Green Party calls for better dentistry services
Access to NHS dentistry is down to “geographical accident”, the Green Party has claimed.
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NewsMid Staffordshire redundancies under scrutiny
Mid Staffordshire hospital trust paid out £1.3m in redundancy payments between 2006 and 2009, figures disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed.
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Primary care trust seeks to team up with social services
Blackburn with Darwen primary care trust has launched a bid to join forces with its local council.
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Economic downturn forces many PCTs to rewrite funding forecasts
Primary care trusts are having to redraft their five year strategic plans because of out of date assumptions about funding in 2011-12.
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Commissioner's office monitors NHS information disclosure
The Information Commissioner’s Office has begun monitoring NHS organisations for compliance with the model publication scheme, which came into effect on 1 January under the Freedom of Information Act. Public authorities must ensure people can easily identify the types of information that will be routinely disclosed.
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Search starts for new chief executive of NHS Yorkshire and the Humber
The hunt has begun for a new chief executive for the Yorkshire and Humber strategic health authority.
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Foundation trust fights London centralisation
A London foundation trust is rallying members to help protect services against centralisation.
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Care Quality Commission rules lack teeth on patient experience
Proposed registration rules for NHS providers are “far too weak” to make sure they take account of patient experience, the Picker Institute has warned.
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Fears grow over capital for NHS schemes
There are growing concerns about the availability of capital funding for NHS schemes.
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Health observatories dampen plans for commissioning umbrella body
Commissioning Support for London was established last week as part of region-wide efforts to improve commissioning.
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NewsNurses remain under-represented on PCT executive boards
One in five primary care trusts does not have an executive director of nursing with voting rights on the board, a survey has revealed.
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PCT boards risk governance failure over provider organisations
Primary care trust boards risk failures in governance because arrangements for appointing the boards of their arm’s-length provider organisations are unclear.
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NewsAudit Commission warns that data quality is still too poor
The NHS has made only limited progress in improving its data quality in the last five years, the Audit Commission has said.