News – Page 1424
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Mid Essex 'reintroduced' into FT pipeline
STRUCTURE: Mid Essex Hospital has “refreshed” its public consultation on achieving foundation trust status.
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NewsCancer patients to be hit by welfare reform
Government plans for welfare reform will plunge cancer patients into poverty simply “because they have not recovered quickly enough”, campaigners say.
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NewsExclusive: re-written Health Bill will put competition panel on statutory footing
The coalition agreement on re-writing the Health Bill will put the Competition and Co-operation Panel on a statutory footing, leaving Monitor with a duty to “protect and promote patients’ interests”, HSJ has been told.
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NewsCare abuse investigation set for next month
A serious case review into allegations that carers routinely abused vulnerable adults with learning difficulties at a residential hospital in Gloucestershire has been set for July.
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NewsReform changes: Monitor 'to maintain foundation trust checks'
Plans to lift regulatory checks on foundation trusts’ finance and governance appear to have been dropped as part of the government U-turn on NHS reform.
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NewsCameron and Clegg set for backbench showdown over reform
David Cameron and Nick Clegg are preparing for a showdown with disgruntled backbenchers over changes to the proposed NHS reforms, amid complaints they have been “playing politics” over the package.
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NewsCrucial report on NHS reforms released today
Recommendations on how best to amend the government’s reform plans for the NHS are to be unveiled later today.
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NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly social enterpise stalls
STRUCTURE: NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly has delayed approving the transfer of its community services to a social enterprise until the end of June.
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Coventry and Warwickshire CIP revised up by £5m
FINANCE: University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is under increasing financial pressure with its cost improvement plan being revised up, while it recorded an above-plan deficit for the first month of 2011-12.
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Further delays to Bedford Hospital FT application
STRUCTURE: Bedford Hospital, whose FT application was sent back from the Department of Health last year, still has issues to address before reapplying, according to the East of England provider development board.
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Bradford & Airedale agrees consortia management budgets
STRUCTURE: Bradford and Airedale Teaching PCT has agreed emerging commissioning consortia management funds for 2011-12, and payment for “practice level engagement in GP commissioning”.
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Six governors elected to Doncaster and Bassetlaw
STRUCTURE: Six governors have been elected to the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospital Foundation Trust board of governors.
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Five NHS North Lancashire complaints to ombudsman in 2010-11
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust received 151 complaints in 2010-11 of which five complainants then referred their cases to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
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Ward closures planned by Hampshire Partnership
STRUCTURE: Hampshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been consulting on plans to close two wards providing mental health services for older people.
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RDE laundry is a money spinner
COMMERCIAL: The Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust is looking to boost its non NHS income through its laundry and children’s nursery.
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Bradford and Airedale moves towards two consortia
STRUCTURE: GPs in Bradford and Airedale Teaching PCT are looking to create two commissioning consortia.
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Great Western falls foul of CQC review
PERFORMANCE: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has been ordered to improve arrangements for patient dignity and privacy following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
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North West London cluster allocates £12.5m in PCT bail-outs
FINANCE: The North West London cluster has ear-marked £12.5m in support for three of its eight primary care trusts - Ealing, Harrow and Hillingdon.
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NewsGPs don't think they are ready to commission, survey suggests
GPs and primary care staff are not confident in their ability to carry out the roles they would have under the government’s reforms, findings released today suggest.
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NHS Hillingdon to have £7.5m QIPP gap funded by cluster
FINANCE: The North West London cluster of primary care trusts agreed to cover the sum from non-recurrent budgets drawn from its £34m fund created the two per cent PCT top-slice.