News – Page 1441
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Figures reveal extent of funding gap for London specialist trusts
FINANCE: London trusts received £50m in funding last year to cover above tariff costs in specialist services, which they will not receive this year.
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West Suffolk GPs prioritise referrals and prescribing for savings
FINANCE: Commissioning consortia in West Suffolk have prioritised high volume referrals and prescribing budgets as areas for efficiency savings.
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NHS Blackpool to consult on possible closure of four hospitals
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust is planning to consult on a savings plan which could result in the closure of four community hospitals across the Fylde coast area, board documents show.
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Blackburn with Darwen surplus was ahead of plan in January
FINANCE: The care trust plus was reporting a 2010-11 in-year surplus of £1.195m against its NHS commissioning and provider services budgets at the end of January, £23,000 above its planned surplus to that point of the year.
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Purdah delays Hertfordshire community FT consultation
STRUCTURE: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust has delayed a consultation on its foundation trust application due to local election “purdah”.
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West Sussex Hospital chair admits previous 'shortcomings' on patient safety
PERFORMANCE: The chair of West Suffolk Hospital Trust has highlighted failures and “complacency” at the trust in a response to the Francis report.
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PwC to scrutinse TCS transfer at NHS Plymouth
COMMERCIAL: PricewaterhouseCoopers have been appointed to review the transfer of NHS Plymouth’s provider arm to a social enterprise.
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PCT challenges West Suffolk Hospital to reduce activity
FINANCE: West Suffolk Hospital Trust’s faces £2m of risk in its contract with NHS Suffolk as well as reduced activity, according to board papers.
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North Central London cluster calls in consultants to risk assure QIPP plan
FINANCE: The cluster of five London commissioners has brought in PricewaterhouseCoopers to “provide assurance on deliverability” of its efficiency plans.
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals secures £19m working capital facility from Barclays
FINANCE: The financially troubled foundation secured a £19m working capital facility from Barclays in the last days of 2010-11, board papers show.
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Loss of maternity services could harm Salford Royal death rate stats
PERFORMANCE: The loss of its maternity services, moves to reduce short-stay admissions and the introduction of a new national mortality indicator could push up the foundation trust’s recorded death rates, board papers have warned.
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NewsCall to improve law teaching for medical students
Law teaching for medical students needs to be improved, a report has found.
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NewsDH-commissioned study ranks hospital trusts' efficiency
An unpublished league table produced for the Department of Health has ranked 163 hospital trusts in order of how efficiently they treat inpatients.
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NewsEthical procurement guide launched by BMA
The British Medical Association has unveiled a new online ethical procurement guide in a bid to improve purchasing habits within the NHS.
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NewsCo-op launches public sector advice venture
Advice on alternative ways of delivering public sector services is to be offered by the Co-operative Group, it has been announced.
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NewsExclusive: Britnell responds to 'privatisation' storm
“The vast majority” of NHS care will “always and quite rightly” be provided by “public sector organisations and paid for out of taxation”, according to the man at the heart of a storm over accusations of NHS privatisation.
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NHS Waltham Forest supported by London's Challenged Trust Board
FINANCE: The north east London primary care trust had £9m allocated to it from the Challenged Trust Board (CTB), a sub committee of the capital’s stategic health authority.
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Maternity services review at East Sussex Healthcare
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has announced the start of an externally led review to ensure the sustainability of its maternity services.
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Three trauma units proposed for Medway
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has published an outline business case to support the development of major trauma services across the Kent and Medway area.
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NHS Surrey ended 2010-11 with £11.9m deficit
FINANCE: The primary care trust finished the 2010-11 financial year with a deficit of £11.9m and, therefore, failed to meet its statutory duty to breakeven, according to pre-audited accounts.