News – Page 1452
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Readmissions penalty to cost Newcastle FT 'many millions'
FINANCE: The policy of penalising hospital trusts when their patients are readmitted within 30 days of discharge will cost The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust “many £millions”, it reports.
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NewsIncrease PFI plan values, managers told
NHS organisations should press for better value for money from existing private finance initiatives and find new ways of funding projects, according to a report by the National Audit Office.
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NewsExclusive: expert panel to advise prime minister on NHS
Number 10 Downing Street is establishing its own panel of senior health policy experts – including two former NHS chief executives – to advise the prime minister on NHS reform, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPM 'took GP's views out of context'
The GP at the centre of a row at prime minister’s questions last week has said his views on NHS reform were misrepresented.
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NewsGovernment warned public sector action will cause 'industrial turmoil'
The government has been warned it faces “industrial turmoil on a massive scale” as unions start planning to step up opposition to spending and job cuts.
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NewsAlcohol causing thousands of consultations every day, survey reveals
Alcohol was a factor in more than 5,500 GP consultations in Scotland on one day alone last month, according to a new survey.
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North West London Hospitals meets locally agreed A&E target
PERFORMANCE: The acute organisation said it faced a “significant challenge” in meeting the four-hour target but that a 97 per cent target agreed with commissioners had been hit.
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2gether FT appoints performance director and NEDs
WORKFORCE: Gloucestershire and Herefordshire’s 2gether NHS Foundation trust has made new staff appointments.
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London cluster adds £2m to transition costs budget
FINANCE: The south-west London cluster had set aside £2.8m fo transitional costs as it moves to a single management team from five primary care trusts but added £2m to it for additional costs.
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Kirklees PCT chief to lead cluster
STRUCTURE: Kirklees PCT chief executive Rob Webster is to lead a West Yorkshire cluster.
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Kirklees PCT agrees to take £1.8m off end of year surplus
FINANCE: Kirklees PCT spent £1.8m more than plan during 2011-12, after agreeing with the SHA to spend the additional funds on “organisational change”.
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Kent and Medway Partnership to shed 20 nursing posts
WORKFORCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is expecting to cut around 20 qualified nursing positions over 2011-12.
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HSJ LocalCroydon Hospital found to be missing CQC standards
PERFORMANCE: Croydon University Hospital’s maternity unit has been found not to be meeting six essential standards by health regulator the Care Quality Commission and to have been putting patient safety at risk.
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NHS Suffolk signs off hospital refurbishment
COMMERCIAL: The Suffolk primary care trust has agreed a £3m contract to refurbish its Hartismere Hospital in Eye.
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Coventry and Warwickshire reports risk to income from 'client' discharge
FINANCE: Coventry and Warwickshire mental health trust has reported a risk to the income of a learning disability service due to vacant beds.
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Rise in patient falls at Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
PERFORMANCE: The number of falls at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases Foundation Trust tripled during February, compared with the previous month.
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Humber FT takes over East Riding community services
STRUCTURE: Community based health care services across the East Riding of Yorkshire were taken over by Humber Foundation Trust at the beginning of April.
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NewsMonitor increases efficiency target to 'reflect the economic outlook'
Foundation trusts may have to make significant increases in efficiency savings if a “worst case” scenario predicted by the regulator hits the sector.
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NewsClegg rejects PR gimmick accusations
Nick Clegg has claimed the listening exercise for NHS reforms was “not a gimmick” and said the government would make significant changes to legislation.
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NewsExclusive: nearly 2,000 referrals delayed by PCT 'resourcing' problems
A serious incident investigation has been launched after almost 2,000 referrals to two London trusts were put on hold due to “resourcing issues” at a primary care trust.