News – Page 1517
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Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust get go-ahead for new hospital
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: Health secretary Andrew Lansley has backed a plan by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust to buy land for a new hospital via a compulsory purchase order.
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NHS Halton & St Helens slipping off-track for end-of-year surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust is forecasting a year-end deficit due to over spends across its providers.
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NewsCancer death rates in Europe 'to fall'
The number of people dying of cancer throughout Europe will fall this year, experts have predicted.
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IT savings help Bath and Somerset to underspend
FINANCE: NHS Bath and North East Somerset is forecasting an underspend of £604,000 at the end of month seven of the financial year.
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NHS Manchester tells OOH provider to review its Christmas performance
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust said its out of hours service came under significant pressure during the festive period, resulting in waits of up to six hours for a GP visit.
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Audit Commission highlights weaknesses at Great Western Ambulance Service
FINANCE: The Audit Commission’s annual audit of Great Western Ambulance Service highlighted two serious weaknesses in reporting.
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Isle of Wight PCT begins work on future of its provider arm
STRUCTURE: Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust has begun working with Pricewaterhouse Coopers on a detailed appraisal of the future of the PCT’s provider arm.
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NHS Walsall's providers over-performing by £6m
FINANCE: Acute contracts for services commissioned by NHS Walsall are over-performing to the tune of £6.2m.
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NHS Bexley among three PCTs to have knuckles rapped over 'poor commissioning practice'
GOVERNANCE: A primary care trust has been singled out for criticism by the strategic health authority over its dealings with the local acute provider.
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NHS Central Lancashire slashes planned surplus by £2m
FINANCE: The primary care trust has cut its planned surplus for 2010/11 to £1.63m, down from £3.63m.
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Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital Foundation Trust reporting year-to-date deficit
FINANCE: A specialist hospital trust had a year-to-date deficit of £4.5m, according to its most recent board papers.
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Warrington & Halton Hospitals forced to divert patients to other emergency departments
PERFORMANCE: Warrrington & Halton Hospitals FT has been forced to divert patients to other A&E departments on four occasions over the winter period, Department of Health data shows.
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NHS Bassetlaw looks set to miss C difficile target
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust bust its target for C difficile episodes in November and now looks unlikely to meet its yearly goal in this area.
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NHS Westminster predicting surplus after SHA steps in to pay redundancy costs
FINANCE: NHS Westminster reported a year-to-date underspend of £5.86m at month eight and a predicted end of year surplus of £6.179m.
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Chesterfield Royal to merge stroke services in one facility
STRUCTURE: The foundation trust is investing £1.4m in merging its two specialist stroke facilities into one unit.
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NHS Haringey heading for £17m acute overspend
FINANCE: A primary care trust is looking at a year-end overspend of £17m with its local and out-of-sector acute providers.
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Leicester City PCT on-track to achieve £5m surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust predicts it continues to be on course for a £5m year-end surplus.
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals delays women and children unit to help balance books
FINANCE: The foundation calculated that its decision to delay construction work on its new women and children’s unit would defer spending of £1.5m and help it avoid finishing 2010/11 in deficit, board documents show.
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NHS Hammersmith & Fulham predicting year-end surplus
FINANCE: A primary care trust is expecting a year-end surplus of £3.5m
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Last patient leaves Lincolnshire Partnership FT inpatient unit
STRUCTURE: The last patient has left one of the Lincolnshire mental health FT’s inpatient units, paving the way for its planned closure.