NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG – Page 13
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NewsTwo trusts registered with conditions
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust and Milton Keynes Hospital Foundation Trust have been told their registration with the Care Quality Commission is conditional on them improving the safety and quality of their care.
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PCTs urged to review governance guidance
The Appointments Commission has urged primary care trusts to review its new guidance on governance arrangements for provider committees.
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DH data shows no link between NHS spending and patient outcomes
There is no clear relationship between primary care trust spending on killer diseases and outcomes for patients, the latest data from the Department of Health suggests.
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Five NHS trusts receive warning over lost patient data
The loss of sensitive patient details by five NHS trusts has prompted a security warning from the the Information Commissioner’s Office.
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Joan Saddler on patient centred services
Actively seeking out and acting on patient feedback to shape services is still far from the norm but is fundamental to putting quality at the heart of the NHS.
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Data protection warning as more trusts lose patient records
Hospital trusts have been told of the importance of data security after the Information Commissioner’s Office found five more organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act.
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Spending pressures spark call for NICE restraints
Primary care trusts could increasingly abandon national treatment guidance unless it is made affordable.
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HSJ Knowledge
Changing NHS end of life care for the better
Most people say they would prefer to die at home but many do not as end of life care has traditionally been neglected. But it looks as if things are finally starting to change
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Changes at the top at Devon and Hampshire PCTs
The chief executive of Devon primary care trust has resigned to take up a new post in New Zealand.
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Southampton City PCT attempts to mitigate £3.6m losses
Southampton City primary care trust is renegotiating arrangements with its local Care UK treatment centre contract in a bid to stop the PCT losing up to £3.6m a year.
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Comment
Developing an integrated falls prevention service
Falls-related injuries are the leading cause of death due to accident in older people. Sue Poulton explains how to develop an integrated falls prevention and bone health service to reduce the risk of falls
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HSJ Knowledge
Can health trainers reduce poor health?
Can members of the public with few skills but a lot of life experience really make a difference to the health of their community? Mark Gould reports on a truly local approach
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London PCT and council to share chief executive
Hammersmith and Fulham primary care trust and the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham are to begin operating with a joint chief executive and integrated management team.
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NHS South Central votes for water fluoridation
The board of South Central strategic health authority has decided to add fluoride to the water supply in Southampton. Members of the board made the unanimous decision at a public meeting yesterday, following a consultation on the proposal .
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PCTs struggle to cope with cost of increased referrals
Primary care trusts are struggling to cope with the financial fallout of increased referrals, with some now expecting the extra costs to drive them into deficit.
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HSJ Knowledge
World class commissioning: setting your priorities to deliver improved health outcomes
HSJ gathered some of the biggest names in primary care to discuss the Department of Health’s ambitious world class commissioning programme as part of a live, online debate. Andy Cowper listened in
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Surge of acute contracts puts strain on PCTs' spend targets
Primary care trusts are battling to stay clear of deficit as their finances come under pressure from a surge in secondary care work. Many PCTs overspent on their commissioning budgets for the first three months of the financial year and some are now looking to make savings in other areas ...
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FESC is thrown open without Treasury probe
The Department of Health has extended its commissioning support programme without carrying out an expected value-for-money assessment of the scheme, HSJ has learned. Health secretary Alan Johnson announced last week that the framework for procuring external support for commissioners, FESC, is now open to all primary care trusts to ...
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13 minutes to answer the phone? Life in the DH press office.
The Department of Health press office was mysteriously not answering the phones the day the BMA revealed that 92 per cent of GPs had voted in favour of the directed enhanced service on extended hours. It took HSJ journalists a bind boggling 13 minutes to get through. Perhaps they ...
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Mark Britnell on world class commissioning
PCTs are not obliged to use this framework - it is simply there to help them if they need it
