North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust – Page 8
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HSJ LocalMonitor ‘reluctantly’ allows delay to Peterborough tender
COMMERCIAL: Monitor has granted Peterborough and Stamford Foundation Trust a ‘short delay’ to its planned tender for a partner to help it secure financial sustainability.
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HSJ LocalBedford MSK referrals dip after contract switch
Bedford Hospital Trust has seen musculoskeletal referrals drop by around 30 per cent in the first quarter since the service was restructured under a prime vendor contract, HSJ has learned.
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NewsFull scale of DH bailout of trusts revealed
One in four hospital trusts received bailout funding from the Department of Health last year, with several receiving financial aid worth more than 10 per cent of their turnover, HSJ analysis has found.
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CommentDavid Dalton: Culture change takes commitment from all tiers of an organisation
Culture is the hardest part of organisational change
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Hinchingbrooke backtracks on controversial £50 referrals offer
The NHS hospital run by private provider Circle has been forced to withdraw an offer to pay local GPs a £50 ‘administrative fee’ for surgery referrals, claiming the proposal had been ‘misunderstood in some areas’.
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NewsSecond trust abandons private franchise option
A second district general hospital trust has ruled out being run by a private company under a franchise agreement.
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HSJ Local
Peterborough and Stamford appoints new CEO
WORKFORCE: The NHS’s most indebted trust Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of a new chief executive.
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HSJ Local
Peterborough submits tender action plan to Monitor
COMMERCIAL: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has submitted plans to Monitor for how it will run a tender process which could see the debt stricken trust enter a franchise agreement with a private provider.
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NewsExclusive: NHS trust under private management faces deficit again
Private healthcare provider Circle is expected to have to dip into its own coffers for the second year running to cover a deficit at Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMajor pathology reorganisation to go ahead after OFT all clear
The NHS’s biggest pathology reorganisation will take place in May, after the Office of Fair Trading ruled it would not be investigating the plan further.
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NewsHSJ Live 21.03.2014: CQC trialling appeals process for quality ratings
CQC trialling a new appeals process that will allow providers to challenge their rating, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: More children who have self harmed on acute wards
A growing “hidden cohort” of children who have self-harmed are admitted to acute hospitals because of a lack of appropriate mental health services, according to a survey shared with HSJ.
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Large mental health trust appoints chief exec from NHS England
STRUCTURE: One of England’s largest mental health trusts has appointed a chief executive from NHS England.
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NewsIncrease in NHS land designated for housing
Proposals to sell hospital sites contributed to an 11 per cent rise in the area of land being designated for sale for housing by English NHS organisations in 2012.
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LeaderPolicymakers see hospital chains as the missing link
Franchises is an idea policymakers find attractive
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HSJ KnowledgeGet stuck into franchising and boost innovation
Franchising could be a way to manage troubled trusts
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Circle mulls bid to partner Peterborough with Hinchingbrooke
Private provider Circle could table a rescue bid for debt-stricken Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust involving partnering it with nearby Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust, HSJ has been told.
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George Eliot contenders announced
The five contenders through to the next stage of the competition to take over George Eliot Hospital Trust have been announced.