FINANCE: Nottinghamshire Healthcare has revised its year-end surplus upwards to £6.3m from £4.0m after the first 10 months returned a surplus of £5.3m against a planned £3.6m.
A finance report to the board put the increased surplus down to unfilled vacancies in the first half of the year, lower than expected depreciation and higher income.
February 2012
NHS regulators are considering a new standard payment mechanism which would involve a “blended” approach between block contracts and activity based tariffs, HSJ understands.
A London trust specialising in cancer treatment has been rated as “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.
The chief executive of a suburban trust has called for changes to the pay system in which inner London staff get a larger supplement to their pay than those in outer boroughs.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare has appointed Dr John Brewin as its new chief executive after the retirement of Ruth Hawkins in September.
A coroner has raised concerns over the level of funding in mental health services following the death of a patient in the East Midlands.
COMMERCIAL: Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has been awarded contracts worth £148m to provide eight community services over five years.
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