All Out of hours articles – Page 9
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HSJ Local
South Essex PCT cluster tenders for NHS 111
COMMERCIAL: The NHS South West Essex and South East Essex primary care trust cluster is seeking expresions of interest from providers interested in providing an NHS 111 and out of hours service.
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HSJ Local
Croydon out-of-hours care failures exposed
PERFORMANCE: Serious care and accountability failures in an out-of-hours GP service have been highlighted in a report from a London primary care trust.
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HSJ Local
Nottinghamshire starts first phase of out of hours procurement
COMMERCIAL: Engagement with the public has begun on the current out of hours (OOH) services provided by Nottingham Emergency Medical Services (NEMS) in the City and South and Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services (CNCS) in the north of the county.
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HSJ Local
Leicester City considers subcontracting GP out of hours prison service
COMMERCIAL: The NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland PCT cluster is considering subcontracting out of hours GP provision at HMP Leicester with a local GP provider.
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HSJ Local
Notts City issuing out of hours tender
COMMERCIAL: The PCT is launching a tender for GP out of hours provision.
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HSJ Local
Serco wins £32m Cornwall OOH contract
COMMERCIAL: NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly has awarded Serco a five year contract for the provision of out of hours services worth £32m.
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NewsNHS 111 to go nationwide
The non-emergency telephone number aiming to provide around-the-clock access to NHS services is to get a national roll out.
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HSJ Local
NHS Norfolk set to launch tender for OOH service
COMMERCIAL: NHS Norfolk has announced it will put its out of hours GP service out to tender later this year.
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HSJ KnowledgeOut of the darkness: how quality assessment can improve out of hours care
Quality assessment helps remove disparity between out of hours and daytime care, improving performance and patients’ experience of their local health services, say Urgent Health UK medical director Simon Abrams and chair Mark Reynolds.
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HSJ Local
New out of hours provider in Great Yarmouth and Waveney
COMMERCIAL: Great Yarmouth and Waveney’s primary care trust and clinical commissioning group have appointed a new provider for out of hours services in the area.
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NewsNHS Direct bid for FT status under threat from 111
Short-term contracts for the new NHS 111 urgent care number could pose a problem for NHS Direct’s bid for foundation trust status, HSJ has been told.
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NewsSharp rise in young attending A&E
There has been a dramatic rise in the number of children taken to A&E departments with common illnesses, research suggests.
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NewsNHS Direct fined £1.1m for missing targets
NHS Direct has been fined £1.1m and issued with a contract performance letter due to its “consistent inability” to meet key performance indicators.
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HSJ Local
Great Yarmouth and Waveney launches palliative care advice service
PERFORMANCE: NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney has launched a new palliative care service for its workforce, in combination with other local providers.
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HSJ Local
NHS Derby City awards walk-in centre contract to GP social enterprise
STRUCTURE: NHS Derby City has confirmed that the contract for running the Osmaston Road walk-in centre has been awarded to Derbyshire Health United, a not-for-profit social enterprise company run by local GPs.
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NewsNHS Direct renews plans for FT status in 2013
NHS Direct has renewed its ambition to become a foundation trust and is pinning its future viability on becoming a “major provider” of the NHS 111 urgent care service.
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CommentCompetition can work, but only with the right tactics
“Competition in health care should be tactical not ideological”. This was the main message from the “Competition versus integration in the NHS” debate organised by the Cambridge Health Network and the King’s Fund
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HSJ Local
SHA report finds concerns in out of hours services in Peterborough
PERFORMANCE: A review of out of hours GP services in the region has found areas for immediate improvement at NHS Peterborough.
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HSJ Local
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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HSJ KnowledgeAcute stay management and PACE
A co-provision approach to post acute re-enablement has reduced lengths of hospital stays in pilot areas, as Katie Donlevy and James Heffron explain