All PCTs articles – Page 3
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HSJ Local
QIPP risk grows for Surrey commissioners
FINANCE: NHS Surrey was reporting further slippage against quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) targets in August.
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News
London clusters behind on QIPP savings
Most London primary care trust clusters were behind on their savings plans at the end of the first quarter of this year. The figures were revealed in an internal NHS London document on the progress of local efficiency programmes.
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HSJ Local
Respiratory services under review in Dorset
STRUCTURE: The Bournemouth and Poole and Dorset primary care trust cluster is undertaking a review of respiratory services.
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HSJ Local
Royal Cornwall above average for coding errors
FINANCE: An Audit Commission review of coding at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust found the trust had slightly below average accuracy.
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HSJ Local
Vascular services under review in the peninsula
STRUCTURE: A review of vascular services that could lead to reconfiguration of services in Devon and Cornwall is almost complete.
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HSJ Local
Medway PCT meets mixed sex target
PERFORMANCE: NHS Medway recorded five breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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HSJ Local
West Kent improves on mixed sex target
PERFORMANCE: NHS West Kent recorded four breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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HSJ Local
Hastings PCT meets mixed sex target
PERFORMANCE: NHS Hastings and Rother recorded five breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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HSJ Local
East Sussex PCT meets mixed sex target
PERFORMANCE: NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald recorded five breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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HSJ Local
Single sex breach at Eastern and Coastal Kent
PERFORMANCE: NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent recorded one breach of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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HSJ Local
Personal budgets pilot could be extended in Northants
FINANCE: A pilot project to offer personal health budgets to patients in Northamptonshire has been hailed a sucess and could be rolled out further.
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Comment
Clunky maths and unfair fines
Antibiotics have saved millions of lives, but they can cause havoc with the delicate balance of gut bacteria
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HSJ Local
Brighton PCT meets mixed sex target
PERFORMANCE: NHS Brighton and Hove City recorded five breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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HSJ Local
West Sussex PCT slips slightly on mixed sex breaches
PERFORMANCE: NHS West Sussex recorded two breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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HSJ Local
Major improvement for Surrey on mixed sex target
PERFORMANCE: NHS Surrey recorded two breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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HSJ Local
Gloucestershire patients rate telehealth
PERFORMANCE: Almost 90 per cent of patients receiving telehealth services in Gloucestershire would recommend the service to their friends and family, an anonymous survey by NHS Gloucestershire has found.
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HSJ Local
AQP contract offered for Sussex hearing services
COMMERCIAL: Commissioners in Sussex have issued a tender for the provision of adult hearing services, under the any qualified provider policy.
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News
Transition redundancies hit women hardest
A disproportionate number of women have been made redundant during the reorganisation of the NHS, latest figures obtained by HSJ reveal.
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News
David Stout leaves NHS Confederation to run commissioning support organisations
NHS Confederation deputy chief executive David Stout has been appointed as managing director of two commissioning support units, covering Hertfordshire and Essex.
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News
DH tightens up rules on PCT redundancies
The Department of Health has tightened up the approval process for NHS redundancy payments as the abolition of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities approaches.