All PCTs articles – Page 32
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Comment'Public health cannot survive on £4bn'
Public health is a new burden – it’s official. And local authorities are right to be nervous.
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HSJ Local
NHS North Staffordshire on track for £1m surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust said its revenue forecast at month 10, January, was “on track” to achieve a surplus control target of £1m.
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HSJ Local
NHS South Staffordshire to shut mental health centres
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust plans a phased closure close of adult day centre services for mental health and learning disabilities patients.
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HSJ Local
TCS deadline hit and miss for NHS Peterborough
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has successfully migrated its children’s services but similar transfers for adult and social care have been delayed until 1 July.
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HSJ KnowledgeCan consortia bear the burden?
I guess most chief executive colleagues are reflecting on what “their NHS” will look like in the future. But it is not just personal futures that need forward planning.
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HSJ Local
South Tyne PCTs work to address over-performance
FINANCE: South Tyneside, Gateshead and Sunderland PCTs have been working to address elective and non-elective overperformance, but are expecting to end the year in surplus.
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CommentHakin rejects 'disappointing' reform criticisms
Dame Barbara Hakin, a GP of 20 years and the woman charged by the government with developing consortium commissioning, is growing irritated by alleged misinformation about the NHS reforms, as HSJ’s Dave West finds out.
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NewsLeading GP groups risk creation of 'sink estate' consortia
GPs are forming commissioning groups that do not cover a defined geographic area, sometimes excluding lower performing practices.
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NewsEarly consortium transfers expected by commissioners
Most commissioning managers and GPs responding to an HSJ survey believe the proposed handover to consortia will happen well ahead of schedule.
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NewsPCT Network responds to choice complaints
Commissioners accused of breaking competition rules were either abiding by guidance or justified by an obligation to “maximise benefits to patients and taxpayers”, according to the Primary Care Trust Network.
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NewsHakin rules out consortia patient charges
The national lead for the government’s commissioning reforms has ruled out the prospect of consortia reducing the range of NHS services provided or extending charges.
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HSJ Local
NHS Camden staff question "top-heavy" PCT cluster
WORKFORCE: In replies to a consultation, staff at the north London primary care trust questioned whether the new north central London PCT cluster would be “top heavy with a high number of senior posts”.
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News'Firm action' needed on access targets, DH warns
“Firm action” is needed to tackle sliding performance against access targets, according to the latest quarterly report from the Department of Health.
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HSJ Local
Great Yarmouth consortium plans future with local clinicians
STRUCTURE: More than 70 clinicians and healthcare professionals met this month to discuss the plans for the future of healthcare in Great Yarmouth and Waveney.
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HSJ Local
NHS Enfield predicts deficit next year
FINANCE: NHS Enfield is forecasting a deficit of more than £20m for 2011-12 – but this depends on a £30m efficiency savings programme heavily reliant on tighter contracts with acute trusts.
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HSJ Local
Hampshire chief exec to head up 'SHIP cluster'
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of NHS Hampshire Debbie Fleming has been appointed as chief executive of the new Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth (SHIP) PCT cluster.
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HSJ Local
East Kent PCT commissions practice to run nurse walk-in service
STRUCTURE: The running of a nurse-led walk-in service will transfer from the local out of hours provider to a GP practice next month, the primary care trust has announced.
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HSJ Local
NHS West Sussex surplus hopes pinned on settling provider contract disputes
FINANCE: The primary care trust is reporting a deficit of £4.8m but still aims to finish the financial year with a surplus of £725,000.
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HSJ Local
NHS West Sussex to joint commission with council next year
WORKFORCE: The primary care trust’s board has been asked to approve the creation of a joint commissioning unit with West Sussex County Council.
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HSJ Local
West Sussex chief exec joins DH to oversee reforms
WORKFORCE: NHS West Sussex chief executive John Wilderspin has been appointed national transition director at the Department of Health, where he will lead the introduction of health and wellbeing boards.