All PCTs articles – Page 37
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Trafford PCT seeks short-term caretaker for its provider arm
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has asked a newly-formed community services trust to take over its provider arm on a short-term contract, while it continues work on its plans for an integrated care organisation (ICO).
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NHS Stockport forecasts £7m shortfall on turnaround savings plan
FINANCE: The primary care trust has reported that its turnaround plan to deliver £17.4m of cash releasing efficiency savings this year will fall short by £7m.
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NHS South Staffordshire claws back money from SHA
FINANCE: NHS South Staffordshire said it had improved its deficit during December and its position would be further strengthened by the agreed return of reserves by its strategic health authority.
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NewsNew chair designate for super-cluster appointed
A chair designate has been appointed for one of the largest primary care trust clusters in the country.
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NHS Stoke on Trent signs concordat with council
STRUCTURE: NHS Stoke on Trent has signed a concordat on future health planning with its local authority.
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NewsHospitals 'must adapt to survive'
Hospitals may need to turn to private sector takeovers, mergers and more community-based care to ensure they survive the NHS reforms, the head of the health service has claimed.
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Weston Area Health Trust does deal with PCT on overperformance
FINANCE: NHS North Somerset has agreed to pay Weston Health Trust an additional £600,000 for over performance above the value of its contract.
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Three consortia for Waltham Forest
STRUCTURE: GPs within Waltham Forest primary care trust are looking to form three commissioning consortia, with an overarching borough-wide senate called Waltham Forest Federated GP Commissioning Consortium.
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Five consortia to cover Derby City and County PCTs
STRUCTURE: Five commissioning consortia are emerging across the Derby City and Derbyshire County primary care trust areas.
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Kirklees looks set to have two consortia
STRUCTURE: Two commissioning consortia are emerging within NHS Kirklees.
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Oxfordshire PCT to delegate most commissioning in April
FINANCE: NHS Oxfordshire is ready to delegate about two thirds of its commissioning budget to its single commissioning consortium from April.
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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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NHS Lincolnshire to develop services at Skegness Hospital
STRUCTURE: The board of NHS Lincolnshire has approved recommendations to develop future services at Skegness Hospital.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: trapped in PFI purgatory
Of the 16 pages of last week’s Managing the Transition letter from Richmond House, the provider side of the NHS occupies a mere three paragraphs. One about the foundation trust “pipeline”, one on separating primary care trusts from their former provider arms and one on encouraging the independent sector.
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NewsScrutiny of problem GPs raises concerns
A vital gap in the governance of GPs could open once primary care trusts are abolished, the head of the National Clinical Assessment Service has warned.
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NewsCommissioners flouting patient choice rules
NHS commissioners have been routinely depriving patients of their entitlement to choice of hospital for several years and may be in breach of competition rules, regulators have found.
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NHS Enfield predicting £11.2m deficit for year-end
FINANCE: The north east London primary care trust reported managing to hold its deficit to £10.6m in December, the same as October and November.
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NHS Sheffield seeking £5m savings in year
FINANCE: The Sheffield primary care trust needs to find a further £5m savings to break even in 2010-11, despite a slowing in elective activity at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust during the winter.
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Two consortia emerging in NHS North Tyneside
STRUCTURE: Two commissioning consortia are emerging within the North Tyneside primary care trust area.
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NHS Newcastle sees two consortia emerging
STRUCTURE: Two commissioning consortia are emerging within the Newcastle primary care trust.