Primary Care – Page 137
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Staff remain at risk at NHS Islington and its PCT 'cluster'
WORKFORCE: The five-PCT cluster identified 594 at-risk posts at the start of the management cost reduction programme and 105 people have now accepted voluntary redundancy.
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NHS Brent's chief executive to move on
WORKFORCE: Mark Easton is set to leave his role leading NHS Brent and neighbouring Harrow to take up a role leading Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust.
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Care reviewed across Coventry and Rugby
PERFORMANCE: A review of care in Coventry and Rugby has praised the area’s trusts but identified concerns over mental health support and falls services.
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NewsAlcohol and drug care 'saves money'
Every pound spent on helping teenagers cope with drug and alcohol problems saves the taxpayer up to £8 over a lifetime, economists have said.
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NHS Warrington chief plans power handover to GPs
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust’s chief executive has unveiled plans to hand responsibility for commissioning secondary and community health care services to an emergent GP consortium.
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Torbay Care Trust commissioning staff to transfer to NHS Devon
WORKFORCE: Commissioning staff from Torbay Care Trust will be transferred to NHS Devon until the NHS Commissioning board is in place and GPs take over local commissioning.
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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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'Challenging' CQUINs for Buckinghamshire Healthcare
PERFORMANCE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare may struggle to reach quality and innovation targets set by its primary care trust.
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NHS South Birmingham sees jump in private sector spending
FINANCE: Non-contracted elective spending on private providers is predicted to jump from £300,000 to £1.5m this year at NHS South Birmingham.
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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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Jobs to go at NHS Bath and North East Somerset
WORKFORCE: NHS Bath and North East Somerset plans to shed about 100 posts when it transfers its provider arm to a social enterprise.
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NHS Bath and North East Somerset reveals £6m savings plan
FINANCE: NHS Bath and North East Somerset community services plans to save £6.7m in the delivery of services over the next five years.
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NewsAnti-smoking strategy unveiled
New plans to drastically reduce smoking levels in Wales have been announced.
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£1m from private mental health underspend funding acute overspends at NHS Dudley
FINANCE: NHS Dudley is using a £1m underspend on its private sector mental health services to offset a £2.9m acute overspend.
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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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A&E waiting times get even worse at Royal Bolton FT
PERFORMANCE: The foundation’s already failing performance against the key waiting time indicator for accident and emergency treatment deteriorated further in December.
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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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Buckinghamshire trust rejects PCT waiting times plea
PERFORMANCE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust has rejected a request from the local primary care trust to extend waiting times for first appointments.
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Compensation danger over LIFT contract transfers
The impending abolition of primary care trusts has made the NHS vulnerable to claims totalling in the “high hundreds of millions” from companies that hold local improvement finance trust contracts.
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PCTs fearful of £9.5m overspend on continuing care
FINANCE: Birmingham’s three primary care trusts are warning they could end the year £9.5m overspent on continuing healthcare.