All South Central articles – Page 53
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Berkshire mental health services slipped on targets last year
PERFORMANCE: Mental health services in Berkshire fell behind target on a range of indicators in 2010-11.
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CCP investigate Basingstoke and Winchester merger
STRUCTURE: The proposed merger of Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust and neighbouring Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust is to be considered by the Competition and Co-operation Panel.
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Review into Berkshire FT suicides
PERFORMANCE: An independent review into suicides in Berkshire has been launched after an internal investigation found a higher proportion of suicides in the Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead area than in other parts of the county.
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Berkshire TCS transfer held up by Monitor process
STRUCTURE: The transfer of Berkshire East and Berkshire West community services to Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was delayed until after the 1 April deadline because Monitor was not able to approve the trust’s risk ratings in time.
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Portsmouth takes hard line on long term sickness
WORKFORCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has dismissed 75 individuals for sickness absence or performance issues as part of a workforce efficiency drive which knocked £9m off the pay bill.
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Specialist trust says Monitor process leaves 'no room for growth'
STRUCTURE: A specialist trust has abandoned plans to become a foundation trust, blaming Monitor’s assessment process for discriminating against its more commercial model.
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CommentEast of England PCT scrapes together year-end surplus
NHS South West Essex predicted in the autumn it was heading for a £43m overspend on its budget, but it limped over the year-end line with a small surplus. How did it manage it?
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Portsmouth Hospitals 'disappointed' in PFI partner
FINANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has announced it is “disappointed” at its private finance initiative partner’s decision to increase car parking charges by 5.5 per cent.
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Portsmouth Hospitals win new Ministry of Defence contract
COMMERCIAL: The Ministry of Defence has awarded Portsmouth Hospitals Trust its elective healthcare contract up to 31 March 2013.
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Oxford Learning Disability Trust shelves foundation trust application
STRUCTURE: Oxfordshire Learning Disability Trust has abandoned its foundation trust application.
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South West clusters draw up new specialised commissioning agreement
STRUCTURE: A new agreement has been drawn up for the South West Specialised Commisioning Group (SWSCG) in light of primary care trust clustering arrangements.
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Provider contracts still in dispute
COMMERCIAL: A third of contracts between providers and commissioners in the North West are still incomplete, HSJ has discovered.
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Royal Berkshire FT admits staff shortage
WORKFORCE: Royal Berkshire FT has admitted that it had “insufficient staff” to deal with activity in a review of of it’s annual plan for 2010-11.
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Council to investigate Berkshire mental health plans
COMMERCIAL: An investigation has been launched into Berkshire Healthcare FT’s plans to consolidate mental health services in the area.
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Milton Keynes FT expecting £6m deficit for 2010-11
FINANCE: Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has admitted that it is “very likely to be in significant breach of its terms of authorisation” after running up an estimated deficit of more than £6m during 2010-11.
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Fire leads to cancelled operations at Milton Keynes Hospital
PERFORMANCE: A fire at Milton Keynes Hospital led to services being disrupted, including 17 last-minute operation cancellations, the foundation trust’s board has been told.
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Heatherwood and Wexham Park given extension to resolve dispute
FINANCE: A foundation trust with high-profile financial difficulties has been given an extra three months to finalise its commissioner contract for 2011-12.
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Oxfordshire GP consortium elects leader
WORKFORCE: Dr Stephen Richards has been elected to lead the Oxfordshire GP Consortium with 94 per cent of the vote.
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New patient record system will join up services on the Isle of Wight
COMMERCIAL: Business and technology service company Logica is to deliver an integrated patient care record system for NHS Isle of Wight.
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Isle of Wight provider arm currently unsustainable
FINANCE: Work to identify a sustainable provider model on the Isle of Wight is “critical” once the primary care trust is wound up and the commissioner will no longer be able to subsidise the provider arm.