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HSJ Local
NHS Richmond agrees year-end settlements with two key providers
FINANCE: The south west London primary care trust has agreed a year-end settlement plan with Kingston and West Middlesex University Hospitals and is “finalising” a similar deal with St George’s.
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HSJ Local
Islington practices still referring 'low priority' procedures
FINANCE: The primary care trust’s finance papers have highlighted four practices still referring ‘low priority’ procedures.
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Practice nurse and sessional GP proposed for NHS Islington shadow consortia board
STRUCUTRE: The north London primary care trust GP consortium shadow board willl see 11 voting members, seven of them GPs.
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NewsHealth board investigates care home deaths
An investigation has been launched after four elderly residents died in one week at a care home.
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NewsMPs to hear criticism of MS care
Multiple sclerosis patients could be driven to suicide by a lack of access to treatment, a campaigner will tell MPs today.
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NewsParamedic concerns raised by Bird inquest coroner
Concerns about ambulance staff being held back from casualty scenes have been raised by the coroner who held inquests into the deaths of Derrick Bird and the 12 people he shot dead in Cumbria last year.
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NewsRethink public health data cuts - watchdog
A watchdog has called for a government rethink after discovering the NHS is set to axe the collection of key data on smoking, drinking and other health issues to cut costs.
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CommentHealth and wellbeing needs to remain a local responsibility
Early formation of health and wellbeing boards can quickly reduce wasted effort and result in clear strategic oversight of health issues - but they need to stay free from too much Whitehall interference, as Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council chief executive Graham Burgess explains.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving patient flow across the cardiology pathway
The elective pathway for cardiology encompasses a wide range of patient transactions and, as with any multi-component patient journey, opportunities for human error, inefficiency and system failure can arise at any point. But lean principles and a clear IMPaCT programme can achieve and sustain cardiology pathway improvements, say Anne Mawson ...
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HSJ Local
NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent consolidates its estate
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has carried out a headquarters accommodation review and, as a result, is re-locating some of its staff.
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HSJ Local
Tameside FT overperforming by £3.6m on PCT contract
FINANCE: The foundation was over-performing on its NHS Tameside and Glossop contract by £3.6m at the end of December, the primary care trust’s latest finance report shows.
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HSJ Local
Haringey likely to miss cancer target
PERFORMANCE: Haringey primary care trust is not expecting to hit its target for cancer deaths, as data for 2009-10 showed that the mortality rate from the disease was increasing year-on-year.
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HSJ Local
NHS West Kent handed £1bn budget for next year
FINANCE: The primary care trust has been allocated a budget of £1,029m for 2011-12, board papers report.
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HSJ Local
Nurse appointed chief of Plymouth's new community provider
WORKFORCE: A former nursing director has been appointed chief executive designate of Plymouth Community Healthcare, the proposed social enterprise which will take on community and mental health services from NHS Plymouth
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HSJ Local
North Essex Partnership FT begins work on child mental health unit
COMMERCIAL: Work has begun on a £9.6m specialist children’s mental health unit has begun at North Essex Partnership FT.
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HSJ Local
Pennine Acute closes Rochdale A&E
STRUCTURE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust will close the Rochdale Infirmary A&E, and open an urgent care centre in replacement, on 4 April.
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HSJ Local
Calderdale FT may seek non-elected councillors
STRUCTURE: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust may allow co-opted, rather than elected, members onto its membership council.
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HSJ Local
Tameside and Glossop outlines £10.2m QIPP saving plan for 2011-12
FINANCE: The primary care trust estimates it will have to make quality, innovation, productivity and prevention savings of £10.2m in 2011/12 after hitting a savings target of £24.9m this year, its new financial plan states.
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HSJ Local
Tariff changes make contract negotiation tough for NHS Liverpool
FINANCE: Changes to NHS tariff prices have made negotiating contracts for next year “very difficult” for the primary care trust, its 2011/12 financial plan reports.