All Strategic health authorities (SHAs) articles – Page 3
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'Local healthcare cannot be delivered by giant commissioning bodies'
The key to healthcare delivery models lies within natural communities – not in bloated commissioning organisations, says Charles Alessi.
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HSJ Local
St Helens and Knowsley finances red-rated by SHA
FINANCE: The trust’s financial position at the end of November was given a ‘red’ risk rating in its strategic health authority’s latest finance report.
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Mid Staffs inquiry impacting Commissioning Board risk model
The NHS Commissioning Board’s approach to managing risk is being heavily influenced by anticipated recommendations of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry, HSJ has been told.
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PCT and SHA staff to be told their 'expected destination' on 31 January
All primary care trust and strategic health authority staff should receive a personal letter telling them “the expected destination (or destinations) of their current function” in the new commissioning system, the Department of Health has said.
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Flory: commissioners' savings plans on course
Commissioners made almost 45 per cent of their planned savings in the first half of 2011-12, but the already weakened finances of NHS trusts deteriorated further in the past three months, David Flory said today.
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Exclusive: DH publishes detailed plans for commissioning support
The Department of Health has identified four commissioning support functions which could be run most effectively at a national level.
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Commissioners may struggle with 'tight' PbR timescales for mental health
Plans to bring in payment by results for mental health next year could be delayed by the reorganisation of NHS commissioning structures, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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PCTs ordered to adopt single cluster board model
Primary care trust clusters must have a single board, executive team and chair, the Department of Health has said.
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Noel Plumridge: savings are not surpluses
Before we called it “the recession”, it was known as “the credit crunch”. Trading confidence drained away, the banks stopped lending, and anyone with cash held on to it.
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Exclusive: Keogh warns NHS against 'blanket' treatment bans
NHS medical director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh has warned that commissioners must not bring in “outright bans” on treatments or interventions.
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HSJ Local
SHA highlights 'never events' at West Herts Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospitals has admitted it has had seven “never events” since October 2010, after concerns were raised by its strategic health authority.
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Revised DH figures predict 8,000 fewer redundancies from NHS reforms
Savings from the NHS reforms will be £700m less than previously thought but 8,000 fewer redundancies will be made, according to details released by the Department of Health.
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Commissioners ordered to redo public health accounts amid 'gaming' concerns
Sir David Nicholson has ordered NHS commissioners to submit complete spending returns for 2010-11 in just six weeks amid controversy as “unexpected values and omissions” relating to public health were uncovered.
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SHA cluster chief executives announced
The chief executives of the strategic health authority clusters have been appointed.
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NHS organisations treat equality duty as 'tick box' exercise
The majority of the NHS organisations are treating duties to reduce inequalities as a “box ticking exercise”, a report by the Equality and Human Right Commission has found.
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HSJ Local
Yorkshire chair to lead NHS North of England SHA cluster
STRUCTURE: NHS Yorkshire and the Humber chair Kathryn Riddle is due to lead the NHS North of England strategic health authority cluster, comprising Yorkshire and the Humber, the North West and the North East.
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SHA cluster chairs announced and chief executives emerging
The chairs of the four strategic health authority clusters have been announced and the Department of Health is close to confirming their chief executives.
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HSJ Local
South Central SHA cuts back informatics team
STRUCTURE: The South Central strategic health authority is reducing its informatics function, cutting the number of strategy delivery management posts within the team from 2.8 whole time equivalents to a single full-time member of staff.
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DH to create two temporary arm's length bodies
The government plans to set up two temporary special health authorities in the autumn to “support a smooth and safe transition” to the new NHS landscape.
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Local services need the backup of national support
We’ve all gone local these days. The health secretary is handing power to GPs. NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson is giving a bigger say to patients.