All SUFFOLK PCT articles – Page 2
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NewsSocial enterprise loses out in £450m community services contract
A nurse and therapist-run social enterprise praised by the Cabinet Office for cutting costs has lost out to a private provider for a £450m contract.
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HSJ Local
Shortlist announced for Suffolk community services tender
COMMERCIAL: Nine organisations have been shortlisted for the £43m contract to run Suffolk’s community services, it has been announced.
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HSJ Local
Suffolk community services to be more independent
STRUCTURE: Suffolk Community Healthcare will “revise” its governance arrangements after a review found it needed to be more separate from the primary care trust.
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CommentConcern over 'red risk' providers in East of England
A performance report from NHS East of England this month showed a mixed picture. While referrals are down in the region, activity for both elective and non-elective procedures is nearly 2 per cent higher than last year.
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HSJ Local
SHA backs formal arbitration on Suffolk mental health contract
NHS East of England has “endorsed” the move to formal arbitration for Suffolk Mental Health Trust’s contract dispute with NHS Suffolk over a talking therapies service.
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HSJ Local
SHA to spend up to £340m on 'hubs' to integrate care
FINANCE: East of England Strategic Health Authority is planning a £340m masterplan promoting “joined up” care in the region, in line with the government’s commitment to boost the integration of services.
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HSJ Local
MP criticises infrastructure investment at Suffolk PCT
PERFORMANCE: A local MP has criticised NHS Suffolk over patients being treated in temporary buildings at a GP practice in Suffolk.
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HSJ Local
Suffolk Mental Health Partnership 'heading to arbitration' over IAPT
FINANCE: Suffolk Mental Health Partnership may be “heading to arbitration” over the terms of its talking therapies programme as it has not yet signed its contract for the 2011-12 year.
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HSJ Local
West Suffolk GPs prioritise referrals and prescribing for savings
FINANCE: Commissioning consortia in West Suffolk have prioritised high volume referrals and prescribing budgets as areas for efficiency savings.
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HSJ Local
NHS Suffolk signs off hospital refurbishment
COMMERCIAL: The Suffolk primary care trust has agreed a £3m contract to refurbish its Hartismere Hospital in Eye.
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HSJ Local
Two PCTs find temporary homes for community services as divestment deadline looms
STRUCTURE: At least two primary care trusts are transferring their community services provider arms to temporary caretakers, after failing to identify a long term home for the organisations.
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NewsMental health merger ruled against over competition concerns
The Cooperation and Competition Panel has ruled outright against a merger between two trusts for the first time.
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HSJ Local
NHS Suffolk ‘parks’ provider arm with North Essex Partnership FT
STRUCTURE: An interim host for community services in Suffolk has been named as North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
Great Yarmouth and Waveney PCT to cluster with Norfolk
STRUCTURE: NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney will form a cluster with NHS Norfolk as part of plans to merge primary care trusts.
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NewsPCT cluster discussions revealed
HSJ has obtained details of how primary care trusts plan to form the 50-odd clusters tasked with leading the local transition to consortium commissioning.
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NewsCommunity services transfers will miss TCS deadline
Almost one in 10 of the planned transfers of community services from primary care trusts will miss the 1 April deadline, the Department of Health has admitted.
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HSJ Local
NHS Suffolk scraps TCS steering board after failed plan
STRUCTURE: NHS Suffolk has dissolved its Transformation and Transition Steering Board after problems with plans to divest the primary care trust of its provider arm.
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NewsPCT chief exec calls time on NHS career due to illness
NHS Suffolk chief executive Carole Taylor-Brown announced she is stepping down at the end of September due to health reasons.
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NewsCQC calls for review of out of hours GP services
A Care Quality Commission report has urged healthcare managers to review the quality of their out of hours services over fears that some private GP companies do not meet basic standards.
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HSJ KnowledgeA guide to conscripting the public in the war on bad health
Health promotion is everyone’s business. This is the ethos of a number of public health projects gathering pace around the country. Lynne Greenwood takes a closer look
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