All TRAFFORD PCT articles – Page 3

HSJ Local

NHS Manchester plans for £1m surplus on £1.03bn turnover

2011-05-04T16:56:00Z

FINANCE: The primary care trust is planning to underspend its £1,033m allocation for 2011-12 by just £1m, NHS North West board papers report.

HSJ Local

Salford boss to take top job at greater Manchester cluster

2011-04-14T17:40:00Z

STRUCTURE: The primary care trust’s chief executive, Mike Burrows, will take the CEO role at the Greater Manchester PCT cluster.

HSJ Local

Trafford aims to identify preferred takeover bid by July

2011-04-01T18:40:00Z

STRUCTURE: Trafford Healthcare is due to publish a prospectus this month in its bid to be absorbed by a foundation trust.

HSJ Local

Two PCTs find temporary homes for community services as divestment deadline looms

2011-03-10T00:00:00Z

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.

HSJ Local

Salford plans new tactic to curb use of high-cost antipsychotics at Greater Manchester West FT

2011-02-25T18:33:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Salford is seeking the support of two other commissioners to instruct the mental health trust to switch to prescribing cheaper antipsychotic drugs.

HSJ Local

Trafford PCT seeks short-term caretaker for its provider arm

2011-02-25T18:14:00Z

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).

HSJ Local

Trafford scrambles for extra savings to avert deficit

2011-02-09T12:55:00Z

FINANCE: The primary care trust was forced to find an additional £6m of savings halfway through the financial year, after realising its “most likely” financial result for 2010/11 was a £2.25m deficit.

News

Trafford forced to drop integration plans in favour of merger with FT

2010-12-03T13:42:00Z

A Manchester hospital trust has had to abandon its plans to become an integrated care trust in order to attain foundation status.

HSJ Knowledge

Powerful chemistry: PCTs under fire for not aiding pharmacy growth

2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

Pharmacists have the potential to deliver a far wider range of services than at present - but the opportunity will be missed if primary care trusts do not act, writes Graham Clews