All Community services articles – Page 110
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NewsTwo regions' PCT groups and chief executives confirmed
Primary care trust clusters are rapidly being established ahead of the June deadline, and their chief executives appointed.
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NewsMonitor capacity holds up community service transfers
Monitor has admitted that its own capacity issues are largely to blame for the delayed transfer of community service providers.
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HSJ KnowledgeKeeping e-prescribing on track and on budget for improved patient services
After a number of years of slow uptake, the past six months have seen a new energy around e-prescribing in the UK - but it now needs to be shown to make a difference to avoid being axed in budget cuts. Noemalife UK’s managing director Robyn Tolley outlines seven key ...
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Comment
Community action in the NHS is quietly building the Big Society
Mention the Big Society now in the voluntary sector and you are likely to be met with stony gazes. The prime minister’s relaunch of what he describes as his mission in politics will struggle to convince a sector facing the loss of £1.2bn in public funding from April.
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NewsInform patients about GP service conflicts of interest - DH adviser
Patients referred to GP services commissioned by the consortium to which the practice belongs must be told of the potential conflict of interest and offered an alternative, a government adviser has told HSJ.
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NHS Plymouth announces chair for new social enterprise
WORKFORCE: A chartered accountant with a background in the media industry has been appointed chair designate of Plymouth Community Healthcare.
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Monitor holds up TCS transfer at NHS Wiltshire
STRUCTURE: The transfer of NHS Wiltshire’s provider arm to Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has been held up as the regulator Monitor cannot meet the April 1 deadline.
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Bradford FT concern about community service savings
STRUCTURE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has expressed concern that not enough savings are being made in the community services that it is due to take over.
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NewsBad habits in young people falling, study suggests
The number of youngsters in Scotland drinking alcohol at least once a week has fallen by more than a third over the last decade, according to a study.
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Success for eating disorder service at Sussex Partnership FT
PERFORMANCE: A community eating disorder service has reduced admissions and facilitated early discharge in West Sussex.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe unique advantages of advanced paramedic practitioners
The full benefits of advanced practitioners are yet to be seen. But they range from saving costs to reducing admissions. Lucy Brown and colleagues in the North West report on the difference these roles are making in the region.
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Review backs closure of A&E at North Tees and Hartlepool FT
STRUCTURE: The accident and emergency department at University Hospital of Hartlepool should close on safety grounds, an independent review has concluded.
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New Worcestershire provider hires chief executive
WORKFORCE: The new community provider organisation in Worcestershire has hired a chief executive from Dudley PCT.
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NewsGP appointment frustrations revealed
Hundreds of thousands of people cannot book GP appointments because none are available, or struggle to get through to their surgery on the phone, according to a new survey.
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CommentMergers making their mark on the South East Coast
Merger is the name of the game in Kent at the moment.
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NewsDozens of consortia match PCT area
Nearly half of primary care trusts are expecting a single commissioning consortium to span the same geographical area that they currently cover.
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HSJ Local
Community nurses aligned with GP practices
STRUCTURE: A major re-organisation of community nursing in East Kent has seen district nursing teams aligned with GP practices.
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East Kent Community Services Trust to apply for FT status in 2012
STRUCTURE: East Kent Community Services NHS Trust will submit an application for foundation status to the Department of Health in October 2012, according to its strategic health authority.
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NHS Nottingham City's TCS plans revealed
STRUCTURE: NHS Nottingham City’s plans to separate its community provision from its commissioning functions have been put to board members of NHS East Midlands.
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Final proposals for NHS Bassetlaw's provider services set out
STRUCTURE: NHS Bassetlaw’s final proposals for divesting its provider arm have been set out by NHS East Midlands.