All HSJ Local articles – Page 434
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A&E performance falls at Princess Alexandra
PERFORMANCE: Performance against the four hour A&E standard feel to 86.9 per cent in December at the Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust.
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NHS 111 roll out threatened after DH technical demand
PERFORMANCE: The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire primary care trust cluster has said delivery of its NHS 111 service could slip – with unknown time and cost implications – because of a new technical specification from the Department of Health.
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NHSHMR advised to extend treatment centre contracts
COMMERCIAL: The primary care trust’s board was asked to approve contract extensions for two independent sector-run clinical assessment and treatment services (CATS).
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Bury forecasts £8m overspend on secondary care
FINANCE: At the end of November the primary care trust was forecasting it would overspend its secondary care budget by £8m this year, its latest finance report shows.
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Gloucestershire backs down over social enterprise plan
COMMERCIAL: A primary care trust has backed down on the second day of a judicial review hearing by agreeing to reconsider the future of its community services.
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Psychological therapies put out to tender in Leicester
SERVICES: Psychological therapies for Leicester City residents are to be put out to tender, the PCT cluster heard.
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Rise in staffing incidents in Leicester
PERFORMANCE: There has been a significant rise in the level of ‘staffing level’ incidents at University Hospitals Leicester Trust in the last two months of 2011.
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All Northants and Milton Keynes' acutes miss A&E target
PERFORMANCE: All three acute trusts in the area covered by the NHS Northamptonshire and NHS Milton Keynes cluster are likely to miss the 95 per cent standard for A&E cases dealt with within four hours.
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Kettering reports 30 pressure ulcers
PERFORMANCE: Kettering General Hospital has reported 30 grade three and four pressure ulcers since last April, the cluster board for Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes PCTs heard.
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Six month project examines inappropriate admissions
SERVICES: The care home quality monitoring team has won funding for a six month pilot project to look at inappropriate admissions from care homes into acute hospitals
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NHS Lincs' PBR expenditure £26m above plan
FINANCE: Spending on PBR-based acute care - which falls within the remit of CCGs - is expected to be £26m above plan by year end in Lincolnshire.
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United Lincs' A&E performance slumps
PERFORMANCE: Many patients in Lincolnshire faced a long wait for A&E in December when performance at the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust slumped to 90 per cent against the four hour standard.
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Three Lincs CCGs to merge
STRUCTURE: Three CCGs in Lincolnshire are to merge to ensure their viability and improve their position for authorisation, the PCT was told.
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Ambulatory care unit set up at Chesterfield
SERVICES: An ambulatory care unit has been set up at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital aimed at reducing the need to admit patients.
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South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw to share commissioning service
STRUCTURE: CCGs in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw will be covered by a single commissioning support organisation and will be able to select a range of volume of services to meet their individual needs, the cluster board was told.
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£6.8m CCG contract overspend anticipated in Sheffield
FINANCE: CCG commissioning contracts are overspent by £4.9m at the end of November and could rise to £6.8m overspent by the end of the financial year.
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CCG contracts overspent by £3.1m in Barnsley
FINANCE: Clinical commissioning group contracts in the Barnsley area are overspent by £3.1m at the end of month eight.
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West Midlands plans £9m efficiencies
FINANCE: West Midlands Ambulance Service Trust is planning £9m in cost improvements in 2012-13 to enable it to make a £4m surplus.
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South West Essex breaks even
FINANCE: NHS South West Essex is reporting a breakeven position at the end of month nine - which it also expects to be its year end position.
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South East Essex has £634k surplus
FINANCE: NHS South East Essex had a surplus of £634,000 at the end on month nine and is predicting a surplus for the year of £850,000.