All HSJ Local articles – Page 465
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Telford and Wrekin could be heading for deficit
FINANCE: The PCT could be heading for a £4.6m deficit under a “pessimistic” assessment of its quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) plans.
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Emergency waits regularly exceed target at Telford and Wrekin
PERFORMANCE: In September the longest median wait for admitted patients among Telford and Wrekin’s providers was 350 minutes and regularly exceeded the 205 minute standard.
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Community group launches survey following London HIV drugs change
PERFORMANCE: A community group has launched a survey to assess the impact of changes to London HIV drug prescribing rules.
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Consultants working on 'clear and credible plans' with North Tyne CCGs
STRUCTURE: Management consultants are working with clinical commissioning groups in North Tyneside PCT to develop “clear and credible” commissioning plans for 2012-13.
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Competition panel takes York FT complaint to next stage
COMMERCIAL: The Co-operation and Competition Panel has announced a second-stage investigation of a complaint by Assura East Riding about York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and NHS North Yorkshire and York.
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Two Surrey FTs working towards possible merger
STRUCTURE: Frimley Park is assessing a possible merger with neighbour Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust.
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Royal Surrey County considers academic health science centre
STRUCTURE: Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is considering moves to develop an academic health science centre in Surrey.
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CQC orders DHUFT to make improvements
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has identified two areas of moderate concern and five minor concerns about services at a clinic run by Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust.
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Notts City issuing out of hours tender
COMMERCIAL: The PCT is launching a tender for GP out of hours provision.
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Dorset County no longer in breach
PERFORMANCE: Dorset County Hospitals Foundation Trust is no longer in breach of its terms of authorisation after Monitor’s compliance board committee was satisfied that the trust had delivered necessary improvements in its finances.
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RUH behind on CIP
FINANCE: Royal United Hospital Bath has achieved less than half of its cost improvement plan year to date and is predicting a year end shortfall of £5.8m.
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Notts County unveils chosen AQP services
FINANCE: The PCT has identified the services for which patients will have a choice of provider through the “any qualified provider” framework.
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NHS Somerset names AQP services
COMMERCIAL: NHS Somerset has identified podiatry, children’s wheelchair services and diagnostics as the three services it plans to open up to any qualified provider.
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Birmingham's only remaining red-rated CCG disbands
STRUCTURE: An inner city clinical commissioning group is being disbanded after being red rated.
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PCTs begin 'formal performance managment' of Sunderland FT
FINANCE: Commissioners have “instigated a formal performance management process” because of City Hospitals Sunderland Foundation Trust’s elective and emergency overperformance.
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Nottingham City endorses AQP priorities
FINANCE: The PCT has endorsed four “any qualified provider” priority services.
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Birmingham and Solihull picks AQP services
FINANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull cluster has selected three services for which patients will be offered a choice under the “any qualified provider” framework.
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Underperformance contributes to £0.6m lag at Harrogate FT
FINANCE: Performing less activity than planned has contributed to Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust being £591,000 behind plan as of September.
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South Central sees ambulance demand increase
PERFORMANCE: Demand for ambulance services in the South Central region is rising in 2011-12 on the previous year.
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South Central Ambulance improves on response times
PERFORMANCE: The South Central Ambulance Service improved against performance targets in all but one of its primary care trust areas during August.