All HSJ Local articles – Page 556
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Hertfordshire contract offer 'unacceptable'
FINANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospitals’ has said a contract offer from the local primary care trust was “not acceptable”.
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South West clusters draw up new specialised commissioning agreement
STRUCTURE: A new agreement has been drawn up for the South West Specialised Commisioning Group (SWSCG) in light of primary care trust clustering arrangements.
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North Somerset enters joint commissioning agreement with local council
COMMERCIAL: The board of NHS North Somerset has approved funding for six services commissioned jointly with North Somerset Council.
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North East Ambulance to press managers on safeguarding training
WORKFORCE: North East Ambulance Service Trust is planning to press managers more firmly on providing safeguarding training to staff this year, after missing its target in 2010-11.
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Coventry and Warwickshire acute overperformed on contract
FINANCE: Univerity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust overperformed by nearly 3 per cent on its contract with NHS Warwickshire last year.
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Mental health FT set to become London's largest community service provider
STRUCTURE: A mental health trust is set to become the largest provider of community services in the capital following the takeover of a primary care trust provider arm.
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Manchester mental health trust plans to escape PFI premises
FINANCE: Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust could be left with a £3.6m-a-year white elephant if a local mental health provider wins backing to vacate its premises on patient safety grounds.
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Young patients oppose child cardiac changes
STRUCTURE: Young patients who have been battling heart and lung conditions have come together to oppose plans to end children’s heart surgery at a hospital.
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'Stretch' savings target for Hertfordshire Community Trust
FINANCE: Hertfordshire Community Trust has set itself a £5.4m cost improvement plan for the 2011-12 financial year.
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Leicestershire care homes vary in quality
PERFORMANCE: Assessments of care homes in Leicestershire have found wide variation in the quality of services on offer.
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North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust shortlisted for coding award
PERFORMANCE: North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust has been shortlisted for the CHKS data quality award for England.
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Doubts over Mid Essex Trust's chances of FT status
FINANCE: Mid Essex Hospital Services Trust has “weak governance” and “major financial issues” which threaten its bid for foundation trust status, according to board papers.
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London clusters struggle to fill finance posts
STRUCTURE: Chairs have been appointed to all primary care trust clusters in London, but a number of vacancies remain unfilled, particularly in finance posts.
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Work to begin on Newcastle FT health centre
STRUCTURE: The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is due to begin construction work on the Walkergate Healthcare & Diagnostic Facility.
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Five commissioning consortia in North Yorks
STRUCTURE: There are five emerging commissioning consortia in North Yorkshire, and a small number of practices which have joined a neighbouring Bradford and Airedale group.
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Carbon tax to cost West Herts trust £250,000
FINANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospitals has predicted a new carbon tax introduced by the government will cost the trust £250,000 this year.
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Cambridgeshire community services predicts early deficits
FINANCE: Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust is predicting deficits in the first two months of the financial year, according to board papers.
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Historic debts threaten West Herts FT application
FINANCE: Debt and liquidity issues at West Hertfordshire Hospitals are listed as factors in an agreement about the trust’s foundation trust application.
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'Troubling' DH delay stalls Mid Staffs inquiry
The public inquiry into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been held up by the Department of Health’s failure to disclose relevant documents until last month, despite being asked for them last July.
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Hospital chief executive steps down after board delays FT application
STRUCTURE: A London hospital trust chief executive has stepped down, saying the trust board’s decision to delay its foundation application “has led me to consider my position”.