All HSJ Local articles – Page 596
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South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust has not engaged with GPs sufficiently on its FT bid, say commissioners
STRUCTURE: The mental health organisation has been told by GPs in south-west London they cannot yet give their support to its foundation trust bid.
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NHS Bexley looks to save money on Commissioning Support for London contract
FINANCE: The south-east London primary care trust had, along with the rest of the capital’s PCTs, signed a three-year contract with CSL, the value of which it is now proposed to slash.
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St George's Healthcare Trust misses four-hour A&E target
PERFORMANCE: The south London acute achieved 96.99 per cent in September against the target of 98 per cent, a document published by NHS Richmond and Twickenhan reports.
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Bradford FT reports 'very high' emergency demand impacting PCT
FINANCE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has reported that demand for emergency care is “very high”, putting pressure on commissioners’ budgets.
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Eastern and Coastal Kent providers to increase access to 4x4 vehicles
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: NHS providers in eastern and coastal Kent have signalled they are to increase their 4x4 vehicle capacity after finding themselves reliant on other organisations during the pre-Christmas period of bad weather.
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NHS Eastern and Coastal reports popularity of 100 hours pharmacies
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: The primary care trust has published a pharmaceutical needs assessment in which it signals its intention to increase the number of “100 hour pharmacy contracts” it commissions.
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University Hospitals Leicester Trust fails to improve A&E times despite PCT warning
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Leicester Trust has failed to achieve the terms set out in an A&E performance notice.
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Stoke-on-Trent delegates to city wide consortium
STRUCTURE: Stoke-on-Trent has delegated most of its commissioning powers to a single city-wide consortium.
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Agency staff driving nursing cost overspend at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership
WORKFORCE: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust is reporting an overspend on nursing staff due to agency staff costs.
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Great Yarmouth and Waveney PCT to cluster with Norfolk
STRUCTURE: NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney will form a cluster with NHS Norfolk as part of plans to merge primary care trusts.
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NHS Somerset signs deal with independent provider
COMMERCIAL: NHS Somerset has awarded a contract to UK Specialist Hospitals Ltd.
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Reconfiguration halted in NHS Somerset
STRUCTURE: Plans to centralise gynaecological cancer services in the NHS Somerset area have been shelved after they failed to meet the new reconfiguration tests.
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University Hospitals of Leicester struggling on 18 weeks and stroke
PERFORMANCE: The 18 week referral to treatment target at University Hospitals of Leicester Trust is being impeded by the non availability of critical care beds or normal beds.
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North Lancs seeks to pass budget to three consortia
STRUCTURE: North Lancashire Teaching PCT is seeking to delegate its total funding allocation to three emerging commissioning consortia from April.
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NHS Somerset overspends on bariatric services
FINANCE: A £432,000 overspend by NHS Somerset at Taunton and Somerset FT is mainly down to the provision of bariatric services.
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare rejects PCT call to extend waiting times
PERFORMANCE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare has rejected the local PCTs request to extend waiting times for non-urgent patients.
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Heatherwood and Wexham FT blames PCT for over activity
FINANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals FT has attributed its over activity on Berkshire East PCT’s failure to manage demand and expressed concern at an “unacceptable” delay in payment.
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GPs vote on three consortia for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
STRUCTURE: GP practices in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland have voted to establish three consortia in shadow form.
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Local government steps in to resolve PCT leadership
STRUCTURE: Local authority chief executives have been drafted in to help fill a leadership vacuum in the North West.
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Quality and finance problems evident in the East
There have been problems of late for acute providers in the East, with two of its foundation trusts in trouble with the Care Quality Commission and another being scrutinised by the strategic health authority.