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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

2011-02-18T14:30:00Z

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

2011-02-18T14:24:00Z

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

2011-02-18T10:55:00Z

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

2011-02-18T10:48:00Z

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

2011-02-18T10:43:00Z

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

2011-02-18T10:41:00Z

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

2011-02-18T10:37:00Z

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

2011-02-17T13:50:00Z

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

2011-02-17T13:25:00Z

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

2011-02-17T13:23:00Z

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

2011-02-17T13:21:00Z

COMMERCIAL: NHS Somerset has awarded a contract to UK Specialist Hospitals Ltd.

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Reconfiguration halted in NHS Somerset

2011-02-17T13:15:00Z

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

2011-02-17T11:32:00Z

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

2011-02-17T11:27:00Z

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

2011-02-17T11:25:00Z

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

2011-02-17T11:24:00Z

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

2011-02-17T11:21:00Z

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

2011-02-17T11:15:00Z

STRUCTURE: GP practices in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland have voted to establish three consortia in shadow form.

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Trusts merger will create 'powerful and global brand'

2011-02-17T00:00:00Z

STRUCTURE: Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre plan to use their proposed merger to create a “powerful, globally recognised brand”.

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Cancer tsar offers risk sharing deal for Manchester cancer network

2011-02-17T00:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Greater Manchester’s hospitals could share responsibility for meeting cancer hospital the Christie’s 62 day waiting target, under a deal proposed by the government’s cancer tsar.