All HSJ Local articles – Page 615
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Durham service change plans approved
STRUCTURE: The “Seizing the Future” reconfiguration programme in County Durham and Darlington has been retrospectively approved as passing the government’s four tests for such changes.
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Durham and Darlington FT reconfiguration approved
STRUCTURE: County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust’s “Seizing the Future” reconfiguration programme has been retrospectively approved as having passed the government’s four tests for such changes.
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NHS North Yorkshire and York gets 'additional allocation'
FINANCE: NHS Yorkshire & Humber gave £5.7m to the trust, which will also use it to buy a property from a local foundation trust.
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Sheffield Hospitals to merge vascular team
STRUCTURE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust’s vascular service will join with that of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust under regional proposals.
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Northumberland mental health trust seeks GP relationships
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust is seeking to develop its relationship with local GPs, anticipating the move to GP led commissioning.
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NHS Wakefield involving lead GPs in acute contract
FINANCE: NHS Wakefield District is involving commissioning consortia leads in agreeing its main acute contract.
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GPs involved in Mid Yorks 2011-12 contract
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: Commissioning consortia GP leads are taking a role in developing Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust’s contract with NHS Wakefield District.
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Sheffield 'likely' to delegate commissioning soon
STRUCTURE: NHS Sheffield is likely to build on practice based commissioning arrangements by delegating responsibility to consortia once structures are agreed, it has said.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells looks to Portugal for nurses
WORKFORCE: The Kent trust has successfully sourced new nursing recruits from Portugal and Ireland.
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Surrey Healthcare concludes savings target is 'unachievable'
FINANCE: The trust has failed to make the savings it planned and has been categorised formally as “underperforming”.
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Royal Surrey ‘mitigates’ against weather with block contract
FINANCE: The foundation trust has agreed a block contract with its primary care trust, NHS Surrey, for the remainder of the year.
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Surrey Healthcare still holds ambition to apply for FT status in 2013
STRUCTURE: The trust’s chief executive says he remains positive about its planned application for foundation status in two year’s time, despite the organisation’s uncertain financial position.
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Royal Surrey considers ‘integrated’ pathology service with nearby FTs
STRUCTURE: The foundation trust is looking at merging its pathology service with that of two other FTs in the south east coast region – Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust and Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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Ashford and St Peters considers ‘integrated’ pathology service with nearby FTs
STRUCTURE: The foundation trust is looking at merging its pathology service with that of two other FTs in the south east coast region – Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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Frimley Park considers ‘integrated’ pathology service with nearby FTs
STRUCTURE: The foundation trust is looking at merging its pathology service with that of two other FTs in the south east coast region – Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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Eastern Kent PCT announces pathfinder consortia
STRUCTURE: six pathfinder commissioning consortia have been announced in the area covered by NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent.
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Sheffield consortia emerging from practice based commissioners
STRUCTURE: Commissioning consortia appear to be shaping around four practice based commissioning clusters in Sheffield.
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Tees, Esk and Wear buys back PFI debt
FINANCE: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Mental Health Foundation Trust has bought back its private finance initiative debt from its private sector partner.
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South West Yorks FT in £10m redevelopment
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust is investing £10m in redeveloping a medium secure unit.
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RDASH FT pressing on payment by results prep
FINANCE: Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health Foundation Trust is attempting to prepare for the introduction of payment by results to the mental health sector.