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NewsNumber of trusts predicting 2011-12 deficit trebles compared with last year - DH report
The number of NHS trusts predicting a full year deficit at the end of the first quarter of 2011-12 trebled compared with the same period last year, new Department of Health figures show.
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London commissioning cluster predicts deficit for 2011-12
FINANCE: The north central London cluster is predicting a deficit of £14.8m this financial year, new documents reveal.
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NewsThird of CCGs reluctant to become statutory bodies, PM warned
The prime minister and health secretary have been warned that a third of clinical commissioning groups would rather not become statutory bodies because of the burden of bureaucracy involved.
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NewsHealth Bill risks 'weakening ministerial accountability' - Lords committee
The Lords committee which reviews the constitutional implications of new legislation has said the Health Bill poses a risk that “individual ministerial responsibility to parliament will be diluted or that legal accountability to the courts will be fragmented”.
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Heatherwood FT closes birthing centre
STRUCTURE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust has closed its Ascot Birth Centre due to “unprecedented” staff sickness and maternity leave rates.
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NewsCCP puts patient benefit over patient choice in acute merger
The Co-operation and Competition Panel has advised, for the first time, that a merger between two rival providers can go ahead, because the potential benefits outweighed the reduction in patient choice.
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NewsRCN agrees not to ballot over pensions immediately
The Royal College of Nursing has decided not to ballot members for industrial action for now, but has warned it could do so if pensions talks fail.
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UPDATED: NHS South top team revealed
WORKFORCE: The executive team of the new NHS South of England strategic health authority cluster has been announced.
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Disparity over version of events surrounding patient deaths at Wexham Park
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners and providers in Berkshire are reporting different details of events surrounding the same patient mortality incidents, it has emerged.
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Medway and Dartford push for merger
STRUCTURE: The boards of Medway Foundation Trust and Dartford and Gravesham Trust have decided to “proceed to the next stage” of planning to merge their organisations.
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Tees mulls acute paediatric centre reduction
STRUCTURE: Maintaining the current model of paediatric services on Teeside may not be a “sustainable” or “safe” option in future, according to board papers.
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News'Medical tourism' warning over government cuts
The number of patients travelling abroad for medical treatment could rise significantly due to government cuts, a new report has suggested.
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'Complexities' hold up Warwickshire QIPP plan
FINANCE: Warwickshire PCT is lowering expectations around its efficiency saving programme, following delays in agreeing savings with providers.
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Warwickshire PCT overspends on acute contracts
FINANCE: Warwickshire primary care trust is over-spending on its acute contracts amid “exceptionally high” emergency activity.
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Southampton gets FT status after DH promise of 'restructured' debt
STRUCTURE: A large hospital trust on the south coast has achieved foundation status, after being told its debt would be “restructured” by the Department of Health.
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NewsHealthWatch faces further delays
The establishment of HealthWatch England may be further delayed due to the parliamentary timetable.
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NHS Cumbria asks for recovery plan to avert £4m acute care overspend
FINANCE: The primary care trust recorded a surplus of £145,000 for the first five months of 2011-12, against a plan to have under spent by £1.7m by that point in the financial year.
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Tees PCTs eye regional commissioning support collaboration
STRUCTURE: Primary care trusts in the NHS Tees cluster are expecting to create commissioning support organisations with others in the North East, or in North Yorkshire.
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Plymouth Hospitals makes 18 week target despite backlog
PERFORMANCE: Almost 1,400 patients waited longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment at Plymouth Hospitals Trust during June.
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NewsAmbulance services strive to avoid A&E
Two of England’s ambulance services have reduced the proportion of patients they convey to accident and emergency departments by more than 7 per cent since April, new figures from the Department of Health show.