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Emergency readmissions payment ban being ignored
The way NHS commissioners are acting on the ban on payment for emergency readmissions varies widely, with some declining to impose the controversial new rule, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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PCT rapped over skin cancer service standards
COMMERCIAL: A dermatology contract negotiated by a primary care trust did not meet National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence standards and left patients at greater risk of cancer, a report has concluded.
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Trust pins hopes on merger to avoid referral over deficit
FINANCE: Auditors are considering reporting Whipps Cross University Hospital to the health secretary for failing to break even last year.
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NewsStepping Hill latest: fourth and fifth 'sabotage' patients die
Two more patients have died at the hospital linked to allegations of sabotage, police said today.
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NewsPrivate providers demand end to DH 'bureaucracy'
Private healthcare providers are calling for a review of the recent transfer of their Department of Health contracts to primary care trusts, saying the negotiations were an “enormous waste” of time and money.
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NewsPrescription costs soar over last decade
The number of prescriptions dispensed to patients in the community has increased by almost 70 per cent during the last decade, data published by the NHS Information Centre reveals.
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CCGs move to end half-day closing for surgeries in south east London
PERFORMANCE; Papers submitted to the south east London cluster of primary care trusts said the clinical commissioning groups in the patch would review surgery contracts to improve access.
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LeaderThe vision for public health dims as confusion surrounds spending
When health secretary Andrew Lansley unveiled the public health white paper last November he called for a “paradigm shift” by which professionals would be locally empowered to bring about the improvements that a plethora of central initiatives failed to achieve under New Labour.
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NewsCommissioning Board will dish out public health funds
The NHS Commissioning Board will have access to funding from the public health budget to commission “appropriate” programmes, the government has said.
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Sussex aims to recruit 150 extra health visitors
WORKFORCE: As part of the national health visitor strategy, the NHS in Sussex has launched a recruitment drive for new health visitors.
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North Tyne PCTs seek improvement on smoking cessation
PERFORMANCE: Newcastle PCT and North Tyneside PCT did not meet the target for smoking cessation numbers during 2010-11, a regional performance review has noted.
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SHA to spend up to £340m on 'hubs' to integrate care
FINANCE: East of England Strategic Health Authority is planning a £340m masterplan promoting “joined up” care in the region, in line with the government’s commitment to boost the integration of services.
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Chapel Allerton Hospital passes CQC check but with minor concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but with minor concerns in both, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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George Eliot Hospital passes CQC spot check but minor concerns noted
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but with minor concerns on dignity, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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NewsAmbulance service changes needed to tackle infections
The ambulance service in Scotland is required to make a raft of changes “as a matter of priority” to help reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections, inspectors have said.
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Waiting and IT concerns at Newcastle Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: NHS North East has raised concerns about elective waiting time performance at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust, which may be linked to IT.
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Oxford Radcliffe productivity CIP savings at risk
FINANCE: Half of Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals’ workforce productivity savings for 2011-12 have been given a red risk rating.
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Oxford Radcliffe consults on GP paediatric advice service
STRUCTURE: Paediatricians at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust have consulted with GPs on proposals for an advice service for them.
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Basildon and Thurrock hits back at impact of PCT's referral gateway
PERFORMANCE: Basildon and Thurrock FT is to challenge NHS South West Essex over the governance of a controversial referral management scheme as it claimed it was having a “multifaceted impact” on performance.
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NewsRegistered nurse arrested over Stepping Hill deaths named
A woman has been arrested by detectives investigating the deaths of three patients at Stepping Hill hospital, Greater Manchester Police have said.