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Nottingham CIPs behind plan by a third
FINANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust was 41 per cent behind on its cost improvement plan a month into the new financial year.
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Mid Cheshire fails to see savings from ward closures
FINANCE: A plan to save £281,000 through bed reconfiguration and ward closures had actually cost the foundation £393,000 by the end of January, its finance report shows.
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49 cancelled ops at Papworth FT due to 'staffing issues'
PERFORMANCE: Staffing issues were largely responsible for cancelled cardiac operations at Papworth Hospital FT, according to board papers.
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Dudley and Walsall misses half of stretch targets
PERFORMANCE: Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership Trust missed half of its “stretch” targets in 2010-11.
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NewsDH 'mistaken' in backing Mid Staffs FT bid, says Moyes
The Department of Health failed to tell Monitor it had concerns about Mid Staffordshire Trust’s finances when the secretary of state backed the organisation’s bid for foundation status, according to the regulator’s former chair..
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300 posts to go at Peterborough and Stamford FT
FINANCE: Peterborough and Stamford FT plans to cut 300 posts to help tackle a £38m gap in its finances.
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Emergency admissions up by 8 per cent at Nottingham
PERFORMANCE: Emergency admissions are up by nearly 8 per cent at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.
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Clusters slow to share staff and savings plans
Significant variations in the way primary care trusts and clusters are carrying out their roles are highlighted in an HSJ analysis.
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LeaderThe NHS must plan for a decade of austerity
After decades of underinvestment, the NHS required the turbocharging provided by the 2002 Budget. The resulting flow of funds did much good. However, with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight many would argue the money could have been spent more efficiently – although there would be considerable dispute about what should ...
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Half of the capital's A&E attendances unnecessary, report suggests
PERFORMANCE: An NHS London report on general practice in the capital said 1.75 million A&E attendances could be avoided if primary care was more accessible.
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New patient record system for Stoke Mandeville
COMMERCIAL: The National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville hospital has installed a specialised electronic patient record system.
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Man pleads guilty to NHS Bury data breach
STRUCTURE: A man has pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining patient information from two walk-in centres run by NHS Bury.
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Newcastle PCT and consortia announce savings plans
FINANCE: Newcastle PCT and its two emerging commissioning consortia have announced an agreed “locality delivery plan”, focusing on reducing unplanned hospital admissions and improving out of hospital care.
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North Lincs PCT eyes hospital mortality figures
PERFORMANCE: North Lincolnshire PCT is monitoring concerns about mortality rates at two of its main providers, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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NewsLansley to co-host live online interview on 1 June
Health secretary Andrew Lansley will seek to highlight how the government’s proposed NHS reforms can improve quality in the health service during a live online debate on 1 June.
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NewsExclusive: SHAs may get further reprieve
The abolition of strategic health authorities could be deferred further – potentially until April 2013 – because of Health Bill delays, HSJ has learned.
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Central Manchester FT dodged red rating after 'teleconference' with regulator
PERFORMANCE: The foundation only avoided being rated “red” for governance over missed cancer waiting targets at the discretion of foundation trust regulator Monitor, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show.
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NewsMonitor and CQC complementary, regulator's chief insists
Monitor’s chief operating officer has defended the need for a separate economic regulator of the NHS in his evidence to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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George Eliot sees 92% rise in litigation claims
FINANCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust recorded a 92 per cent increase in the number of medico legal claims against it in 2010-11 compared with the previous year.
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FT pulls of out of race for Surrey community services contract
STRUCTURE: Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has pulled out of the race to win the contract to run the provider arm of NHS Surrey, citing the county’s “financial complexity and challenges”.