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Sheffield PCT back on track to break even
FINANCE: Sheffield PCT is on course to record a small end of year surplus, having made significant savings in recent months.
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Lancashire Care suspend work on new hospital
STRUCTURE: The foundation has suspended design work on its planned development of a new mental health inpatient hospital at Whyndyke Farm while commissioners carry out a review of mental health provision across the county.
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South West Essex PCT pins hopes on £8m contingency release
FINANCE: The South West Essex primary care trust will need £8m of contingency funds to break even this year.
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NewsGPs 'don't get' what third sector has to offer
Royal College of GPs chief executive Neil Hunt has admitted most family doctors do not understand the services charities can offer and will need to gain a firmer grasp of the third sector if they are to become effective commissioners.
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Liverpool to recruit an additional 50 health visitors
WORKFORCE: The commissioner is working with Liverpool Community Health Trust to recruit an additional 50 health visitors over the next three years, as part of a national drive to increase health visitors.
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NewsStaffing service hopes pensions proposals will attract private sector
NHS Professionals is in a stronger position to secure private sector investment thanks to moves to scrap pensions safeguards for staff outsourced from the NHS, the service’s departing chief executive has said.
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NewsMid Staffs understaffing problems 'concealed' from board
A report highlighting major understaffing at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust was withheld from the board by the chief executive until foundation status was gained, the public inquiry heard this week.
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LeaderAction on the ground is proving as fascinating as Westminster tussles
There are two narratives running in parallel on the current NHS reforms. Within Whitehall and Westminster and among the health policy chattering classes debate rages over the exact intention of each clause of the Health Bill.
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LeaderTransparency tsar could spark a revolution
When Andrew Lansley became health secretary he gave a series of presentations which all began by stressing how the new government would increase patients’ control by giving them more choice and information.
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Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust aims for £4m surplus in 2011-12
FINANCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is aiming to make savings of £19m during the coming financial year in order to achieve a surplus of £4.4m.
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Northumbria FT takes on community and social care services
STRUCTURE: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will take on community services from North Tyneside PCT and Northumberland Care Trust, and adult social care for Northumberland, from 1 April.
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NewsNHS missing out on high-cost equipment savings
The NHS is missing the chance to save money on expensive equipment by failing to collaborate on purchasing and maintenance, a National Audit Office investigation has found.
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NewsCut public service data opt outs, says incoming 'transparency tsar'
The man slated to be the government’s new “transparency tsar” believes “no-one who uses a public service should be allowed to opt out of sharing their records”.
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NewsPCT Network responds to choice complaints
Commissioners accused of breaking competition rules were either abiding by guidance or justified by an obligation to “maximise benefits to patients and taxpayers”, according to the Primary Care Trust Network.
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Royal Cornwall loses funding for three doctors
WORKFORCE: The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has lost three doctors as a result of a reduction in the medical and dental education levy (MADEL).
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South West Essex to fall short on turnaround schemes
FINANCE: South West Essex PCT is forecasting that it will fall £11.6m short of its turnaround plan for the current financial year.
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NewsPrivate sector incident data sharing deal stalls
A long-awaited deal to feed private providers’ safety incidents into a national database has been delayed since last July by plans to abolish the National Patient Safety Agency.
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NewsHip replacement patient length of stay falls 25 per cent in five years
Length of stay for hip replacement patients has fallen by 25 per cent during the past five years but variations between trusts remain, according to information company Dr Foster Intelligence.
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NewsHealth boards need greater powers, says King's Fund
Health and wellbeing boards should be given more powers to ensure that GP consortia and local authorities work together, the King’s Fund has said.
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NewsCare home sector faces bed capacity lottery
Parts of the country will face a massive shortfall in care bed capacity over the next 10 years, an analysis shared with HSJ has warned.