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Knowsley opts for two consortia after merger
STRUCTURE: Two commissioning consortia are developing in Knowsley, following the merger of three local practice-based commissioning groups.
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NHS Leicester City finds emergency care 'not resilient' in winter
PERFORMANCE: Emergency care across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is not “resilient” to winter pressures and is brought to a halt by the slightest spike in demand.
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NHS Brighton and Hove yet to secure year-end surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust was continuing to forecast a year-end surplus in December but acknowledges this not yet “secure”.
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Mid Essex PCT 'slips' on QIPP plan
FINANCE: Mid Essex PCT’s progress on its QIPP (Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention) plan has slipped, meaning it could miss its year-end target by £2.7m.
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Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals FT makes significant savings
FINANCE: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals FT is more than £1m ahead of plan on its savings programme.
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Chief exec chosen to lead PCT ‘cluster’ including NHS West Sussex
WORKFORCE: Current chief executive of NHS Brighton and Hove Amanda Fadero has been appointed as designate chief executive for the primary care trust “cluster” that will cover Sussex.
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Chief exec chosen to lead PCT ‘cluster’ including NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald
WORKFORCE: Current chief executive of NHS Brighton and Hove Amanda Fadero has been appointed as designate chief executive for the primary care trust “cluster” that will cover Sussex.
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Chief exec chosen to lead PCT ‘cluster’ including NHS Hastings and Rother
WORKFORCE: Current chief executive of NHS Brighton and Hove Amanda Fadero has been appointed as designate chief executive for the primary care trust “cluster” that will cover Sussex.
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'Brave' Brighton and Hove GPs to commission mental health first
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has said local GPs have mooted the idea they would like to take over the commissioning of mental health services.
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NewsSwine flu vaccine bill cost department £239m
The government spent £239m on the swine flu vaccine, official figures reveal.
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Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch uses in-house social worker to combat care transfer delays
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care rates have improved at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals FT.
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NewsTrusts refusing royal wedding bonus 'mean'
A row over pay arrangements for staff who have to work on this year’s royal wedding is brewing after health workers across the country were told they will not receive any extra money.
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SHA report finds concerns in out of hours services in Peterborough
PERFORMANCE: A review of out of hours GP services in the region has found areas for immediate improvement at NHS Peterborough.
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Peterborough PCT arranges debt repayment
FINANCE: NHS Peterborough has arranged with its strategic health authority to pay its debts back over two years.
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Two performance notices given to Mid Essex trust
PERFORMANCE: Mid Essex Hospital Services has two performance notices imposed on it by NHS Mid Essex.
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Delayed transfers of care rates four-times higher than targets, NHS Barking & Dagenham reports
PERFORMANCE: The east London primary care trust has seen DTOCs of between 3.5 and five per cent, against its target of one per cent.
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NewsScottish health boards allocated £11.4bn
Health boards in Scotland have been allocated their share of £11.4bn announced earlier as part of the Scottish budget.
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NewsCall for 'drunk' patients to pay for treatment
Patients who have had too much alcohol should pay for the treatment they receive at accident and emergency units, a patients’ association said today.
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NewsLansley: Competition will protect commissioners from 'abusive relationships'
Andrew Lansley has defended the competition agenda set out in the Health Bill during the committee stage its passage through Parliament.
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NewsA&E waiting times worst since 2004
Accident and emergency waiting times in England are at their worst since September 2004, according to data from the Department of Health.