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Bill may open up bank lending market to NHS hospitals
Government plans to make it easier for foundation trusts to use their property as loan security may open up a market for private sector lending to NHS hospitals, lawyers say.
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Dementia patients 'need more home care'
About 50,000 people with dementia will be forced into care homes early because of a lack of support in their own homes, experts warn.
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Row over ambulance staff wage cut claim
Up to £5,000 a year could be lost from frontline ambulance staff wages as part of a drive to cut costs, union officials have claimed.
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Trust ordered to pay £6.4m negligence claim
A boy who suffered severe brain damage during his delivery at an NHS birth centre in Hertfordshire has been awarded £6.4m in settlement of his medical negligence claim.
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Peterborough PCT establishes GP Commissioning Board
STRUCTURE: NHS Peterborough’s board agreed on Wednesday 5 January to establish a “GP Commissioning Board” which will take the lead for commissioning specific areas covering over a third of the primary care trust’s budget.
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Bedfordshire PCT pays out almost £1m on MARS
WORKFORCE: Fifty-four members of staff at NHS Bedfordshire and its provider arm have taken up the offer of the mutually agreed resignation scheme (MARS) at a total cost of £980,000.
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Oral surgery problems threaten South Warwickshire FT waiting times
PERFORMANCE: Oral surgery at South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is performing well below the 18 weeks standard, with performance deteriorating further from last month.
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Three bidders left for Papworth Hospital PFI
COMMERCIAL: A private finance initiative contract for a new hospital for Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust is down to three bidders.
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Heatherwood and Wexham Park behind on CQUIN for VTE
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT admits that “significant improvement will be required for the foundation trust to achieve its CQUIN payment for venous thromboembolism risk assessment”.
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Luton PCT's estates committee looking for projects
FINANCE: Current estimates indicate a forecast underspend of around £2m on NHS Luton’s capital budget, following cost reduction on two key schemes
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Non-elective income below plan for Cambridge University FT
FINANCE: The foundation trust reports that its largest single variance in income is in non-elective income, which is £1.9m below plan to date.
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High agency levels at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
WORKFORCE: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust is overspending on nursing staff due to agency expenditure.
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Norfolk PCT behind schedule on QIPP plan
FINANCE: Norfolk primary care trust’s overall performance on internal QIPP (quality, innovation, productivity and prevention) savings plans has dipped significantly.
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Non-elective activity drives overspend at West Essex PCT
FINANCE: NHS West Essex forecasts that its £5.3m overspend will not grow much bigger thanks to QIPP (quality, innovation, productivity and prevention) savings.
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Over £20m of savings needed by NHS Milton Keynes
FINANCE: Milton Keynes PCT is consulting on how to make the £22.6m of savings it says it must make in the next year.
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CQC finds failures with mental health provision at Southend Hospital FT
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has found Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is failing to meet essential standards of quality and safety in the services it provides for people with mental health needs.
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NHS Suffolk scraps TCS steering board after failed plan
STRUCTURE: NHS Suffolk has dissolved its Transformation and Transition Steering Board after problems with plans to divest the primary care trust of its provider arm.
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QIPP savings should moderate James Paget FT overspend
FINANCE: The foundation trust’s contract with Great Yarmouth and Waveney PCT is curently overspending by £374,000 due to non-electives and outpaitient activity.
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Norfolk and Norwich FT heading for £1.5m overspend on contract
FINANCE: The forecast of Norfolk and Norwich UHFT’s overperformance on its contract with Great Yarmouth and Waveney PCT has reached £1.5m.
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Great Yarmouth and Waveney PCT savings depend on admissions scheme
FINANCE: Great Yarmouth and Waveney’s still has £2.7m to save to meet its QIPP (quality, innovation, productivity and prevention) target.