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NewsWebsite launched to send messages to NZ health workers
A website has been set up for people to send messages of solidarity to health workers in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the aftermath of the earthquake last month.
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Liverpool Heart and Chest among top performers in advancing quality programme
PERFORMANCE: The foundation is on target to receive payments under the North West’s “advancing quality” programme, which offers incentives for quality improvement in five key areas of treatment.
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Newham PCT on course to beat surplus target
FINANCE: Newham PCT is on course to deliver a surplus of more than £7m this year, exceeding its target by over £1.6m, despite overspends in acute commissioning.
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NHS Knowsley on track for £1.6m surplus in 2010-11
FINANCE: The primary care trust was reporting a surplus of £1.5m at the end of January, and forecasting it would achieve its planned surplus of £1.6m for 2010-11.
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St Helens and Knowsley agrees to £1.95m over-performance cap
FINANCE: The trust has agreed to cap the income it will receive for over-performance on its 2010-11 contract with NHS Knowsley at £1.95m.
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Newham PCT considers drug service contract
COMMERCIAL: NHS Newham has chosen to tender its drug abuse services after admitting that its existing services are failing.
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South Warwickshire FT misses national targets
PERFORMANCE: South Warwichshire Foundation Trust has underachieved on two key “national priorities”, according to a report from Warwickshire PCT.
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Warwickshire PCT heading for deficit
FINANCE: NHS Warwickshire was overspending by more than £2m with only two months of the financial year remaining.
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NHS Cumbria still £7.1m in the red at the end of January
FINANCE: At the end of January the primary care trust was still projecting a substantial deficit for 2010-11, just two months from the end of the financial year.
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Leicester Partnership landed with performance notice
PERFORMANCE: A performance notice has been issued to Leicester Partnership Trust over crisis resolution.
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Concerns raised over children's waiting times at University Hospitals of Leicester
PERFORMANCE: Concerns have been raised over the length of time children are having to wait for elective treatment at University Hospitals of Leicester Trust.
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NewsLansley halts reconfiguration plan
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has forced a rethink over a planned reconfiguration at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust following a meeting to discuss his “four tests” for service changes.
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NewsMidwife-led units threatened by falling birth rates
Standalone midwife-led centres are under threat from high costs and falling numbers of deliveries, HSJ can exclusively reveal.
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York FT moves towards acquisition
STRUCTURE: Two sets of NHS trusts at different ends of the country are considering merging in response to the threat of falling income and the need to achieve foundation status.
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NewsHSJ Efficiency Awards open for entries
The HSJ Efficiency Awards have opened for entries. Enter now and prove you are at the forefront of improving efficiency without compromising on quality.
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NewsFunctions guidance for consortia published by DH
The Department of Health has published a “working document” to clarify what functions commissioning consortia will have to perform.
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NewsHutton proposes pension overhaul
Former Labour cabinet minister Lord Hutton has suggested that those who work for the NHS, teachers and police should receive pensions based on their average salary throughout their career, rather than ones based on their pay immediately before they retire.
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Two PCTs find temporary homes for community services as divestment deadline looms
STRUCTURE: At least two primary care trusts are transferring their community services provider arms to temporary caretakers, after failing to identify a long term home for the organisations.
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NewsUnions issue strike warning over pension reform
The government has been warned that implementing radical changes to public sector pensions could “light the blue touch paper” for strikes by millions of workers.
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NewsConsortia staff numbers will be limited
The NHS Commissioning Board will build measures into the authorisation process for consortia to limit the number of staff they can employ directly, HSJ understands.