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Heatherwood struggles on 18 week target
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust is struggling on its 18 week referral to treatment target, but is predicting significant improvement on long waiters.
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DH obesity drive failing to capture industry support
A government initiative to tackle obesity and improve public health is “overly reliant” on voluntary agreements with the food industry, a report has warned.
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Heatherwood FT expects to cut deficit
FINANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust is beating its deficit forecast, and is now predicting a shortfall of £13.7m.
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Ward moves at Western Sussex Hospitals
STRUCTURE: The last remaining patients at one of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust’s hospital sites are being moved this week into new facilities, marking the end of a service redesign programme.
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Medic invoice blamed for agency spend rise at Sussex FT
WORKFORCE: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust noted an increase in its agency pay bill for January, which it said was partly caused by a doctor’s invoice being “higher than estimated”.
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Yeovil behind on surplus
FINANCE: Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust was behind plan on its surplus by £60,000 at the end of November 2011.
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Wide variations in children's care across England
NHS care for children varies starkly depending on where families live, a new report suggests.
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Hillingdon Council removes social workers from Hilingdon Hospital
WORKFORCE: Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust saw social workers withdrawn from its main hospital site by the local authority, minutes of the January board meeting revealed.
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South London and Maudsley reports reduced surplus
FINANCE: The South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust is reporting a reduced net surplus and EBITDA so far this year.
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Sussex Partnership FT opens two more centres
STRUCTURE: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust opened two new services in February, according to latest board papers.
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CCG leaders: full list
Information is from HSJ research. In some cases clinical commissioning group leaders are changing, and will change over the nextyear, as groups make and change their decisions. This list was compiled in March 2012. HSJ intends to publish updated lists in future. Information updated in summer 2012 is available in ...
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Exclusive: over 60 per cent of CCGs choose PCT manager as their leader
Most clinical commissioning groups are set to make a manager their accountable officer, and are choosing primary care trust staff to fill key leadership roles in their organisation.
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National NHS surplus rises by £329m
The NHS is on course to finish the year with a surplus of more than £1.5bn - £300m more than originally planned - HSJ can reveal.
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Exclusive: CCG leaders to be assessed on 'aptitude and attitude'
Prospective clinical commissioning group leaders are to be assessed for “aptitude and attitude” in the next two months.
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Most powerful NHS trust chief executive quits
One of the NHS’s most prominent chief executives is leaving to take up a job in Australia.
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Exclusive: many experienced commissioners predicted to leave
A significant number of the most senior primary care trust leaders will not join the NHS Commissioning Board, HSJ has been told.
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PCT chair to stand down
WORKFORCE: The chair of NHS Bath and North East Somerset is to stand down at the end of the month when the primary care trust board finally merges with NHS Wiltshire.
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Health reforms clear latest Lords hurdle
The government’s controversial NHS reforms cleared another major hurdle in the House of Lords on Tuesday night.
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PCTs must not focus on ‘fantastic’ pasts
Handover documents produced by primary care trusts have focused too much on past achievements and not enough on concerns for the future, the official overseeing the transition to the new commissioning system has told HSJ.
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Exclusive: commissioning support development falls to PCT staff
Primary care trust directors and junior staff are leading the development of commissioning support services in many areas.