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Tees PCTs mull major service change plans
FINANCE: The Tees PCT cluster - Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees - has begun discussion ahead of possible “major service change where quality and affordability make it necessary”.
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New health centre in Hull
COMMERCIAL: A new health centre has opened in Hull, encompassing primary care and a range of community services.
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CECH forecasts £600,000 overspend on East Cheshire contract
FINANCE: NHS Central and Eastern Cheshire was forecasting a full-year overspend on its contract with East Cheshire trust of £628,000 at the end of August, its latest finance report shows.
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Derby company approved in Chesterfield eye centre contract
COMMERCIAL: Derby based company Tomlinson has been approved as the main contractor for the Chesterfield Eye Centre.
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Halton and St Helens ahead on savings but with 'gap' in full-year plans
FINANCE: Delivery of £750,000 savings in the fifth month of 2011-12 left the primary care trust ahead of schedule for its saving programme this year, with £13.9m saved so far this year, its PCT cluster finance report stated.
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Chesterfield to host community services
STRUCTURE: Derbyshire Community Health Services has proposed to host a “single point of access” on Chesterfield Royal Foundation Trust’s site.
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Kent and Medway Partnership launches new hospital liaison service
STRUCTURE: a new mental health service that aims to provide mental health support to those admitted to Medway Maritime Hospital was launched this month.
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Winter could place pressure on Gateshead finance
FINANCE: Gateshead PCT is forecasting an end of year surplus of £303,000, but has identified a number of risks to this.
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Ipswich's chair retires
WORKFORCE: Ipswich Hospital Trust’s chairman Mike Brookes will retire on New Year’s Eve.
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North East PCTs pursue single commissioning support organisation
STRUCTURE: The North East primary care trusts have begun a project developing a single commissioning support organisation for the region.
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Overspends on Newcastle Hospital care
FINANCE: The North of Tyne PCTs - Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland - are overspending against planned activity for Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust, but still on target to meet their planned surplus.
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RCS review identifies instances of ‘sub-optimal’ care at Alder Hey
PERFORMANCE: A Royal College of Surgeons review of 20 cases or case series at the foundation has found five instances of “sub-optimal” care or apparently weak clinical governance.
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Royal Berkshire chief 'on leave'
WORKFORCE: Edward Donald’s future as the chief executive of the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is in doubt after it emerged that he has taken indefinite annual leave.
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Osborne sets out details of NHS local pay review
Chancellor George Osborne has claimed there is a “clear case” for changing the national NHS pay deal in a letter setting out eight areas to be considered in a forthcoming review.
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Postponement of NHS pension contributions hike for lower paid
An extra 530,000 lower paid staff have been spared from making extra pension contributions next year after the Department of Health made a concession in the long-running pensions dispute.
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Sir David Nicholson back at the top of HSJ100
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has returned to the top of HSJ100 – which ranks the people with greatest influence on health policy and the NHS – for the third time.
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Training and education transition warning as guidance delayed
The influence of smaller trusts and the independent scrutiny of NHS education and training could be undermined by government reforms, HSJ has learned.
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Monitor to review FT assessment process but 'the bar will remain high'
Monitor is to review its assessment process for applicant foundation trusts but has stressed that “the bar will remain high”.
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NHS staff turnover figures shows workforce contracted by 2 per cent
The NHS workforce shrank by 2 per cent in the year to August, staff turnover figures analysed by HSJ reveal.
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Wye Valley seeks SHA support for 'precarious' finances
FINANCE: Wye Valley Trust has warned its cashflow position remains “precarious” and it may not be able to pay its bills on time.