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HSJ Local
Trusts adopt US-style hourly patient checks
PERFORMANCE: Trusts in the East Midlands are importing a US nursing model involving hourly checks on patients, in response to last month’s critical health service ombudsman report on care of older patients.
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Monitor predicts 20 FT contract disputes
Rows over 2010-11 contracts could increase foundation trusts’ risk ratings by the end of this year, Monitor has predicted.
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Funding formula change boosts South
A ministerial decision to give less weight to health inequalities when allocating £85bn of NHS funds has privileged the South over deprived northern areas, an HSJ investigation has found.
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£252m underactivity bill sparks renewed calls for contract renegotiations
The NHS has paid £252m to private providers for work that was never carried out, leading to renewed calls for contracts to be renegotiated.
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Howe promises to 'expose' underperforming GPs
GPs will be “monitored, supported and held to account” by consortia as the NHS moves to “expose substandard general practice”, health minister Lord Howe has told HSJ.
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Leader
One more sign that we may miss the expertise of PCTs
While the NHS accelerates towards an uncertain future, primary care trusts are braking hard on activity.
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Leader
Pay attention to the sound of the crowd
“The wisdom of crowds” was one of the buzz phrases of 2004. The theory was that social media and other digital services allowed opinion to be aggregated quickly and effectively to drive real world decisions.
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Inform patients about GP service conflicts of interest - DH adviser
Patients referred to GP services commissioned by the consortium to which the practice belongs must be told of the potential conflict of interest and offered an alternative, a government adviser has told HSJ.
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Major GP inquiry finds 'wide variations'
An inquiry into primary care quality has found “wide variations in performance and gaps in the quality of care”, and called for much more published information about GP services.
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Two regions' PCT groups and chief executives confirmed
Primary care trust clusters are rapidly being established ahead of the June deadline, and their chief executives appointed.
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Non-EU visitors to be charged for care
Ministers are considering charging non-European Union nationals for primary care, the Department of Health has announced.
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Patients more satisfied with hospitals than GP services
An analysis of patient feedback has found significantly lower rates of satisfaction for GP practices than for hospitals. It also found that NHS patients preferred being treated at private hospitals.
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Confess 'longstanding problems' in consortia handovers, PCTs told
Commissioners have been told to produce handover notes for commissioning consortia so they are not left to “discover for themselves afresh” any “longstanding problems” with local services.
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HSJ Local
Medway announces it will have single GP consortium
STRUCTURE: NHS Medway has announced that local GPs have voted overwhelmingly for a single consortium to take on the responsibility for commissioning in the area.
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Trusts risking fines with mixed-sex wards
Thousands of patients are still being cared for in mixed-sex accommodation despite the fact that trusts face being fined for the practice from next month.
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HSJ Local
Shropshire County sets date for community trust FT bid
STRUCTURE: Shropshire County PCT has set a provisional date for its community trust to apply for foundation status.
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HSJ Local
Worcestershire Acute set to receive £7.3m of transitional support
FINANCE: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust is set to receive £7.3m of transitional support from NHS Worcestershire.
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HSJ Local
Worcestershire Acute debates community services 'financial package'
STRUCTURE: The proposed transfer of services from NHS Worcestershire to Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust is proving “problematic” due to negotiations over the financial package.
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HSJ Local
PCT review finds good quality at Royal Berkshire FT
PERFORMANCE: A primary care trust’s review of quality at the Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has found that it is performing well compared to other trusts in the area.
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HSJ Local
Berkshire West PCT still negotiating provider contract
FINANCE: Berkshire West PCT has reported that it is still working to close a £4m financial gap to agree its contract with Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust.