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UH South Manchester may over-perform on PCT contract by 8 per cent
FINANCE: The foundation will over-perform on its £66.2m contract with NHS Manchester by £5.1m, the primary care trust forecasts.
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Central Manchester FT may over-perform on PCT contract by £2.5m
FINANCE: The foundation trust will over-perform on its £126.8m contract with NHS Manchester by £2.5m, the primary care trust forecasts.
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NHS Manchester will have to make £10m savings in two months
FINANCE: The primary care trust will need to deliver one third of its £30m savings plan in the last two months of 2010-11 to breakeven for the year, board papers show.
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NHS Isle of Wight to agree SLA for commissioning
STRUCTURE: NHS Isle of Wight is to divest day to day operational commissioning activities and support to its primary care trust “cluster” through a local service level agreement.
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Financial situation deteriorating at Sussex Community NHS Trust
FINANCE: Board reports for the community trust show that in January it had an in-month loss of £168,000.
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Cancer gap with Europe 'not closed', report finds
The gap in cancer survival rates between England and the best-performing European countries has not closed, more than a decade after the last government launched its NHS Cancer Plan, a parliamentary report has said.
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Tameside Hospital FT contract threatens to go £1.9m over budget
FINANCE: The foundation trust is forecast to over-perform on its NHS Tameside and Glossop contract by £1.9m for 2010-11, the primary care trust’s latest finance report shows.
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Consultation launched on merger of mental health teams in Sussex
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust’s board papers said a consultation had begun on 14 February regarding changes to the Positive Behaviour Support Team in West Sussex.
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Sussex Partnership FT exceeds IAPT target
PERFORMANCE: According to trust board papers, the foundation exceeded its target for improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) in January.
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Orthopaedic Hospital in deficit despite delivering savings plan
FINANCE: The north London specialist trust has a £1.8m deficit despite delivering £2.1m saving plan, according to February board papers.
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Sussex Partnership FT confident on efficiency savings
FINANCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has thanked its staff for helping to make projected efficiency savings of around £11m this financial year.
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Chief exec appointed to lead future community provider in Kent
WORKFORCE: A chief executive has been announced for the proposed provider organisation Kent Community Health Trust.
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Medway charity given government cash to survive the year
FINANCE: A healthcare charity in Medway will receive a share of the £3.6m financial assistance fund set up to support charitiesby the Department of Health.
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Brighton health charities receives government funding to keep going
FINANCE: Three health and social care charities in Brighton and Hove will receive a share of the £3.6m financial assistance fund set up to support charities by the Department of Health.
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West Kent charity receives government funding to stay open
FINANCE: A healthcare charity in Medway will receive a share of the £3.6m financial assistance fund set up to support charities by the Department of Health.
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NHS will staff royal wedding 'on the cheap'
The NHS has been accused of staffing hospitals on the day of the royal wedding “on the cheap”, as a row continued to flare over payment for working on the bank holiday.
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Hinchingbrooke seeks to appoint directors for transition to franchise
STRUCTURE: Hinchingbrooke Health Care is looking to appoint a new chair and two non-executive directors as it finalises arrangements for Circle to take over the hospital.
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Staff increases at Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust
WORKFORCE: The number of whole time equivalent staff at Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust increased by 18.5 in January, despite a plan to reduce it.
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Health lottery plans unveiled
Media tycoon Richard Desmond has unveiled a new lottery game which aims to raise more than £50m a year for health charities.
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Mandatory training 'well below target' at Worcestershire Trust
WORKFORCE: Mandatory training continues to fall well below target levels at Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership Trust, according to baord reports.