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Oxford Health over target on agency staff use
WORKFORCE: Use of non-permanent staff is to be investigated at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, after it increased at the end of the 2010-11 financial year.
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NewsLocum surgeons 'not appropriately qualified'
Some locum surgeons are working beyond their expertise and are not eligible to be called consultants, the Royal College of Surgeons has said.
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NewsMonitor urges trusts to use service line system
Monitor is encouraging trusts to use service line management to improve quality and control costs, amid evidence that senior management is taking back control of trust finances.
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Gateshead consortium becoming committee of PCT
STRUCTURE: Gateshead PCT is establishing its single commissioning consortium, called GatNet, as a committee of the board.
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Two South Tyneside consortia become one
STRUCTURE: South Tyneside PCT’s two previous commissioning consortia - Alliance Consortium and C7 - are forming a single consortium board.
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Solent makes non-recurrent savings to meet efficiency goal
FINANCE: The new community provider in Southampton and Portsmouth met its cost savings goal for 2010-11, but only by implementing non-recurrent savings that have now been added to its 2011-12 target.
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NewsNHS incident reporting system to receive £3.7m injection
Health minister Simon Burns has promised an extra £3.7m to develop the incident reporting and safety alert service currently run by the soon to be defunct National Patient Safety Agency.
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Royal college gives Sussex Partnership unit top rating
PERFORMANCE: A psychiatric hospital in Haywards Heath which treats young people has been accredited as “excellent” by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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Three Sunderland PBC groups merge into one consortium
STRUCTURE: Three practice based commissioning groups in Sunderland Teaching PCT’s area are merging to form one consortium commissioning board.
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NewsEarly intervention could be 'crowded out'
Early intervention mental health services lauded in a government strategy are at risk of cuts due to a shortage of incentives for commissioners, according to a report.
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NewsNHS is undermanaged not overmanaged, finds major report
A major study has called for the government to “rethink” cuts to administration and management after finding no substantive evidence that the NHS is over-managed.
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Newcastle PCT delegates £344m to shadow consortia
FINANCE: Newcastle PCT has delegated responsibility for £344m spending to two emerging commissioning consortia, according to board papers.
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NHS Barnet cancels Chlamydia screening programme for 2011-12
PERFORMANCE: The north London commissioning organisation agreed to decomission its screening for the sexually-transmitted infection for the financial year, minutes reveal.
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NewsLansley reveals his struggle over father's NHS treatment
Andrew Lansley last night revealed his personal difficulties navigating the NHS’s palliative care services when his father died last year.
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Hospital trust heavily criticised in CQC report
PERFORMANCE: An inspection of a hospital trust has found that staff did not recognise signs of abuse in patients and failed to protect the safety and welfare of those who use its services.
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NewsNPfIT 'should be scrapped' after NAO verdict
Ministers are facing calls to scrap both the National Programme for IT and the agency responsible for managing it, after a damning report concluded that the scheme will not deliver its primary aim or represent value for money.
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NewsStudy lays bare 'exaggeration' of rise in NHS managers
The extent to which the increase in NHS managers has been “exaggerated” is laid bare in a King’s Fund analysis of workforce statistics.
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NewsCQC risks 'almost certain' failure to intervene
The Care Quality Commission fears it will “almost certainly” not identify failure, leading to “persistent poor quality care for users”, as a result of government reforms and reduced efficiency.
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NewsClegg opposes NHS competition plan
Nick Clegg will oppose the idea of a regulator to promote competition in the health service - a key plank of the government’s controversial NHS reforms, according to the BBC.
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NewsRecent fall in NHS board numbers
The amount of NHS board members in England has fallen steeply in recent years, despite the rise in the total number of managers.