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PCTs withholding consortia funding, claims NAPC
Primary care trusts could be setting commissioning consortia up to fail by denying them development funding, the National Association of Primary Care has claimed.
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General healthcare boss backs price competition
The head of the UK’s largest private healthcare group has insisted he does want to compete on price with NHS hospitals, and it would be “madness” to prohibit price competition.
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Barking and Dagenham's individual funding request policy adopted by cluster
FINANCE: Barking and Dagenham’s system for dealing with individual funding requests for treatments not normally funded on the NHS has been adopted by across its cluster, after being deemed the most efficient.
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NHS Barnsley identifies savings from cheaper bandage procurement
COMMERCIAL: The primary care trust in South Yorkshire has responded to calls to reduce the amount paid out by the NHS on basic supplies by reviewing its spending habits.
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NewsSharp rise in boardroom turnover rates revealed
Turnover rates for NHS trust directors increased by a third in the year to March 2010, according to latest figures from Incomes Data Services.
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NewsNHS Direct fined £1.1m for missing targets
NHS Direct has been fined £1.1m and issued with a contract performance letter due to its “consistent inability” to meet key performance indicators.
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NewsHospital death rate indicator delayed
A promised new indicator of hospital death rates is unlikely to be ready until the autumn, HSJ has learned.
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NewsFuture Forum warns over training levy changes
Changes to NHS training funding could undermine the ability of trusts to deliver required efficiency savings, the education lead on the government’s NHS reform “listening exercise” has warned.
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South Staffs predicts surplus despite over-performance
FINANCE: South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust reported a modest surplus in 2010-11, despite over-performance in community and acute services.
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NewsCost warning as sickness absence rises
Sickness absence increased slightly last year despite a government drive to replace sick notes with “fit notes”, new research showed today.
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Royal Cornwall asks for treasury help with redundancy costs
WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has made a bid to the Treasury for a mutually agreed resignation scheme to help reduce the costs of forthcoming redundancies.
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NewsGagged CQC employee slams regulator at Mid Staffs inquiry
The Care Quality Commission tried to “gag” the doctor who led the Healthcare Commission’s investigation into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, the public inquiry into deaths at the trust has heard.
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Portsmouth Hospitals 'disappointed' in PFI partner
FINANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has announced it is “disappointed” at its private finance initiative partner’s decision to increase car parking charges by 5.5 per cent.
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Sir George Alberti named as next chair of King’s College Hospital
WORKFORCE: Professor Sir George Alberti has been appointed as chair of King’s College Hospital FT, effective from 1 December 2011.
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NewsNHS funding model is no longer 'resilient' - Britnell
Mark Britnell, a member of the group called in to advise prime minister David Cameron on the NHS reforms, writes for HSJ on why a serious debate is needed over the way the NHS is funded.
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NewsHospital doctors set to have role in consortia authorisation
The Department of Health is considering giving hospital doctors a say in the authorisation of GP consortia, the NHS medical director has said.
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Surplus at Middlesbrough and Cleveland PCTs despite acute overspend
FINANCE: Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland PCTs were expecting surpluses for 2010-11 in spite of overspending on hospital and community services.
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Local critical care tariff 'key income risk' for The Christie
FINANCE: The foundation has identified the potential introduction in its area of local tariff prices for critical care as a “key income risk”, its draft plan for 2011-12 shows.
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NewsPCT clusters may survive as reform pressure builds
A continued existence beyond 2013 for primary care trust clusters looked increasingly likely this week, as the health secretary’s NHS reforms came under huge political pressure.
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NewsConsortia leads back health reforms
Health secretary Andrew Lansley’s plans for reform of the NHS won strong backing today from a group of GPs who hope to be granted new powers to commission treatment for their patients.