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Public petition against closure of West Kent PCT-run GP surgery
STRUCTURE: More than 500 people have signed a petition against the closure of a GP practice run by the primary care trust.
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East Sussex PCT falling behind on finance plan
FINANCE: The primary care trust has fallen behind on its planned surplus after six months of the financial year.
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Medway FT in top tier for stroke services
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust has been rated as one of the best in country for stroke services.
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Medway PCT likely to cluster with rest of Kent
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust looks set to cluster with other trusts in Kent as part of plans being drawn up by NHS South East Coast.
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East Sussex PCT likely to cluster with rest of county
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust looks set to cluster with other trusts in Sussex, including Brighton, as part of plans being drawn up by NHS South East Coast.
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Eastern Kent PCT likely to cluster with rest of county
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust looks set to cluster with other trusts in Kent as part of plans being drawn up by NHS South East Coast.
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West Sussex PCT likely to cluster with rest of county
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust looks set to cluster with other trusts in Sussex, including Brighton, as part of plans being drawn up by NHS South East Coast.
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NHS Surrey likely to form cluster of its own
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust, one of the largest in the country, looks set to form a cluster by itself as part of plans being drawn up by NHS South East Coast.
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NHS Doncaster working on consortia governance
STRUCTURE: NHS Doncaster is developing governance arrangements for an area-wide commissioning consortium, after being named as a “pathfinder” to trial the arrangements for the transfer of budgets from primary care trusts.
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NHS Calderdale £3.2m behind plan
FINANCE: NHS Calderdale is projecting an overspend of £3.2m in 2010-11, against its planned £6.8m surplus.
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Whittington aspirant integrated care organisation on course to miss savings targets
FINANCE: The north London hospital trust, which is due to integrate with two primary care trust provider arms in April had achieved only £7m of its £9m cost improvement programmes as of December.
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NHS Bradford and Airedale stepping up stress services
WORKFORCE: NHS Bradford and Airedale is extending stress and wellbeing services for staff in response to rising levels of stress-related absenses.
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Barnsley PCT rated well for stroke care
PERFORMANCE: Barnsley PCT has the best stroke rehabilitation care in the Yorkshire and The Humber region, according to the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsSNP makes NHS record central to election campaign
The Scottish National Party highlighted improvements in the NHS and promised to protect health budgets in messages to supporters as the party launched its election campaign today.
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Infections, screening and activity concern at South Tyneside PCT
PERFORMANCE: NHS South Tyneside is in “performance escalation” with its strategic health authority for Chlamydia screening; healthcare associated infections and (over) activity.
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Infections, screening and activity concern at Gateshead PCT
PERFORMANCE: Gateshead Primary Care Trust is in “performance escalation” with its strategic health authority for Chlamydia screening; healthcare associated infections and (over) activity.
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Infections, screening and activity concern at Sunderland PCT
PERFORMANCE: Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust is in “performance escalation” with its strategic health authority for Chlamydia screening; healthcare associated infections and (over) activity.
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City Hospitals Sunderland A&E waits concern
PERFORMANCE: Accident and emergency waits at City Hospitals Sunderland Foundation Trust during the second quarter of 2010-11 have been raised as a “particular concern”.
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NewsThe commissioner's essential guide to the Health Bill
The new NHS Commissioning Board is likely to have “surprising” and “draconian” powers over commissioning consortia under Health Bill proposals, analysis suggests.
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LeaderThe NHS might be being rewired, but its electricity runs to much the same effect
The Health Bill has set a new record as the largest piece of NHS legislation ever tabled. Health secretary Andrew Lansley described it as “evolutionary” – the mind boggles at what he would consider “revolutionary”.