All Local government articles – Page 59
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HSJ Local
Bradford and Airedale consortium still hopes to cross council border
STRUCTURE: A clinical commissioning group has plans to straddle the border between Bradford Council and North Yorkshire County Council.
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HSJ Local
Leeds service change group focusing on long term conditions and home care
FINANCE: Leeds Health and Social Care Transformation Board - bringing together the health and social care bodies in the city - has begun leading service change in several areas.
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News
Groups to commission for 'their whole population'
The Health Bill will make explicit that clinical commissioning groups must commission for “whole populations, not just registered patients”, the government has said.
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News
Cameron to embark on new reforms
David Cameron is set to embark on a fresh round of public service reforms, radically changing the way services are delivered.
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News
NHS changes could spell new comms burdens
Government plans for a nationwide shared-service communications model for NHS primary care risks wiping out local expertise and increasing burdens on councils, the Department of Health has been warned.
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HSJ Local
New community hospital to open its doors in North Yorkshire
STRUCTURE: The New Selby War Memorial Hospital is to open its doors to patients this week, according to the primary care trust.
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News
Beefed up health and wellbeing boards extend council powers
Councils have been handed greater influence over healthcare commissioning following the government’s decision to bolster the power of health and wellbeing boards.
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Councils poised to scale back consortia freedoms
Councils will eat into the freedoms commissioning consortia expected to gain if the recommendations of the patient involvement and public accountability group are implemented.
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News
Public health funding argument 'is over'
A senior Department of Health official has given a strong indication that councils have lost the argument over ringfenced public health budgets and that the government will not turn on the issue.
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Comment
A collaborative spirit between trusts and local government in the South West
NHS organisations in the South West appear to be embracing the drive for closer working between the health service and local authorities.
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HSJ Knowledge
A guide to achieving maximum value from NHS estate
With the NHS and planning system changing so fast, there is no time like the present to engage with change to maximise capital value. Richard Baxter offers some guidance.
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HSJ Local
Approval for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent community provider delayed
STRUCTURE: The Department of Health has deferred the approval of a new organisation made up of the provider arms of NHS Stoke on Trent, NHS North Staffordshire, South Staffordshire PCT and adult social services from Staffordshire County Council.
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HSJ Local
North Lincs health and social care centre set for October opening
STRUCTURE: A name has been chosen for North Lincolnshire PCT’s new health and social care centre, and it is due to open in October.
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News
Health and wellbeing boards 'lack real influence'
“Weak” health and wellbeing boards could result in the NHS Commissioning Board playing the leading role in driving the performance of GP consortia, the King’s Fund has warned in a report.
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News
New guidance warns of higher bar for JSNAs
The new “enhanced” joint strategic needs assessment does not represent “business as usual” for the NHS, guidelines have warned.
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News
Audit Commission finds social care services improving
Local councils are improving their adult social care but need to pick up the pace, a watchdog has said.
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News
Southern Cross to defer rent in bid to slash £230m rental bill
Under pressure care home provider Southern Cross will underpay its rent over the next four months as it seeks a long-term solution to its financial crisis.
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HSJ Local
North East Lincs set to hand over children's commissioning
STRUCTURE: North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus was due to hand over its children’s commissioning responsibilities to North East Lincolnshire Council this month.
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HSJ Local
Yeovil FT teams up with local council on nursery tender
COMMERCIAL: Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust is about to launch a tender for a nursery in partnership with South Somerset District Council.
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HSJ Local
'Challenging' timetable for Bath and North East Somerset
STRUCTURE: NHS Bath and North East Somerset is anticipating a “challenging” few months as it establishes a social enterprise for its community services.