All News articles – Page 959
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Departing NHS London chair hits out at Lansley
The NHS London chair who resigned in protest at the government’s reconfiguration policy has formally stepped down, leaving the strategic health authority struggling to maintain a functioning board.
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NHS South Central defends decision to fluoridate water supplies
NHS South Central has defended its decision to fluoridate the local water supply after opponents seized on the government’s invitation to nominate laws they would like to see axed.
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NHS Confederation calls for strong local leadership
The government’s plans to abolish PCTs is likely to set in motion a talent drain from the organisations, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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Emergency care support teams called to help one in five trusts
Around one in five eligible NHS organisations have called in an expert team to help resolve emergency care problems.
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Audit Commission extends payment by results checks
The Audit Commission has announced an extension of its payment by results data assurance checks.
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NHS Employers keeps £1.8m surplus in new DH deal
The Department of Health has agreed NHS Employers can use a £1.8m surplus from its core contract “to assist their cash flow and balance sheet position” and has signed a new deal with the organisation.
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Council role to supplant PCTs
Local authorities will have a greater but as yet unclear role in planning NHS services under the white paper proposals.
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Tougher tack on increasing foundation trusts
The government will take a tough approach to moving to an all foundation trust system, and seek to put providers “outside state control”.
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CQC chief welcomes 'formalisation' of relationship with Monitor
The Care Quality Commission is to become a “quality inspectorate” focusing solely on the safety and quality of providers.
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Consultants criticise white paper's lack of acute focus
Senior hospital clinicians have criticised the white paper for overlooking the role of the acute sector in the commissioning of services for patients.
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Board will have power to assign GPs to consortia
The new NHS commissioning board will have a “reserve power” to assign GP practices to consortia where necessary.
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SHA and PCT jobs crisis ahead
Tens of thousands of staff in primary care trusts and strategic health authorities will lose their jobs in the next four years.
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GPs refuse to be Lansley's 'whipping boys'
GPs will refuse to become the “whipping boys” of the health secretary or independent board, a GP leader has warned.
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NHS Kingston gains permission for social enterprise
The provider arm of NHS Kingston is to become a social enterprise on 1 August after two years of planning.
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Norfolk community service provider appoints chair
Carrie Armitage has been appointed shadow chair of the provider arm of NHS Norfolk, which is seeking to become a community foundation trust.
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All new blood makes up health committee
The Commons health select committee is to be entirely made up of MPs who have not served on it before - although several of them have a background in health or health related fields.
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NHS staff to find out if their jobs are at risk by September
NHS staff facing potential redundancy or a change in their roles as a result of the government’s reform plans will be informed by the end of September.
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Nicholson warns DH may 'take powers' over £1.7bn of PCT allocations this year
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has warned the Department of Health may seize control of the 2 per cent it told primary care trusts to set aside for “non-recurrent” spending this financial year.
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