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NewsCommissioning board promises CCGs a lighter planning 'ask'
Clinical commissioning groups will need to report only a “minimum” set of quality, performance and finance information to the centre to support the NHS planning process, they have been told by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Birmingham CCGs set to merge
STRUCTURE: Two Birmingham clinical commissioning groups have “expressed a preference” for merging.
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Portsmouth Trust sacrifices finance to keep quality stable
FINANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has broadly delivered on its service quality targets, at the expense of its finances, which are continuing to deteriorate.
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NewsSpecialised service review highlights risks to integration
An official review of specialised services has highlighted the risks in having three separate commissioners for the NHS and public health, warning of a potential threat to integration of some care pathways.
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UHBristol sells land to Pieminister
COMMERCIAL: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has sold four acres of land to local firm Pieminister for a seven figure sum.
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NewsAttitude change needed to increase organ donation
The UK’s transplant waiting list will never be significantly reduced in size unless public attitudes towards organ donation change, according to a charity.
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NewsMiliband tells unions not to strike
Labour leader Ed Miliband has told union leaders that their members and the public did not want strikes, amid the growing prospect of industrial action against the government’s austerity measures.
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NewsMonitor announces review of Mid Staffs sustainability
Monitor has this morning announced a review into the long-term sustainability of services at the troubled Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, which could see the scandal-hit trust placed into special administration.
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NewsConstitution review set to promote compassion and evidence-based commissioning
A government-commissioned review is likely to recommend all new nurses and healthcare assistants are screened for their values and ability to be compassionate.
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NewsHakin: Quality premium will not come from £25 per head management allowance
Clinical commissioning groups’ “quality premium” performance bonus will be separate from - and not funded by - their £25 per head management fund, the national commissioning lead has told HSJ.
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NewsFour CSU networks to supply communications support
Four networks of commissioning support units will provide communications services to clinical commissioning groups, officials have confirmed.
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NewsSuicide prevention funding pledged
The government has promised to pump £1.5m into research exploring how to prevent suicides among those most at risk of taking their own lives.
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NewsTransition redundancies hit women hardest
A disproportionate number of women have been made redundant during the reorganisation of the NHS, latest figures obtained by HSJ reveal.
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NewsBehan: all managers should spend time at CQC
New CQC chief speaks to HSJ, urging managers to have career stint at regulator, in his first interview since replacing Cynthia Bower
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Solent Trust on target for waits
PERFORMANCE: Solent Trust was rated green on all but one of its waiting times targets in the first quarter of 2012-13.
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Focus on falls at Lincolnshire Trust
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has launched a major push to prevent patients falling whilst in hospital.
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Monitor warns of risks to Yeovil's plans
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has judged Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust is a “high risk” due to recent personnel changes and lack of financial headroom.
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Estates arm of Guy's and St Thomas' identifies £6m in extra income
COMMERCIAL: The estates and infrastructure arm of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust believes there is potentially an extra £6m in profit to be made for the trust on “higher margin traded services”.
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Guy's and St Thomas' estate services target work in Leeds
COMMERCIAL: Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust is considering bidding to run the “energy performance contract” for Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and the University of Leeds.