News – Page 1209
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NewsPM backing for NHS reform has 'drifted'
The prime minister and other senior ministers have been criticised for backing away from public sector reforms amid heavy political pressure.
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NewsConservative ministers 'ring alarm bell' over NHS reforms
Conservative Cabinet ministers have “rung the alarm bell” about the government’s NHS reforms with one comparing it to the poll tax, it was claimed today.
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NewsCalls to reduce 1.6m unnecessary prescriptions
Unnecessary prescriptions for antibiotics could be slashed by 1.6 million a year and save the NHS vital funds, researchers have said.
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NewsUnite warns of further strike action over pensions
The health union Unite has warned of a “real prospect of strike action” if its members reject the government’s revised pension offer.
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London FT to replace private patients' PIP implants free of charge
Patients treated privately with PIP breast implants at a London foundation trust will have them removed and replaced free of charge if necessary, it has been confirmed.
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NHSHMR advised to extend treatment centre contracts
COMMERCIAL: The primary care trust’s board was asked to approve contract extensions for two independent sector-run clinical assessment and treatment services (CATS).
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Bury forecasts £8m overspend on secondary care
FINANCE: At the end of November the primary care trust was forecasting it would overspend its secondary care budget by £8m this year, its latest finance report shows.
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Gloucestershire backs down over social enterprise plan
COMMERCIAL: A primary care trust has backed down on the second day of a judicial review hearing by agreeing to reconsider the future of its community services.
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Mergers pay boost for NHS interim managers
Interim managers working in the NHS saw their daily rates grow by 6 per cent last year despite other parts of the public sector seeing falls of up to 13 per cent, a new survey suggests.
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Psychological therapies put out to tender in Leicester
SERVICES: Psychological therapies for Leicester City residents are to be put out to tender, the PCT cluster heard.
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Rise in staffing incidents in Leicester
PERFORMANCE: There has been a significant rise in the level of ‘staffing level’ incidents at University Hospitals Leicester Trust in the last two months of 2011.
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All Northants and Milton Keynes' acutes miss A&E target
PERFORMANCE: All three acute trusts in the area covered by the NHS Northamptonshire and NHS Milton Keynes cluster are likely to miss the 95 per cent standard for A&E cases dealt with within four hours.
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Kettering reports 30 pressure ulcers
PERFORMANCE: Kettering General Hospital has reported 30 grade three and four pressure ulcers since last April, the cluster board for Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes PCTs heard.
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Six month project examines inappropriate admissions
SERVICES: The care home quality monitoring team has won funding for a six month pilot project to look at inappropriate admissions from care homes into acute hospitals
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NHS Lincs' PBR expenditure £26m above plan
FINANCE: Spending on PBR-based acute care - which falls within the remit of CCGs - is expected to be £26m above plan by year end in Lincolnshire.
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United Lincs' A&E performance slumps
PERFORMANCE: Many patients in Lincolnshire faced a long wait for A&E in December when performance at the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust slumped to 90 per cent against the four hour standard.
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Three Lincs CCGs to merge
STRUCTURE: Three CCGs in Lincolnshire are to merge to ensure their viability and improve their position for authorisation, the PCT was told.
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Ambulatory care unit set up at Chesterfield
SERVICES: An ambulatory care unit has been set up at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital aimed at reducing the need to admit patients.
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South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw to share commissioning service
STRUCTURE: CCGs in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw will be covered by a single commissioning support organisation and will be able to select a range of volume of services to meet their individual needs, the cluster board was told.
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£6.8m CCG contract overspend anticipated in Sheffield
FINANCE: CCG commissioning contracts are overspent by £4.9m at the end of November and could rise to £6.8m overspent by the end of the financial year.