News – Page 1259
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Rise in PCTs reporting above-average costs
The past financial year saw a sharp rise in the proportion of primary care trusts reporting above-average costs for providing NHS services, new Department of Health figures show.
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NewsNHS sees first CO2 reductions from buildings
The NHS has reduced the carbon footprint resulting from energy use in its buildings for the first time. However, trusts have been told that further energy savings of £40m are possible
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NewsHome care services to have CQC inspections
Home care services are to be subject to inspection under a programme announced by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsLooped Lansley welcome message defended
Andrew Lansley has defended a video message which is being projected to patients in hospital wards on a continuous loop.
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HSJ Local
Two Surrey FTs working towards possible merger
STRUCTURE: Frimley Park is assessing a possible merger with neighbour Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
Royal Surrey County considers academic health science centre
STRUCTURE: Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is considering moves to develop an academic health science centre in Surrey.
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HSJ Local
CQC orders DHUFT to make improvements
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has identified two areas of moderate concern and five minor concerns about services at a clinic run by Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
Dorset County no longer in breach
PERFORMANCE: Dorset County Hospitals Foundation Trust is no longer in breach of its terms of authorisation after Monitor’s compliance board committee was satisfied that the trust had delivered necessary improvements in its finances.
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HSJ Local
Notts City issuing out of hours tender
COMMERCIAL: The PCT is launching a tender for GP out of hours provision.
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HSJ Local
RUH behind on CIP
FINANCE: Royal United Hospital Bath has achieved less than half of its cost improvement plan year to date and is predicting a year end shortfall of £5.8m.
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HSJ Local
Notts County unveils chosen AQP services
FINANCE: The PCT has identified the services for which patients will have a choice of provider through the “any qualified provider” framework.
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HSJ Local
NHS Somerset names AQP services
COMMERCIAL: NHS Somerset has identified podiatry, children’s wheelchair services and diagnostics as the three services it plans to open up to any qualified provider.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham's only remaining red-rated CCG disbands
STRUCTURE: An inner city clinical commissioning group is being disbanded after being red rated.
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HSJ Local
PCTs begin 'formal performance managment' of Sunderland FT
FINANCE: Commissioners have “instigated a formal performance management process” because of City Hospitals Sunderland Foundation Trust’s elective and emergency overperformance.
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HSJ Local
Nottingham City endorses AQP priorities
FINANCE: The PCT has endorsed four “any qualified provider” priority services.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham and Solihull picks AQP services
FINANCE: The Birmingham and Solihull cluster has selected three services for which patients will be offered a choice under the “any qualified provider” framework.
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HSJ Local
Underperformance contributes to £0.6m lag at Harrogate FT
FINANCE: Performing less activity than planned has contributed to Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust being £591,000 behind plan as of September.
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NewsExclusive: London cluster to consult on 'ambitious' reconfiguration plans
NHS North West London will next June consult on “ambitious” reconfiguration plans to move the local health economy “to a more sustainable clinical and financial basis”, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCCGs may be 'ill-equipped' to meet information governance standards
Clinical commissioning groups will be subjected to an increasing range of information governance requirements, but may be may be “ill-equipped” to meet the more rigorous standards, official guidance has said.
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HSJ Local
South Central sees ambulance demand increase
PERFORMANCE: Demand for ambulance services in the South Central region is rising in 2011-12 on the previous year.