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NewsThird of CCGs reluctant to become statutory bodies, PM warned
The prime minister and health secretary have been warned that a third of clinical commissioning groups would rather not become statutory bodies because of the burden of bureaucracy involved.
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Southampton gets FT status after DH promise of 'restructured' debt
STRUCTURE: A large hospital trust on the south coast has achieved foundation status, after being told its debt would be “restructured” by the Department of Health.
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NewsHealth Bill risks 'weakening ministerial accountability' - Lords committee
The Lords committee which reviews the constitutional implications of new legislation has said the Health Bill poses a risk that “individual ministerial responsibility to parliament will be diluted or that legal accountability to the courts will be fragmented”.
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NewsNHS costs cut by smoking schemes, study shows
A new report which found that tobacco control programmes can cut health care costs has been hailed by anti-smoking campaigners Ash Scotland.
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News'Medical tourism' warning over government cuts
The number of patients travelling abroad for medical treatment could rise significantly due to government cuts, a new report has suggested.
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Plymouth Hospitals makes 18 week target despite backlog
PERFORMANCE: Almost 1,400 patients waited longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment at Plymouth Hospitals Trust during June.
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Disparity over version of events surrounding patient deaths at Wexham Park
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners and providers in Berkshire are reporting different details of events surrounding the same patient mortality incidents, it has emerged.
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NewsHealthWatch faces further delays
The establishment of HealthWatch England may be further delayed due to the parliamentary timetable.
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Sussex Partnership announces £3m upgrade of low secure facilities
FINANCE: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust’s board has agreed plans to improve and expand its secure mental health services in Chichester.
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Sussex Partnership directors pledge to balance books
FINANCE: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust has pledged to safeguard frontline services and deliver a balanced budget for 2011-12, despite facing “challenging times”.
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Turnaround directors get started at Leicester
FINANCE: Turnaround advisors from Deloitte and Finnamore have started working on the three month contract they have agreed with the trust.
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NHS Plymouth forced to increase savings targets
FINANCE: NHS Plymouth is £3m behind on its savings plan and is forecasting an underachievement of £8.6m by year end.
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South London Healthcare Trust reports £3.3m savings shortfall
FINANCE: The south east London acute trust was aiming for savings of £6.8m by the end of month five but missed that by £3.3m.
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Leicester planning to raise parking charges
FINANCE: The trust is proposing to increase staff parking charges by at least 13.5 per cent.
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Coventry beats year to date surplus target
FINANCE: Coventry primary care trust is reporting a revenue surplus of £3.5m for the first four months of 2011-12, £1.6m better than planned.
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NHS Oldham forecasts £5.3m savings shortfall
FINANCE: The primary care trust was forecasting at the end of July that it would miss its 2011-12 QIPP (quality, innovation, productivity and prevention) savings plans by £5.3m.
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Kirklees PCT sees £4.4m acute overspend
FINANCE: Kirklees PCT is reporting a £4.4m year-to-date overspend against its acute contracts.
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NHS Cumbria £1.6m behind on savings plan at end of August
FINANCE: The primary care trust’s 2011-12 cost improvement programme savings were £1.6m behind target at the end of August, strategic health authority figures show.
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Doncaster expects £2.9m voluntary redundancy management cut
WORKFORCE: NHS Doncaster is expecting a £2.9m reduction in recurrent annual management costs, because of a voluntary redundancy round.
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Six Warwickshire CCGs likely to become four
STRUCTURE: The six clinical commissioning groups in Warwickshire are likely to merge down to four, HSJ has learned.