News – Page 1392
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NewsFast-tracked treatment for armed forces to be law
Commissioners face further pressure not to restrict treatments following a move to enshrine in law preferential access to care for the armed forces.
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No evidence for money saving potential of community care pathways
A lack of reliable data on the cost of outpatient and community services is hampering commissioners’ attempts to make efficiency savings by moving care out of the acute sector.
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NewsEarly intervention could be 'crowded out'
Early intervention mental health services lauded in a government strategy are at risk of cuts due to a shortage of incentives for commissioners, according to a report.
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North Tyneside PCT passes £298m to consortia
FINANCE: North Tyneside PCT has delegated responsibility for £298m spending to two emerging commissioning consortia.
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Northumberland Care Trust delegates budget to consortium
FINANCE: Northumberland Care Trust has delegated responsibility for £435m spending to a single emerging commissioning consortia, Northumberland Commissioning Group.
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Newcastle PCT delegates £344m to shadow consortia
FINANCE: Newcastle PCT has delegated responsibility for £344m spending to two emerging commissioning consortia, according to board papers.
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Cluster writes to trusts requesting 'remedial action plans' on performance
PERFORMANCE: The North Central London has written to two acute providers asking to see improvements in cancer wait times and bowel cancer screening.
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NHS Barnet cancels Chlamydia screening programme for 2011-12
PERFORMANCE: The north London commissioning organisation agreed to decomission its screening for the sexually-transmitted infection for the financial year, minutes reveal.
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Worcestershire PCT chair criticises 'amateurs' driving reforms
WORKFORCE: NHS Worcestershire’s chairman has written a scathing critique of the reforms, saying they are an “unholy mess” and that “amateurs” are dismantling the NHS.
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NHS Surrey halted referrals to private providers over indemnity risk
COMMERCIAL: The primary care trust identified risk around lack of indemnity cover at some of its independent providers and halted referrals to them in March as a result, according to latest board papers.
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Healthy financial position for Surrey Community Health
FINANCE: The financial position for Surrey Community Health after 10 months of last year, to 31 January, showed a surplus of £316,000 with a forecast outturn of £600,000 surplus.
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NewsCQC risks 'almost certain' failure to intervene
The Care Quality Commission fears it will “almost certainly” not identify failure, leading to “persistent poor quality care for users”, as a result of government reforms and reduced efficiency.
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RiO problems hit Oxford Health FT
PERFORMANCE: Oxford Health has reported difficulties in reporting a range of performance data because of the information system the trust has installed under the National Programme for IT.
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NewsLansley reveals his struggle over father's NHS treatment
Andrew Lansley last night revealed his personal difficulties navigating the NHS’s palliative care services when his father died last year.
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Hospital trust heavily criticised in CQC report
PERFORMANCE: An inspection of a hospital trust has found that staff did not recognise signs of abuse in patients and failed to protect the safety and welfare of those who use its services.
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NewsClegg opposes NHS competition plan
Nick Clegg will oppose the idea of a regulator to promote competition in the health service - a key plank of the government’s controversial NHS reforms, according to the BBC.
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NewsNPfIT 'should be scrapped' after NAO verdict
Ministers are facing calls to scrap both the National Programme for IT and the agency responsible for managing it, after a damning report concluded that the scheme will not deliver its primary aim or represent value for money.
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NewsNHS is undermanaged not overmanaged, finds major report
A major study has called for the government to “rethink” cuts to administration and management after finding no substantive evidence that the NHS is over-managed.
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NewsStudy lays bare 'exaggeration' of rise in NHS managers
The extent to which the increase in NHS managers has been “exaggerated” is laid bare in a King’s Fund analysis of workforce statistics.
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NewsRecent fall in NHS board numbers
The amount of NHS board members in England has fallen steeply in recent years, despite the rise in the total number of managers.