News – Page 1402

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Two-thirds of staff in North Central London cluster now appointed

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

WORKFORCE: The five-borough commissioning body said at its last board meeting it intended to have all its positions filled by early May.

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Guy's and St Thomas' plans £53.2m savings

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

FINANCE: Guy’s and St Thomas’ plans a £53.2m savings plan to generate £30m for capital investment

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North Central London cluster sets up 'Primary Care Concerns Group'

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

STRUCTURE: The group would “ensure timely and appropriate response to concerns about independent contractors and performers and their services and implement appropriate actions”.

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Guy's and St Thomas' FT sets improved GP communication as quality priority

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The central London acute trust is working on a metric to measure the communications performance of district nurses and general practice.

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Guy's and St Thomas' to take action on did not attend rates

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The large London teaching hospital latest DNA rate was 13.25 per cent, more than 50 per cent over target.

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Cumbria PCT overspends budget by £5.9m in 2010-11

2011-05-04T17:54:00Z

FINANCE: Draft accounts for 2010-11 show that the primary care trust finished the year overspent by £5.9m.

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Leicestershire and Rutland top for breast screening

2011-05-04T17:52:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Leicestershire County and Rutland Primary Care Trust is England’s top performing PCT for breast screening, the county’s PCT cluster has found.

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'General enthusiasm' for Yorkshire hospital trusts merger

2011-05-04T17:50:00Z

STRUCTURE: The new Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Health Care Trust chief executive has reported “general enthusiasm” for its integration with York Hospitals Foundation Trust.

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Scarborough trust scoping private patient centre

2011-05-04T17:33:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Health Care NHS Trust is looking at developing a new private patient facility.

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North Essex cluster sets out governance

2011-05-04T17:32:00Z

STRUCTURE: The North Essex primary care trust cluster has set out how it will be governed.

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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust in £3.4m IT deal with Capita

2011-05-04T16:57:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Support services contractor Capita is installing a £3.4m integrated information technology system for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.

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NHS Manchester plans for £1m surplus on £1.03bn turnover

2011-05-04T16:56:00Z

FINANCE: The primary care trust is planning to underspend its £1,033m allocation for 2011-12 by just £1m, NHS North West board papers report.

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Monitor backlog holds up community services transfer to Royal Bolton

2011-05-04T16:44:00Z

STRUCTURE: The transfer to the foundation of Bolton primary care trust’s community services is expected to be delayed until July, an NHS North West board report states.

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NHS Bristol chief exec takes on North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

2011-05-04T16:43:00Z

WORKFORCE: NHS Bristol chief executive Deborah Evans has been appointed to lead a cluster of three PCTs.

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Monitor backlog holds up community services transfers to Lancashire Care FT

2011-05-04T16:39:00Z

STRUCTURE: The transfer to the foundation of community services from three different primary care trusts is expected to be delayed until July, an NHS North West board report states.

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Community services transfers to Blackpool FT face five month delay

2011-05-04T16:38:00Z

STRUCTURE: The transfer to the foundation of community services from two different primary care trusts is now expected to be delayed until September, NHS North West board documents report.

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Transfer of Stockport community services expected to be delayed until September

2011-05-04T16:34:00Z

STRUCTURE: The transfer of the primary care trust’s provider arm under the Transforming Community Services programme is expected to be delayed until September, and NHS North West board report states.

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Chesterfield hospital begins thrombosis drive

2011-05-04T16:33:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to launch an awareness week to highlight the danger of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.

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North East mental health FT building GP links

2011-05-04T16:32:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is making a concerted effort to engage with local GP commissioners.

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North East MH FT hosting quality observatory

2011-05-04T16:30:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust has taken on hosting the North East Quality Observatory.