News – Page 1437
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Leicester City plans community beds procurement
COMMERCIAL: NHS Leicester City plans to undertake a procurement exercise to add extra beds to its community based provision.
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Cornwall and Isles of Scilly provider arm seeks to become social enterprise
STRUCTURE: The provider arm of NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly plans to become a social enterprise by October.
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Western Sussex Hospitals Trust reviews nurse skill mix
WORKFORCE: Western Sussex Hospitals is reviewing the skill mix among its nursing staff, after finding it has higher than average numbers of senior nurses compared to lower grades.
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Western Sussex Hospitals Trust set to apply for FT status in summer
STRUCTURE: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust has received positive feedback from its strategic health authority on plans to become a foundation trust, and hopes to apply in the summer.
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Dorset hospital trust misses key targets
PERFORMANCE: Dorset County Hospital NHS Trust is continuing to struggle on several key performance indicators, including targets on waiting times, accident and emergency treatment, operation cancellations, cancer treatment, and stroke services.
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Dorset hospital FT heads for £3.1m deficit
FINANCE: Dorset County Hospital is on track to beat its cost improvement plan target for 2010-11 – but has admitted that most of its savings for the year are “non recurrent”.
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NewsSNP announces health pledges ahead of election
The SNP has announced plans for a £30m scheme to improve the early detection of cancer, aimed at saving more than 300 lives each year.
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NewsLib Dems rebuke leadership over NHS reforms
Nick Clegg sought to soothe anxious Liberal Democrats after they dealt him a sharp rebuke over the coalition’s controversial NHS reforms.
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NewsNHS reform vital to treating long-term conditions, says Lansley
The NHS will not be able to meet the demands of people with long-term conditions such as diabetes and asthma unless it changes, according to the health secretary.
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NewsHealth bodies withdraw from alcohol policy
Leading health organisations have slammed the government’s “responsibility deal” on alcohol and refused to sign up as partners.
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NewsDH 'reneging' on cancer drugs fund pledge
The Department of Health stands accused of reneging on a pledge to provide extra money for cancer drugs after admitting the £200m pot will be mainly funded by clawing back primary care trust budgets.
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Liverpool Heart and Chest among top performers in advancing quality programme
PERFORMANCE: The foundation is on target to receive payments under the North West’s “advancing quality” programme, which offers incentives for quality improvement in five key areas of treatment.
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Newham PCT on course to beat surplus target
FINANCE: Newham PCT is on course to deliver a surplus of more than £7m this year, exceeding its target by over £1.6m, despite overspends in acute commissioning.
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NHS Knowsley on track for £1.6m surplus in 2010-11
FINANCE: The primary care trust was reporting a surplus of £1.5m at the end of January, and forecasting it would achieve its planned surplus of £1.6m for 2010-11.
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St Helens and Knowsley agrees to £1.95m over-performance cap
FINANCE: The trust has agreed to cap the income it will receive for over-performance on its 2010-11 contract with NHS Knowsley at £1.95m.
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Newham PCT considers drug service contract
COMMERCIAL: NHS Newham has chosen to tender its drug abuse services after admitting that its existing services are failing.
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Norfolk and Waveney FT chief takes role at Suffolk Mental Health Trust
STRUCTURE: Suffolk Mental Health Partnership Trust has announced Aidan Thomas as acting interim chief executive from Monday 14 March.
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South Warwickshire FT misses national targets
PERFORMANCE: South Warwichshire Foundation Trust has underachieved on two key “national priorities”, according to a report from Warwickshire PCT.
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Warwickshire PCT heading for deficit
FINANCE: NHS Warwickshire was overspending by more than £2m with only two months of the financial year remaining.
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NHS Cumbria still £7.1m in the red at the end of January
FINANCE: At the end of January the primary care trust was still projecting a substantial deficit for 2010-11, just two months from the end of the financial year.