News – Page 1470
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Audit Commission highlights weaknesses at Great Western Ambulance Service
FINANCE: The Audit Commission’s annual audit of Great Western Ambulance Service highlighted two serious weaknesses in reporting.
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Isle of Wight PCT begins work on future of its provider arm
STRUCTURE: Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust has begun working with Pricewaterhouse Coopers on a detailed appraisal of the future of the PCT’s provider arm.
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NHS Walsall's providers over-performing by £6m
FINANCE: Acute contracts for services commissioned by NHS Walsall are over-performing to the tune of £6.2m.
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NHS Bexley among three PCTs to have knuckles rapped over 'poor commissioning practice'
GOVERNANCE: A primary care trust has been singled out for criticism by the strategic health authority over its dealings with the local acute provider.
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NHS Central Lancashire slashes planned surplus by £2m
FINANCE: The primary care trust has cut its planned surplus for 2010/11 to £1.63m, down from £3.63m.
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Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital Foundation Trust reporting year-to-date deficit
FINANCE: A specialist hospital trust had a year-to-date deficit of £4.5m, according to its most recent board papers.
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Warrington & Halton Hospitals forced to divert patients to other emergency departments
PERFORMANCE: Warrrington & Halton Hospitals FT has been forced to divert patients to other A&E departments on four occasions over the winter period, Department of Health data shows.
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NHS Bassetlaw looks set to miss C difficile target
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust bust its target for C difficile episodes in November and now looks unlikely to meet its yearly goal in this area.
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NHS Westminster predicting surplus after SHA steps in to pay redundancy costs
FINANCE: NHS Westminster reported a year-to-date underspend of £5.86m at month eight and a predicted end of year surplus of £6.179m.
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Chesterfield Royal to merge stroke services in one facility
STRUCTURE: The foundation trust is investing £1.4m in merging its two specialist stroke facilities into one unit.
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NHS Haringey heading for £17m acute overspend
FINANCE: A primary care trust is looking at a year-end overspend of £17m with its local and out-of-sector acute providers.
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Leicester City PCT on-track to achieve £5m surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust predicts it continues to be on course for a £5m year-end surplus.
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals delays women and children unit to help balance books
FINANCE: The foundation calculated that its decision to delay construction work on its new women and children’s unit would defer spending of £1.5m and help it avoid finishing 2010/11 in deficit, board documents show.
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NHS Hammersmith & Fulham predicting year-end surplus
FINANCE: A primary care trust is expecting a year-end surplus of £3.5m
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Last patient leaves Lincolnshire Partnership FT inpatient unit
STRUCTURE: The last patient has left one of the Lincolnshire mental health FT’s inpatient units, paving the way for its planned closure.
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Yeovil District Hospital FT introduces band 4 HCAs
WORKFORCE: Yeovil District Hospital FT is working towards its first group of band 4 associate practitioners.
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NHS Dudley has growing problem with acute overspend
FINANCE: The primary care trust is reporting over-performance at all bar one of its seven main providers but says it remains on course for a small surplus at year-end.
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NHS Brent contributes £5.4m to the rest of its PCT cluster
FINANCE: The north west London primary care trust was predicting a break even position at year end, against a plan of £17.2m
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Poole FT facing deficit of £4.7m
FINANCE: Poole NHS Foundation Trust is forecasting a deficit of £4.7m against a planned surplus of £0.1m.
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NHS Enfield's deficit £6.7m worse than plan at month eight
FINANCE: A primary care trust’s deficit position slipped to £10.5m two-thirds of the way through this financial year.