All North East articles – Page 50
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Two consortia emerging in NHS North Tyneside
STRUCTURE: Two commissioning consortia are emerging within the North Tyneside primary care trust area.
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NHS Newcastle sees two consortia emerging
STRUCTURE: Two commissioning consortia are emerging within the Newcastle primary care trust.
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Single consortium for Northumberland Care Trust
STRUCTURE: GP practices within Northumberland Care Trust are grouping into a single commissioning consortium.
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HSJ LocalYorks and North East pathfinders reflect national uncertainty
News about the NHS’s new commissioning system is surfacing across the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, reflecting discussions across England.
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NHS County Durham developing consortia delegation plans
FINANCE: The primary care trust is quickly developing plans to delegate payment-by-results based budgets to commissioning consortia.
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Darlington PCT developing commissioning delegation plans
FINANCE: Darlington primary care trust is quickly developing plans to delegate payment-by-results based budgets to a commissioning consortium.
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Sunderland sees three consortia emerging
STRUCTURE: Sunderland Teaching PCT has identified three emerging commissioning consortia.
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Two consortia emerging in South Tyneside
STRUCTURE: There are two emerging commissioning consortia in the South Tyneside PCT area.
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Gateshead pathfinder to take on urgent care and prescribing
STRUCTURE: The pathfinder consortium covering all Gateshead practices is likely to be delegated urgent care and prescribing budgets from April.
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NHS North Lincolnshire missing target for number of staff who have changed post
WORKFORCE: The trust’ set itself a target of having only one per cent of staff changing position, but recorded a figure of three per cent, according to its latest board papers.
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InformationDave West
Dave covers the North East and Yorkshire and Humber, and North Cumbria. dave.west@emap.com
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Darlington service change plans approved
STRUCTURE: The “Seizing the Future” reconfiguration programme in County Durham and Darlington has been retrospectively approved as having passed the government’s four tests for such changes.
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South Tyneside FT overperforming on A&E target
PERFORMANCE: South Tyneside Foundation Trust saw 99.2 per cent of A&E patients within four hours during November, despite winter pressures.
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Durham and Darlington FT reconfiguration approved
STRUCTURE: County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust’s “Seizing the Future” reconfiguration programme has been retrospectively approved as having passed the government’s four tests for such changes.
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Northumberland mental health trust seeks GP relationships
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust is seeking to develop its relationship with local GPs, anticipating the move to GP led commissioning.
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Tees, Esk and Wear buys back PFI debt
FINANCE: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Mental Health Foundation Trust has bought back its private finance initiative debt from its private sector partner.
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North East ambulance service misses targets under winter pressure
PERFORMANCE: North East Ambulance Service Trust missed the category A eight-minute call to connect target as well as the category B 19-minute call to connect target during December.
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North Tees agrees PFI hospital business plan
COMMERCIAL: North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust has agreed a business case for a £299m private finance initiative hospital.
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South Tees FT admits C Difficile target concern
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust is concerned about missing its C Difficile reduction target for the year.
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Infections, screening and activity concern at South Tyneside PCT
PERFORMANCE: NHS South Tyneside is in “performance escalation” with its strategic health authority for Chlamydia screening; healthcare associated infections and (over) activity.