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Two consortia emerging in South Tyneside

2011-02-10T15:38:00Z

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

2011-02-10T15:25:00Z

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

2011-02-08T16:08:00Z

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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Darlington service change plans approved

2011-02-07T15:41:00Z

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

2011-02-07T14:55:00Z

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

2011-02-07T14:28:00Z

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

2011-02-07T12:53:00Z

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

2011-02-04T14:54:00Z

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

2011-01-31T11:06:00Z

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

2011-01-31T09:59:00Z

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

2011-01-28T17:09:00Z

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

2011-01-25T11:29:00Z

PERFORMANCE: NHS South Tyneside is in “performance escalation” with its strategic health authority for Chlamydia screening; healthcare associated infections and (over) activity.

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Infections, screening and activity concern at Gateshead PCT

2011-01-25T11:21:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Gateshead Primary Care Trust is in “performance escalation” with its strategic health authority for Chlamydia screening; healthcare associated infections and (over) activity.

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Infections, screening and activity concern at Sunderland PCT

2011-01-25T09:08:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust is in “performance escalation” with its strategic health authority for Chlamydia screening; healthcare associated infections and (over) activity.

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City Hospitals Sunderland A&E waits concern

2011-01-25T08:54:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Accident and emergency waits at City Hospitals Sunderland Foundation Trust during the second quarter of 2010-11 have been raised as a “particular concern”.

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Northumberland Care Trust records £6.8m overactivity

2011-01-24T18:07:00Z

FINANCE: Northumberland Care Trust has recorded £6.849m acute overactivity so far in 2010-11.

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North Tyneside PCT records £3.5m overactivity

2011-01-24T17:58:00Z

FINANCE: NHS North Tyneside is overperforming by £3.457m on acute activity so far in 2010-11.

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Newcastle PCT records £4m overactivity

2011-01-24T17:47:00Z

FINANCE: Newcastle PCT is recording overperformance of £4.048m with acute providers so far in 2010-11.

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Newcastle FT board focuses on community services

2011-01-20T18:05:00Z

STRUCTURE: The board is expecting close involvement in the “problematical and time-consuming” task of vertical integration with the community services from Newcastle Primary Care Trust.