All PCT LIST articles – Page 14

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Excess bed days at Barts exceed 50 days in some cases

2011-03-01T18:37:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The sector acute commissioning unit has found patients with more than 50 excess bed days at trust

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Royal Marsden's radiotherapy bill disputed by commissioner

2011-03-01T18:06:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Sutton and Merton is disputing over-performance for radiography by the foundation trust, and has said chemotherapy has also seen more activity than planned.

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Four consortia emerging from Warwickshire practices

2011-03-01T17:53:00Z

STRUCTURE: Four commissioning consortia are emerging from Warwickshire practices.

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Sandwell developing three commissioning consortia

2011-03-01T17:04:00Z

STRUCTURE: Most GP practices within Sandwell PCT are members of three emerging commissioning consortia.

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Heart of Birmingham GPs joining five consortia

2011-03-01T17:03:00Z

STRUCTURE: There are five commissioning consortia emerging in Heart of Birmingham Teaching primary care trust.

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South Essex PCTs could share specialised commissioning risk

2011-03-01T16:58:00Z

STRUCTURE: South West Essex and South East Essex could share financial risk around specialised commissioning, as part of primary care trust clustering arrangements.

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NHS Southwark at risk from £13.7m provider over-spends

2011-03-01T16:48:00Z

FINANCE: The primary care trust could see year-end over-spends totalling £13.7m from its two main providers

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Single Telford and Wrekin consortium

2011-03-01T16:27:00Z

STRUCTURE: A single commissioning consortium is emerging in Telford and Wrekin, and is likely to become a sub committee of the primary care trust board from April.

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Single consortium emerging for Shropshire County

2011-03-01T16:18:00Z

STRUCTURE: A single commissioning consortium is emerging in Shropshire County, with all practices signed up except one in Bridgnorth.

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Peterborough GP commissioning sub-committee to take on commissioning budgets

2011-03-01T16:00:00Z

STRUCTURE: NHS Peterborough’s GP commissioning sub-committee will take on responsibility for acute commissioning, referral management and prescribing budgets, according to board papers.

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Barnsley FT giving consortium 'breathing space'

2011-03-01T15:55:00Z

STRUCTURE: Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust is not interacting heavily with local emerging commissioners, and is respecting their wish to be given “breathing space” rather than heavy interaction.

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Brighton health charities receives government funding to keep going

2011-03-01T14:58:00Z

FINANCE: Three health and social care charities in Brighton and Hove will receive a share of the £3.6m financial assistance fund set up to support charities by the Department of Health.

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NHS Sutton & Merton is back in balance following an SHA bail-out

2011-03-01T00:00:00Z

FINANCE: NHS London has given the primary care trust a total bail-out worth £21.7m this year.

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Bournemouth and Poole to lose chief exec in clustering arrangements

2011-02-28T19:05:00Z

WORKFORCE: NHS Bournemouth and Poole’s acting chief executive has announced she will stand down at the end of March.

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Royal Cornwall ordered to offer gynae patients alternative provider

2011-02-28T18:50:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Five patients have invoked their rights under the NHS Constitution and requested treatment at an alternative provider after a breach of the 18 week referral-to-treatment target at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust.

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More than 100 same sex breaches at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

2011-02-28T17:57:00Z

PERFORMANCE: There were 128 breaches of rules banning mixed sex accommodation at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust in January.

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Cornwall PCT engages with public on NHS reform

2011-02-28T17:39:00Z

STRUCTURE: NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly have organised a series of 11 public meetings to discuss the effect of NHS reform on local service configuration.

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Winter knocks Royal Devon & Exeter FT off course on diagnostics target

2011-02-28T17:33:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust is agreeing a revised trajectory for the six week diagnostic test with its primary care trust, NHS Devon.

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North Devon Healthcare Trust breaches waiting target for urodynamics

2011-02-28T17:26:00Z

PERFORMANCE: North Devon Healthcare Trust saw more breaches of the six week diagnostic test target in December than in the previous seven months combined.

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Northern Devon Healthcare Trust on course for FT status

2011-02-28T17:24:00Z

STRUCTURE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust is on course to submit an application for foundation trust status to Monitor on 1 May 2012.