All PCT LIST articles – Page 16

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£1m from private mental health underspend funding acute overspends at NHS Dudley

2011-02-24T18:55:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Dudley is using a £1m underspend on its private sector mental health services to offset a £2.9m acute overspend.

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Five consortia to cover Derby City and County PCTs

2011-02-24T18:50:00Z

STRUCTURE: Five commissioning consortia are emerging across the Derby City and Derbyshire County primary care trust areas.

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A&E waiting times get even worse at Royal Bolton FT

2011-02-24T11:25:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The foundation’s already failing performance against the key waiting time indicator for accident and emergency treatment deteriorated further in December.

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Buckinghamshire trust rejects PCT waiting times plea

2011-02-24T00:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust has rejected a request from the local primary care trust to extend waiting times for first appointments.

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PCTs fearful of £9.5m overspend on continuing care

2011-02-24T00:00:00Z

FINANCE: Birmingham’s three primary care trusts are warning they could end the year £9.5m overspent on continuing healthcare.

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Single consortium for Northumberland Care Trust

2011-02-23T14:37:00Z

STRUCTURE: GP practices within Northumberland Care Trust are grouping into a single commissioning consortium.

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South Birmingham PCT delegating to three consortia

2011-02-23T14:10:00Z

STRUCTURE: South Birmigham primary care trust is in the process of delegating functions to three emerging commissioning consortia.

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Eight consortia identified in Norfolk

2011-02-21T12:10:00Z

STRUCTURE: Norfolk PCT has identified eight emerging GP-led commissioning groups.

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One consortium to cover Luton TPCT

2011-02-21T11:19:00Z

STRUCTURE: A single commissioning consortium is emerging covering practices under Luton Teaching PCT.

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The Whittington could lose £4m if it breaches "risk-sharing" cap with commissioning cluster

2011-02-21T01:12:00Z

FINANCE: The north London hospital trust has accounted for the possibility that it will breach the £2.3m activity limit cap with its main primary care trust commissioners in north central London (NCL) by £3.7m.

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NHS Bolton sees poor waiting times performance deteriorate among its providers

2011-02-21T00:30:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The performance of hospitals in Bolton against key waiting times indicators continued to deteriorate in December, the primary care trust reported.

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Consortium concerns about primary care centre plans in South East Essex PCT

2011-02-18T18:06:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Some emerging GP commissioners in South East Essex have raised concerns about the use of the LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) scheme to build two new primary care centres.

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Least popular option picked after consultation on mental health in Berkshire

2011-02-18T17:57:00Z

STRUCTURE: All mental health inpatient services in Berkshire will be moved to one centre in Reading, despite this option not being favoured in a public consultation of 777 people.

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NHS Havering polyclinic tender put on hold by GPs

2011-02-18T15:50:00Z

STRUCTURE: The north-east London primary care trust reported it had planned to issue the memo of information and expression of interest documents for Queens Polyclinic but the idea is now under review.

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NHS Wandsworth proposes separate commissioning board for community hospital

2011-02-18T15:42:00Z

STRUCTURE: The south-west London primary care trust is proposing a separate commissioning board for Queen Mary’s Hospital.

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NHS Lewisham predicting £8.8m overspend with principal providers by year-end

2011-02-18T15:37:00Z

FINANCE: The south-east London primary care trust’s most recent finance papers showed it was £6.6m overspent by December with its three main acute providers, with another £2.2m “likely” by the end of the year.

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NHS Richmond & Twickenham cluster predicting bigger overspend after pessimistic assessment of acute challenges

2011-02-18T14:32:00Z

FINANCE: The south-west London primary care trust’s minutes record the five-PCT sector anticipating having to go into its reserve if the £4m in acute sector challenges saved only £2.7m.

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NHS Bexley looks to save money on Commissioning Support for London contract

2011-02-18T14:24:00Z

FINANCE: The south-east London primary care trust had, along with the rest of the capital’s PCTs, signed a three-year contract with CSL, the value of which it is now proposed to slash.

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Bradford FT reports 'very high' emergency demand impacting PCT

2011-02-18T10:48:00Z

FINANCE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has reported that demand for emergency care is “very high”, putting pressure on commissioners’ budgets.

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Stoke-on-Trent delegates to city wide consortium

2011-02-17T13:50:00Z

STRUCTURE: Stoke-on-Trent has delegated most of its commissioning powers to a single city-wide consortium.