All PCT LIST articles – Page 5
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Bucks PCT falling short on CIP
FINANCE: Buckinghamshire primary care trust is beating its revenue spending target, but falling behind on its cost improvement plan.
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Commissioners 'very disappointed' as reconfiguration abandoned
STRUCTURE: Vascular services in the south of Hampshire are to remain unchanged after a planned reconfiguration was halted.
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NHS 111 roll out threatened after DH technical demand
PERFORMANCE: The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire primary care trust cluster has said delivery of its NHS 111 service could slip – with unknown time and cost implications – because of a new technical specification from the Department of Health.
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SHIP cluster struggles on prescribing savings
FINANCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster had collectively identified £69.9m worth of cost savings, just under its target of £71.7m.
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Hampshire reports pressure on acute contracts
FINANCE: The Hampshire health system is reporting a surplus, having released almost all its contingency reserves for the first three quarters of 2011-12.
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Isle of Wight judged as 'performing'
PERFORMANCE: The Isle of Wight was the only primary care trust in its cluster to be assessed as “performing” by the South Central strategic health authority.
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Southampton PCT forced to find non-recurrent savings
FINANCE: Southampton primary care trust is set to achieve its surplus target of £1.9m for the year, but is overspending on acute services and is only mitigating this through non-recurrent means.
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SHIP cluster agrees new GP service at community hospital
STRUCTURE: A GP service will be set up at Fareham Community Hospital in Hampshire as the “most suitable option” for providing primary care services in the area.
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SHIP cluster overspends on staff
WORKFORCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster was overspent on staff costs by £385,000 at month nine.
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SHIP cluster courts KPMG for commissioning support development
STRUCTURE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster is courting consultants KPMG in a bid to draw up a business case for its commissioning support service.
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SHA draws attention to high Isle of Wight death rate
PERFORMANCE: The Isle of Wight primary care trust is one of three NHS organisations in the south reporting higher than expected death rates.
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Buckinghamshire reconfiguration consultation begins
STRUCTURE: Consultation has begun on a proposed reconfiguration programme in Buckinghamshire.
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Oxford trust overspends on PCT contract
FINANCE: Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust over-performed by £10.9m – or 7.5 per cent – against its contract with Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust in the first six months of 2011-12.
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Ox-Bucks cluster 'concerned' over QIPP
FINANCE: Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire primary care trust cluster has expressed “concern” over its ability to meet its quality, improvement, productivity and prevention plan for 2011-12.
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Southampton and Hampshire release contingencies to keep up with QIPP target
FINANCE: Southampton and Hampshire primary care trusts have had to use contingency funding to offset overperformance on acute contracts.
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Emergency demand rises in SHIP area
PERFORMANCE: Non-elective activity in the Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster area is rising, against the national trend.
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Separate Isle of Wight trust planned for April 2012
STRUCTURE: NHS Isle of Wight is planning to separate its provider and commissioner functions by April 2012.
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SHIP cluster exceeds staff costs plan
WORKFORCE: Workforce costs in the “SHIP” primary care trust cluster were more than half a million pounds over plan in October.
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Coventry PCT tenders for specialist GP services
COMMERCIAL: Coventry primary care trust is tendering for providers to take over services at two GP surgeries, which it had previously been providing directly.
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Cluster condemns DH pressure on NEDs to resign
STRUCTURE: A care trust chair has accused the government of enacting “on the hoof” reforms, and warned that moves to sack non-executive directors risked draining expertise out of the local health economy.