All Reconfiguration articles – Page 63
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HSJ Local
London trust and PCTs go to arbitration over 2011-12 contract
FINANCE: A north London hospital trust is facing arbitration with its commissioners after failing to reach a settlement on its service level agreements.
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Comment
South West trust clawing back every penny ahead of make or break year
The “financially challenged” Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has begun what is being viewed as a make or break year with a rare piece of fiscal good news.
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HSJ Local
Burns care across three regions 'unsustainable'
STRUCTURE: The burns care system across three regions is “unsustainable in the long term”, according to a report revealed under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Comment
'Public health cannot survive on £4bn'
Public health is a new burden – it’s official. And local authorities are right to be nervous.
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HSJ Local
Greater collaboration between Royal Brompton and Harefield mooted at by departing chief executive
STRUCTURE: A report from Steve Smith, outgoing chief executive of Imperial College Healthcare, to his board said “high-level” talks between his trust and the specialist foundation trust had taken place.
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HSJ Local
New deadline for revised Barnet and Chase Farm reconfiguration plans
STRUCTURE: The deadline for the drawing up of revised Barnet and Chase Farm reconfiguration proposals has been extended.
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HSJ Local
Vertical integration at Barts not due until July
STRUCTURE: The east London hospital trust is due to vertically integrate the provider arm of NHS Tower Hamlets in July, new board papers reveal.
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Comment
Hakin rejects 'disappointing' reform criticisms
Dame Barbara Hakin, a GP of 20 years and the woman charged by the government with developing consortium commissioning, is growing irritated by alleged misinformation about the NHS reforms, as HSJ’s Dave West finds out.
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HSJ Local
McKinsey appointed to work on Ealing and North West London merger
STRUCTURE: The west London acute trust has approved a plan to work on a strategic outline case to look at a merger with North West London Hospitals Trust and the consultancy McKinsey is due to present it to the April board.
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HSJ Local
Departing Whipps Cross chief exec looks forward to merger project role
WORKFORCE: Chief executive Lucy Moore’s last day at the north-east London trust was 25 March, following her appointment as integration director for the merger programme with Barts and the London and Newham University Hospital trusts.
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HSJ Local
Epsom and St Helier to invite expressions of interest for merger or acquisition
STRUCTURE: The south London trust announced it is considering a merger in its board papers, when publishing its tripartite agreement.
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HSJ Local
Hampshire chief exec to head up 'SHIP cluster'
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of NHS Hampshire Debbie Fleming has been appointed as chief executive of the new Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth (SHIP) PCT cluster.
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HSJ Local
CCP to assess merger of Sefton GPs with Liverpool Community Health Trust
STRUCTURE: The Cooperation and Competition Panel has accepted the referral of a proposed merger between nine GP practices currently in NHS Sefton’s provider arm and a community health trust.
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HSJ Local
Pennine Acute closes Rochdale A&E
STRUCTURE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust will close the Rochdale Infirmary A&E, and open an urgent care centre in replacement, on 4 April.
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HSJ Local
Whipps Cross chief exec steps down to work on merger plan
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust has announced she is to step down.
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HSJ Knowledge
A golden opportunity to reshape workforce planning, education and training
HSJ readers are urged to participate in the consultation on creating a workforce for the new NHS, says Department of Health director general of workforce Clare Chapman.
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Comment
Mergers making their mark on the South East Coast
Merger is the name of the game in Kent at the moment.
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HSJ Local
Norfolk and Waveney FT chief takes role at Suffolk Mental Health Trust
STRUCTURE: Suffolk Mental Health Partnership Trust has announced Aidan Thomas as acting interim chief executive from Monday 14 March.
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News
Lansley halts reconfiguration plan
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has forced a rethink over a planned reconfiguration at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust following a meeting to discuss his “four tests” for service changes.
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News
GPs concerned over reforms' impact on hospital finances, poll shows
GPs overwhelmingly believe the government’s NHS reforms will have a major impact on the viability of their local hospital, a survey has shown.