All Reconfiguration articles – Page 66
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The NHS Commissioning Board: biggest of the big spenders
The NHS Commissioning Board’s greatest influence on quality will be through how it splashes its cash
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NewsLast of London's contentious reconfigurations set to be approved
The last of the capital’s contentious hospital reconfiguration plans is due to be approved by its strategic health authority next week.
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NewsTrusts battle for right to absorb smaller non-FTs
Two London hospital trusts, one of which is struggling with a large private finance initiative, are competing to swallow up two smaller trusts.
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NewsTribunal to have responsibility for settling disputes over protected services
A tribunal will be set up to adjudicate when a provider wants to remove a “designated service” status granted by Monitor.
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NewsAudit Commission issues public interest report on struggling acute trust
The Audit Commission today issued a public interest report declaring an acute trust had “failed to meet its statutory financial duty” to break even over the five-year period ending last March.
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NewsTrust in breach of six CQC standards
One of the Department of Health’s seven “financially challenged” trusts has been found in breach of standards in six separate areas by the Care Quality Commission.
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News'Direct management' of under-par consortia an option, says Nicholson
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has set out the measures he anticipates using on commissioning consortia that are not competent by the go-live date.
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HSJ Knowledge'Through the lens of commissioning consortia the world seems quite different'
To flip or not to flip, that was the wicked question challenging my overloaded synapses recently. In Cambridgeshire we set off down the GP consortium route over a year ago, delegating responsibility to growing numbers of commissioning consortia.
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CommentNick Bosanquet: Five steps to security
The pre-Christmas snow shower of documents did little to gather momentum towards better services. Rather, it added to the risk of planning blight for new organisations which have to find personnel and trial their powers and budgets. These are my five steps to rescue the change programme:
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NewsChief execs at two "challenged trusts" change roles
The leaders at two of the capital’s “challenged trusts” have changed roles, with one leaving for the strategic health authority and the other taking his place.
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NewsKent maternity services to be reviewed
Maternity services across Kent are under review following the controversial decision to centralize services in one part of the region and the closure of a midwife-led birthing unit in another.
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NewsMonitor issues list of lessons to be learnt from failed FT bids as list of planned mergers grows
Monitor has published a list of lessons to be learnt from recent failed foundation trust applications.
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NewsLansley confirms Maidstone to close maternity unit
Controversial plans to centralise maternity and children’s services in West Kent have been given the go-ahead by health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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NewsService reconfiguration at London trust a step closer
Plans to close a hospital’s emergency and maternity services came a step closer last night after a joint committee of primary care trusts approved the proposals.
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NewsAnother reconfiguration passes Lansley's 'four tests'
One of the reconfigurations stopped under Andrew Lansley’s post-election moratorium on hospital closures has been approved by a strategic health authority.
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NewsElderly care service review launched
The future planning of elderly care services is “one of the greatest challenges” for society, according to the chairman of a new group set up to investigate reforms in Scotland.
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NewsIRP to review ward closure
The Independent Reconfiguration Panel is to review the closure of a single ward at a troubled acute trust.
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NewsMerger plans announced as FT deadline looms
A rush of acute hospital mergers have been announced in the wake of the Department of Health deadline for submitting plans to become a foundation trust.
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NewsHospital trust announces merger proposals
A second non-foundation trust has this morning announced plans to merge with a foundation trust.