All Yorkshire and the Humber articles – Page 78

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Yorks and North East pathfinders reflect national uncertainty

2011-02-16T18:11:00Z

News about the NHS’s new commissioning system is surfacing across the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, reflecting discussions across England.

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Single Calderdale consortium developing delegation plans

2011-02-14T16:46:00Z

STRUCTURE: A single commissioning consortium covering Calderdale is developing plans with the primary care trust to have powers and resources - in staff and finance - assigned to it.

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Sheffield Health and Social Care FT bails out PCT with dementia money

2011-02-09T16:11:00Z

FINANCE: Sheffield Health and Social Care has agreed to save around £1m to help with NHS Sheffield’s deficit.

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Bradford District pressured by social care overspend

2011-02-09T15:48:00Z

FINANCE: A pooled budget funding gap and social care overspends are creating financial pressures for Bradford District Care Trust.

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Barnsley Hospital FT driving acute overspend for PCT

2011-02-09T14:54:00Z

FINANCE: Barnsley PCT has reported that an overspend on acute contracts is driven by over-performance at Barnsley Hospital FT.

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NHS Rotherham has only hit its TIA referral rates for two months so far this year

2011-02-09T11:13:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust has a tough target to meet for making sure high risk Transient Ischaemic Attack patients are seen within 24 hours of first contact.

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Sheffield FT apologises over nil by mouth death

2011-02-08T15:29:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A hospital trust has apologised to a family under an out-of-court settlement, after a “nil by mouth” patient was wrongly given food and fluids, then developed pneumonia and died.

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Humber foundation forced to agree new psychosis target

2011-02-08T12:58:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Humber Foundation Trust has had to agree a new trajectory for its SHA-set target on early intervention in psychosis.

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NHS North Yorkshire and York gets 'additional allocation'

2011-02-07T13:30:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Yorkshire & Humber gave £5.7m to the trust, which will also use it to buy a property from a local foundation trust.

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Sheffield Hospitals to merge vascular team

2011-02-07T13:14:00Z

STRUCTURE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust’s vascular service will join with that of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust under regional proposals.

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NHS Wakefield involving lead GPs in acute contract

2011-02-07T12:20:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Wakefield District is involving commissioning consortia leads in agreeing its main acute contract.

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GPs involved in Mid Yorks 2011-12 contract

2011-02-07T12:20:00Z

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: Commissioning consortia GP leads are taking a role in developing Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust’s contract with NHS Wakefield District.

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Sheffield 'likely' to delegate commissioning soon

2011-02-07T10:31:00Z

STRUCTURE: NHS Sheffield is likely to build on practice based commissioning arrangements by delegating responsibility to consortia once structures are agreed, it has said.

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Sheffield consortia emerging from practice based commissioners

2011-02-07T10:11:00Z

STRUCTURE: Commissioning consortia appear to be shaping around four practice based commissioning clusters in Sheffield.

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South West Yorks FT in £10m redevelopment

2011-02-04T14:06:00Z

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust is investing £10m in redeveloping a medium secure unit.

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Hull and East Yorkshire to share vascular team

2011-02-04T12:23:00Z

STRUCTURE: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust vascular services would form a joint service with York Hospitals Trust under region wide proposals.

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Leeds Hospitals looks for 'solid platform' for FT bid

2011-02-04T11:38:00Z

STRUCTURE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is focusing on agreeing a “solid platform of financial assumptions” with commissioners, to move towards foundation status.

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Reconfiguration plans delayed until spring

2011-02-04T11:28:00Z

STRUCTURE: Reconfiguration plans for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust are likely to be delayed until May or June.

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North Lincs foundation plans 350 admin post cut

2011-02-04T10:43:00Z

WORKFORCE: Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Foundation Trust is consulting on plans which would reduce administration posts by 350.