All Acute care articles – Page 291
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Royal Bolton remains red rated for mortality, but shows improvement
PERFORMANCE: Mortality rates at the foundation remain higher than expected, but have improved significantly in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
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Northamptonshire Healthcare breaching falls CQUINs
FINANCE: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust breached its severe falls CQUIN targets in quarters two and three, resulting in a loss of income of £38,072 on both occasions.
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North Bristol NHS Trust pays back PCTs
FINANCE: North Bristol NHS Trust has paid a rebate of £1.8m after failing to reduce activity in line with local agreements.
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Only third of head and neck cancer patients treated within 62 days
PERFORMANCE: Royal Wolverhampton Hospital Trust is treating only a third of patients with head and neck cancer within 62 days of referal.
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Northamptonshire Healthcare behind target on mandatory training
WORKFORCE: Only 73 per cent of staff at Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust have carried out mandatory training, against a target of 95 per cent.
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Leicestershire Partnership chair to step down
WORKFORCE: Leicestershire Partnership Trust chairman Tony Harrop has announced his decision not to seek a further four year term of office.
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National cancer unit opens at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
STRUCTURE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust has opened a new £313,000 national cancer facility for patients aged 13 to 24.
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North Cumbria trust nearly £8m in the red at end of November
FINANCE: The trust was £7.9m in deficit at the end of November, a report to its January board meeting shows.
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Only 1 per cent of smear test results delivered on time
PERFORMANCE: NHS Shropshire County has reported that only 1 per cent of women are receiving cervical screening results within two weeks.
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University Hospitals of Leicester hit with performance notice for A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of Leicester Trust has been issued with a performance notice due to its failure to consistently hit the accident and emergency target.
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Rooftop prison protests affecting trust's value for money rating
PERFORMANCE: Rooftop protests, prison lockdowns and a shortage of prisoner officers supporting the NHS have all contributed to high “did not attend” rates at Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust.
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Interim chief exec made permanent at Hampshire Partnership FT
WORKFORCE: Hampshire Partnership Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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NewsCalls to reject health ombudsman reappointment
Campaigners are calling on MSPs to reject the reappointment of the man in charge of investigating complaints into public services in Scotland.
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News'Unsatisfactory' doctor competency regulation criticised
There are weaknesses in the current plans for regulating doctors to ensure they are fit to practise, MPs have said.
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NewsNHS reforms 'need patient voice'
The radical healthcare system reforms must be amended to give patients a stronger say over their local services, a group of leading health charities have said.
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NHS Herefordshire reports "unacceptable" deterioration in stroke performance
PERFORMANCE: The proportion of people treated within 24 hours of a transient ischaemic attack within NHS Herefordshire’s patch is well under target and has dropped to as little as 0 per cent this year.
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GPs appointed to clinical cabinet to find more savings at Oxleas Foundation Trust
FINANCE: A primary care trust has appointed two GPs to try and top the £1m of savings negotiated with the mental health trust in 2010-11.
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NHS Hampshire gather consortia around acute trusts
STRUCTURE: GPs in Hampshire are planning to create consortia primarily focused around acute providers.
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East Cheshire NHS Trust faces "significant risks" to financial position
FINANCE: The trust was showing a surplus of just £5,000 at the end of December, against a plan to have underspent by £183,000 by that point.
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Ipswich Hospital plans centre for coronary treatment
STRUCTURE: Ipswich Hospital Trust to open a centre for angioplasty treatment.