All ACUTE LIST articles – Page 20
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PwC team appointed to review services in Peterborough
FINANCE: Monitor has appointed accountancy firm PwC to develop a rescue package for debt-laden Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust, it has emerged.
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Heart of England saves £465,000 through voluntary staff cuts
WORKFORCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust has approved 17 “mutually agreed resignations” as part of a drive to cut costs while avoiding compulsory lay-offs.
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NewsSheffield to step up community investment and agree risk share deal
The NHS in Sheffield is expected to agree a step-up in investment in community services and a new risk sharing deal as part of a citywide programme aimed at reforming urgent care.
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NewsNine more trusts face Keogh death probe
The scope of the NHS medical director’s review of hospitals with high mortality rates has widened to include another nine trusts, it has been announced.
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Basildon faces fresh probe
PERFORMANCE Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust is one of five trusts which will be investigated because of its high death rate, the NHS Commissioning Board has confirmed.
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Ipswich Hospital bags trauma unit status
PERFORMANCE: Ipswich Hospital Trust has been given official trauma unit status, the trust has announced.
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Portsmouth improves on patient ratings
PERFORMANCE: Portsmouth Hospital Trust’s reported patient satisfaction score has risen, and the organisation is also maintaining good performance on healthcare acquired infections.
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Peterborough and Stamford appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Robert Hughes as its new chairman.
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Lister Surgicentre still a ‘concern’ despite probe verdict
Three patients who died after routine surgery at a privately-run treatment centre in Hertfordshire were given satisfactory care, an independent probe has concluded.
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NewsSelbie: 'The NHS is not the same as health'
The chief executive of Public Health England has urged a fundamental rethink of how illness and wellbeing are perceived, stating: “The NHS is not the same as health.”
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Ipswich Hospital recruit new non executive director
WORKFORCE Laurence Collins has been appointed a non-executive director of Ipswich Hospital Trust.
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NewsRegulator to cap Queen's Hospital A&E admissions
The Care Quality Commission is to place a restriction on the number of patients that can be treated at an east London emergency department.
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Basildon pleads guilty to Legionella charge
PERFORMANCE Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust has admitted it failed to protect patients and visitors from Legionnaire’s disease.
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Cummings visits Southampton to learn about nursing innovations
CLINICAL RESEARCH: The NHS Commissioning Board’s chief nursing officer Jane Cummings has visited University Hospitals Southampton Foundation Trust to find out more about the trust’s bedside research.
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Ipswich Hospital appoints new chief
WORKFORCE Ipswich Hospital Trust has appointed Nick Hulme as its new chief executive.
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NewsNHS earmarks £300m to put hospitals through failure regime
Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority are planning a £300m joint contract to pay for failing trusts to go through the special administration regime.
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NewsHospitals 'must tackle surgery infection rate'
People recovering from surgery get infections far more often than is being reported, according to a university-led study.
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Commissioners query Portsmouth cancer performance
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have issued a contract “query notice” to Portsmouth Hospitals Trust after it failed to meet three key cancer waiting time standards.
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Portsmouth deficit balloons to £8.1m
FINANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust had run up a £8.1m deficit – more than twice the size of the one planned – by the end of October.
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Out of hours change blamed for emergency performance flop
PERFORMANCE: A sharp decline in emergency waits in Portsmouth has coincided with a new primary care out of hours contract coming into force.