All ACUTE LIST articles – Page 31
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George Eliot recruits more nurses to improve skill mix
WORKFORCE: Twenty-two new band five nurses started work at George Eliot Hospital in October, with at least another four expected to start in November.
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Estate puts maternity services at risk at George Eliot
STRUCTURE: Maternity services at George Eliot Hospital are at risk of closure due to the condition of the building they are based in, and “plumbing issues”.
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George Eliot £1.2m behind finance plan
FINANCE: George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is forecasting a break-even position for the end of 2011-12, £1.2m worse than planned.
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NewsFTs consider merger that would create largest trust
Three London foundation trusts are considering a merger that would create the single biggest trust, with a turnover of £1.9bn.
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NewsJudge rules cardiac review consultation unlawful
A High Court judge has quashed the national consultation into the reconfiguration of paediatric cardiac services, ruling it was conducted unlawfully.
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Colchester FT falls behind on savings
FINANCE: Colchester Hospital University FT has fallen £1m behind on its plan to save almost £15m this financial year and expects to miss the target, according to board papers.
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East London trust to receive extra 'Darzi fellow' support
WORKFORCE: A troubled east London trust is to get extra support from clinicians on the capital’s Fellowships in Clinical Leadership scheme, formerly known as the Darzi Fellowship.
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Troubled trust gets fourth chair in two years
WORKFORCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has announced the appointment of its fourth chair since January 2010.
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Coventry and Warwickshire loses patient data twice in two months
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust has breached the Data Protection Act by losing patients’ medical information twice in two months this year.
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NewsLansley hails Academic Health model as 'wealth-creator' for UK
The health secretary has given his backing to an expanded “Academic Health Science System” in London, saying the model would “create wealth” for the country.
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NewsLansley sets out 'four tests' for hospital bailout and threatens to sack boards
Andrew Lansley has said trusts who want loans as they try to achieve foundation status will have to pass four tests.
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London's hospital trusts set to miss waiting time targets
PERFORMANCE: London’s hospital sector is on track to miss its inpatient waiting time targets because trusts “took their foot off the accelerator” after being told the targets would be scrapped.
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Six mixed sex breaches during September at Countess of Chester
PERFORMANCE: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust recorded six breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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Oxford Radcliffe reviews head and neck cancer services
STRUCTURE: Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust is to review head and neck cancer services following “concerns and frustrations” expressed by patients and interest groups.
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Oxford Radcliffe fails to keep pace with CIP target
FINANCE: Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust is falling behind on its cost improvement plan and surplus targets, and is overspending on pay costs.
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NewsBristol trusts discuss £1bn merger
Two acute trusts in Bristol are in “ongoing discussions” about merging to create an organisation with a turnover close to £1bn.
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Oxford Radcliffe to review 'significantly higher than expected' death rate
PERFORMANCE: Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust is to begin formally reviewing around 800 deaths a year after finding it has an unusually high mortality rate and was unable to identify what proportion of deaths were avoidable.
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Heatherwood and Wexham Park appoints new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Philippa Slinger has been appointed interim chief executive at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, on a secondment from local community and mental health services provider Berkshire Healthcare.
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Peterborough and Stamford breaches FT authorisation terms
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has found that Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is in significant breach of the terms of its authorisation.
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NewsTwo more foundation trusts found in significant breach
Monitor has found two more acute trusts in significant breach of their terms of authorisation.