All ACUTE LIST articles – Page 48
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells looks to Portugal for nurses
WORKFORCE: The Kent trust has successfully sourced new nursing recruits from Portugal and Ireland.
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Royal Surrey ‘mitigates’ against weather with block contract
FINANCE: The foundation trust has agreed a block contract with its primary care trust, NHS Surrey, for the remainder of the year.
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Royal Surrey considers ‘integrated’ pathology service with nearby FTs
STRUCTURE: The foundation trust is looking at merging its pathology service with that of two other FTs in the south east coast region – Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust and Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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Ashford and St Peters considers ‘integrated’ pathology service with nearby FTs
STRUCTURE: The foundation trust is looking at merging its pathology service with that of two other FTs in the south east coast region – Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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Leeds Hospitals looks for 'solid platform' for FT bid
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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Over 1,000 patients miss waiting time targets at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust
PERFORMANCE: More than 1,000 patients have been waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust.
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Consultant referrals create red risk at Telford and Wrekin
PERFORMANCE: NHS Telford and Wrekin are reporting a red risk related to the high number of consultant to consultant referrals.
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QIPP slippage puts Hereford Hospitals behind plan by £2.3m
FINANCE: Hereford Hospitals Trust is reporting a deficit against plan of £2.3m.
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Staff from North East London Foundation Trust support hospital trust struggling with winter pressures
PERFORMANCE: Staff from Community Health Services, the provider arm of NHS Barking & Dagenham which NELFT now manages, are preparing extra beds in transitional and rehab units to take some of the strain from nearby Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust.
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Hereford Hospitals to receive £2.8m of withheld SHA funds
FINANCE: NHS West Midlands is “inclined” to return £2.8m of withheld funds to Hereford, to be shared equally with the primary care trust and NHS hospital trust.
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CQC finds workforce concerns at Mid Essex
WORKFORCE: The Care Quality Commission has found two new moderate concerns at Mid Essex Hospital Services Trust, in a January inspection.
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Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Trust risks unpaid activity
FINANCE: Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital Trust is at risk of carrying out activity at a loss due to tightening commissioner resources and a capacity shortfall.
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NHS Bristol explores possibility of research centre
STRUCTURE: NHS Bristol and partners in the Bristol Research and Innovation Group for Health (BRIG-H) are drawing up plans for a research centre.
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East Kent FT experiencing rise in mixed sex incidents
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust is experiencing “slightly” deteriorating performance on mixed sex accommodation.
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Brighton and Sussex hospitals ups rating in gay friendly employer list
WORKFORCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust was ranked 72 in the latest Stonewall Top 100 Workplace Index – making it one of only five NHS organisations to appear in the list.
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Dartford acute trust consults on equality plan
WORKFORCE: The trust has launched a consultation on a draft Single Equality Scheme 2011-2014.
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Infection outbreak at Coventry and Warwickshire FT
PERFORMANCE: An infection outbreak has occurred at University Hospitals Coventry after a patient was transferred directly from a hospital in Kenya.
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Activity rise at Princess Alexandra Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust has reported increased activity for December in a number of areas.
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Royal Berkshire FT overspending
FINANCE: Royal Berkshire FT is overspending on its joint acute contract with Berkshire East and Berkshire West PCTs.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn achieves FT status
STRUCTURE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn has been authorised as a foundation trust.