All East of England articles – Page 77
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Weight loss support to new mothers in Peterborough
SERVICES: Women in Peterborough are being offered the chance to avoid excessive weight gain during pregnancy and to lose weight after giving birth.
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Queen Elizabeth behind on surplus plan
FINANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, Foundation Trust is behind plan on its surplus, with just £282,000 to the end of August against a plan of £557,000.
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Queen Elizabeth fails to meet 62-day target
PERFORMANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, Foundation Trust failed to meet the 62 day cancer treatment target in August.
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Luton and Beds 111 to be provided by ambulance trust
SERVICES: 111 services in Luton and Bedfordshire will be provided by the East of England Ambulance Service Trust after it won through in a tendering process.
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Delayed ambulance turnarounds designated serious incidents
PERFORMANCE: Long delays in ambulance turnaround times at hospitals are to be reported as potential serious incidents in the East of England.
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Ambulance delays in East of England
PERFORMANCE: Ambulance crews in the East of England are struggling to get stroke patients to a hyperacute unit within 60 minutes - partly due to the geography of the area.
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Five never events at Queen Elizabeth, King's Lynn
A hospital trust has reported five never events this year - including two cases where swabs were left inside patients.
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Mediation sought in Norfolk over performance and penalties dispute
A major acute hospital in the East of England and its main commissioner are to go to mediation after being unable to sign a contract for this financial year.
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NewsHinchingbrooke falls again in patient satisfaction rankings
Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has fallen again in the monthly league table of hospital patient satisfaction being piloted across the Midlands and East of England.
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Ambulance service revises controversial savings plan
FINANCE: Controversial planned cost-saving changes to ambulance services in the East of England are being revised after an unexpected rise in demand.
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Herts Community Trust has four Clostridium difficile cases
PERFORMANCE: Hertfordshire Community Trust had four clostridium difficile cases in July
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Herts Community Trust finds care home solution to intermediate care
SERVICES: People requiring intermediate care are being looked after in three care homes in parts of Hertfordshire with expert input from the NHS.
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West Herts appoints contractor for Watford Health Campus
COMMERCIAL: Kier Property has been appointed as the preferred private sector partner on the Watford Health Campus.
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Southend struggles with 62-day target
PERFORMANCE: Southend University Hospital is struggled with the 62 day GP referral target for cancer patients.
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Southend makes £2.3m surplus
FINANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust made a surplus of £2.3m for the first four months of this financial year - £1m more than planned.
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Queen Elizabeth expects savings underachievement of £1.5m
FINANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust made a deficit of £167,000 in the year to date, its board heard.
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Never event at Queen Elizabeth
PERFORMANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust reported a never event in July.
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Radiology unit modernised at Princes Alexandra
SERVICES: Modernisation of the radiology unit at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow is offering patients a better environment and service.
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Thoracic surgery innovation hailed at Papworth
SERVICES: Surgeons at Papworth Hospital have become the first in the world to use new technology which allows them to control scopes used in keyhole thoracic surgery.
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Just 71pc of James Paget patients treated within 18 weeks
PERFORMANCE: Only 71 per cent of admitted patients were treated within the 18 weeks standard at James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust in July, the board heard.