All GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 4
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HSJ Local
Great Western 'disappointed' over A&E bail out
FINANCE: The chief executive of Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has expressed her disappointment that the trust missed out on a share of the government’s accident and emergency bailout fund.
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HSJ Local
Great Western recruits nurses from Spain
WORKFORCE: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed more than 50 nurses from abroad.
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NewsAnalysed: District general hospitals look to private patient income
District general hospitals are increasing their private patient offerings
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HSJ Local
Five south west trusts report 12 hour trolley waits
PERFORMANCE: Seven patients admitted as emergencies to North Bristol Trust have waited more than 12 hours since the beginning of the financial year, more than any other trust in the south west.
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HSJ Local
Great Western behind on surplus but ahead on savings
FINANCE: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust was behind on its planned surplus by £811,000 at the end of February.
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HSJ Local
Great Western Hospitals awarded funds for maternity upgrade
SERVICE DESIGN: Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £400,000 to upgrade it maternity unit - The Princess Anne Wing -based at the Royal United Hospital in Bath.
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HSJ Local
Non-elective activity drives Bath cluster overspend
FINANCE: The Wiltshire and Bath and North East Somerset primary care trust cluster was overspent on its contract with Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust by £3.3m at the end of January.
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HSJ Local
Great Western misses 18 weeks target
PERFORMANCE: Issues with information technology and data quality in four community services have impacted on Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust performance against the 18 week referral to treatment target in November.
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NewsHunt announces crackdown on unsafe surgery
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced plans for a taskforce to improve safety of surgery after it emerged more than 80 per cent of never events during 2011-12 occurred in operating theatres.
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HSJ Local
ACAS bought in to Carillion dispute
WORKFORCE: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust’s private finance initiative partner Carillion have approached the Advisory, Concillation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) to mediate in its long running dispute with hospitality staff.
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HSJ Local
Mixed bag for Great Western doctors in national cancer survey
PERFORMANCE: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust scored was among the 20 per cent of highest scoring trusts when cancer patients were asked whether doctors had talked in front of them as if they were not there.
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HSJ Local
PFI partner investigated over strike allegations
WORKFORCE: A facilities management firm working at an NHS hospital is being investigated over allegations it brought in agency workers to cover for striking staff members.
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HSJ Local
PFI staff strike in Swindon
WORKFORCE: Hospital housekeeping staff employed by a private finance initiative partner have staged a series of walkouts over alleged management bullying.
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HSJ Local
CQC orders improvements at Great Western Hospitals FT
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has ordered Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust to make improvements to the safety of its operating theatres.
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HSJ Local
Great Western signs up with Swindon Town FC
COMMERCIAL: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has won a contract to provide MRI scans to Swindon Town Football Club.
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HSJ Local
NHS Swindon challenges GWH on overperformance
FINANCE: NHS Swindon is at “significant” risk of failing to achieve its planned £2.9m surplus.
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HSJ Local
Swindon PCT looking for extra savings
FINANCE: NHS Swindon is developing £4m of additional savings plans after it used up all its contingency reserves by halfway through the financial year.
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HSJ Local
Great Western reports wrong site surgery
PERFORMANCE: Great Western Hospital Foundation Trust has reported the occurence of a “never event”.
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HSJ Local
GWH consults on back office redundancies
WORKFORCE: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has begun a 90 day consultation with “back office staff” around plans to cut posts and save £1.3m.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a holistic approach to healthcare drives better value
Services are often fragmented across systems and even within organisations, causing waste. True value in healthcare, says Kate Hall, comes from smoothing patient pathways.