All HEATHERWOOD AND WEXHAM PARK HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 2
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Blogs
And so it begins: the decline of 18 week waits
The waiting list usually shrinks from August to December. Not this time. The waiting list now looks set to pass the 3 million mark around Easter, and there is a risk of England-wide 18 week breaches this year.
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HSJ LocalOutgoing Heatherwood chief: 'This trust will not be fixed soon'
PERFORMANCE: The outgoing chief executive of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust has said it will take “years” to fix the organisation, and predicted that a forthcoming Care Quality Commission inspection would find continuing failings in some aspects of care.
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NewsHSJ Live 13.02.2014 Ministers: better care fund cash will be spent on health
Health and local government ministers have insisted better care fund cash will not be diverted by councils into non-health projects, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsCare UK boss outlines expansion goal
The managing director of healthcare at Care UK has used an HSJ interview to express optimism that the company can increase its share of NHS provision, including through taking over the running of hospitals.
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HSJ LocalHeatherwood and Wexham Park chief quits
WORKFORCE: Philippa Slinger, the chief executive of the troubled Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust, has resigned to take a job outside the NHS.
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HSJ Local
CQC identifies further failings at Heatherwood and Wexham Park
The Care Quality Commission has told Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals Foundation Trust to make urgent improvements, after an inspection found it was more focused on “responding to… targets” than “ensuring that overall patient experiences were positive”.
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HSJ Local
Consultants scupper cancer surgery reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: A proposed reconfiguration of urological cancer surgery has been abandoned because two groups of consultants refused to work together, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Consultants call for review of disciplinary action
WORKFORCE: Consultants at a hospital provider have called for an external review of recent disciplinary actions and acknowledged allegations of racial bias in the organisation.
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HSJ Local
Heatherwood and Wexham Park investigates maternity incidents
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park bosses have carried out a review of clinical quality in their maternity services following a cluster of serious incidents.
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HSJ LocalTrust report reveals 14 year dispute over harm to patients
PERFORMANCE: A troubled foundation trust has commissioned performance reports on each of its surgeons after an internal audit uncovered a 14-year feud among clinical staff and 48 cases of possible harm to patients that were never investigated.
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HSJ Local
Frimley Park aims to complete Heatherwood takeover by April
STRUCTURE: Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust is planning to acquire neighbouring Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust at the beginning of April next year, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
'Vacuum' between GP and A&E, independent report finds
PERFORMANCE: An independent report into emergency provision in Berkshire has identified a “vacuum” between GP services and care for life threatening situations.
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HSJ Local
Wexham Park trust invests in A&E in urgent improvement bid
STRUCTURE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust has announced a £3m investment in its emergency department in an attempt to improve facilities following a damning inspection report.
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HSJ Local
Bucks trust reports low friends and family test response rate
PERFORMANCE: Only two per cent of Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust patients responded to the friends and family test in April.
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NewsAnalysed: The future of acute services in east Berkshire
This week’s briefing examines the future of acute services at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust
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HSJ Local
CQC report could cause Frimley Park to 'walk away' from takeover
STRUCTURE: A damning report about the standard of care at the troubled Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust could scupper a potential takeover from a neighbouring provider.
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HSJ Local
Monitor gives Heatherwood three-month deadline
PERFORMANCE Monitor has given Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust three months to correct “poor care and shortfalls in accident and emergency”, the regulator has announced.
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HSJ Local
Heatherwood trust risks exceeding budgeted deficit
FINANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust is at risk of exceeding its £4.8m target deficit for 2013-14.
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HSJ Local
Capacity problems hit stroke care at Heatherwood FT
PERFORMANCE: Capacity pressures at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust have been blamed for poor performance on stroke care.
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HSJ Local
Berkshire reconfiguration places CCG's reputation at risk
STRUCTURE: There is an “extreme” risk that the failure to reconfigure acute services in East Berkshire could harm the reputation of Bracknell and Ascot Clinical Commissioning Group, board papers say.