All HSJ Local articles – Page 210
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Colchester acting chief executive resigns
WORKFORCE: The acting chief executive of Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust, under investigation by police over allegations of cancer data manipulation, has announced her resignation.
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Royal Devon seeks solution to poor stroke performance
STRUCTURE: Stroke care in the Exeter area may need to be restructured in order to meet key performance targets, board papers reveal.
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East Riding of Yorkshire introduces C diff card
PERFORMANCE: East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group has introduced a voluntary C difficile card, which will be issued to patients who test positive for the bacteria at hospital or their GP surgery.
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Calderdale and Huddersfield misses target for TIA patients
PERFORMANCE: Only 51 per cent of transient ischemic attack patients with high risk of stroke were treated within 24 hours at Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust in October, falling below the 60 per cent target.
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Shropshire CCG agrees formal support from area team
PERFORMANCE: Shropshire CCG is receiving formal support from its area team because of failures to commission services that comply with the 18 week referral to treatment requirement, recent board minutes state.
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Timeline for major reconfiguration set out by Barking, Havering and Redbridge
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has set out a proposed timeline for reconfiguration which will include moving all emergency admissions and surgery to Queen’s Hospital by mid 2015.
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Staffing shortage causes financial woe for Queen Victoria Trust
Queen Victoria Hospital Foundation Trust is £468k behind plan in its latest financial performance report largely due to staffing gaps.
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STRUCTURE: The two south coast foundation trusts whose planned merger was blocked last year have signed an undertaking not to attempt to merge again for the next 10 years.
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NHS England director to run 'challenged' trust
WORKFORCE: Another NHS England leader in the South region has left to run an acute trust, it has been announced.
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HSJ LocalMental health needs assessed in custody
A mental health service in Kent has teamed up with police to create a street triage team that will assess whether a person should be detained or referred to a care pathway.
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Monitor agrees improvements with learning disability trust
Calderstone Partnerships Foundation Trust has entered into legally binding undertakings with Monitor to secure improvements to its care of adults with mental health and learning difficulties.
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Hospital to join vascular surgery network
Salisbury District Hospital is to become part of a regional network of specialist centres for vascular surgery.
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North Middlesex expands A&E as Chase Farm's closes
North Middlesex University Hospital Trust has expanded its accident and emergency department to meet increased demand after nearby Chase Farm Hospital’s A&E closed at the beginning of last month.
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New chief for Devon Partnership
WORKFORCE: Devon Partnership Trust has announced the appointment of Melanie Walker as its new chief executive.
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Boss of troubled Berkshire trust quits
WORKFORCE: Royal Berkshire Hospital chief executive Ed Donald has resigned after four years leading the organisation. The trust is currently being investigated by Monitor after governance concerns.
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Community Services launches fresh bid for £800m contract
Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust has joined with a new private partner to make a second bid for an £800m older people’s services contract.
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Leicester faces £40m deficit
University Hospitals of Leicester Trust has said it will need ongoing financial support from the Department of Health after its forecast deficit doubled to almost £40m.
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Cancer trust chief suspended
The Christie Foundation Trust yesterday suspended its chief executive Caroline Shaw.
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Woman reveals impact of Good Hope error
A grandmother found out she had been wrongly diagnosed with breast cancer - 17 years after undergoing an operation by surgeon Ian Paterson.
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HSJ LocalManagerial failings allowed rogue surgeon to operate
A review into Heart of England Foundation Trust has found “weak and indecisive leadership from senior managers” and “secrecy and concealment” allowed a rogue surgeon to continue carrying out unrecognised and unsafe surgical procedures.