All HSJ Local articles – Page 247
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East Cheshire back on track on emergency waiting times
PERFORMANCE: East Cheshire is back on track after failing to hit A&E waiting time targets in the last quarter of the financial year.
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Royal Liverpool consults on plans for new hospital
STRUCTURE: Plans for a brand new hospital to replace the Royal Liverpool will be displayed to the public this month.
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Hospital trust launches 'come dine with me' scheme
WORKFORCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust is recruiting volunteers to act as “dining companions” for patients.
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£90,000 underspend at Southport and Formby CCG
FINANCE: Commissioners in Southport and Formby had a £90,000 underspend at the end of the financial year with an overall underspend of £261,000 if contingency funds were taken into account, according to the organisation’s latest finance report.
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New service encourages more homebirths in Sussex
STRUCTURE: A new 24-hour community midwives service dedicated to home births has been introduced by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust.
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Brighton and Sussex turns to electronic whiteboards
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has rolled out interactive electronic whiteboards to improve efficiency on wards.
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Sussex Community Trust starts FT consultation
STRUCTURE: Sussex Community NHS Trust has launched a foundation trust consultation launches at its Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital.
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Greater Manchester CCGs look to pool topslice
FINANCE: The commissioning groups across Greater Manchester may pool more than half of the 2 per cent of their allocations that must be held back for non-recurrent expenditure, North Manchester CCG board papers state.
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Thanet CCG sets out vision for future
PERFORMANCE: NHS Thanet Clinical Commissioning Group has set out its plans to tackle the priority areas of tobacco-related disease, obesity and dementia.
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Southport and Ormskirk sees 'unprecedented' challenge to urgent care
PERFORMANCE: Southport and Ormskirk saw “considerable deterioration” in its accident and emergency waiting times in January as a result of “unprecedented” challenges to managing its urgent care system, a performance report states.
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Hospital payout after leg amputation
PERFORMANCE: A 13 hour delay in treatment caused a former police officer to have to undergo an avoidable leg amputation it has emerged.
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Deputy finance director leaves Whittington Health Trust
FINANCE: The deputy director of finance at Whittington Health Trust has left to take up a post at Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust.
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Whittington awarded £750,000 for maternity upgrade
STRUCTURE: Whittington Health Trust was awarded £750,000 by the Department of Health to upgrade its maternity facilities.
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Norfolk and Suffolk FT issued compulsory redundancy notices
WORKFORCE: Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust has announced plans to make 41 members of staff compulsorily redundant.
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Sherwood Forest Trust struggles with long waiting time target
PERFORMANCE: Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust is failing to hit the Department of Health target that no patient should wait 52 weeks on an incomplete referral to treatment pathway.
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Thousands of Bristol patients take part in clinical trials
CLINICAL RESEARCH: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has received almost £3m income from the National Institute for Health Research through involving patients in clinical trials.
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Dementia patients benefit from London integrated care scheme
PERFORMANCE: A trial scheme to improve care for older patients in North West London has led to increased diagnosis of dementia and better care planning, according to an evaluation of its first year.
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'Capacity issues' at Southampton trust lead to one year wait for neurology patient
PERFORMANCE: A patient waited for more than a year for neurology treatment at University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust due to “capacity issues”.
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Walsall delays FT bid over Mid Staffs
PERFORMANCE: Walsall Healthcare Trust has delayed applying for foundation trust status while it awaits the outcome of decisions over Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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Oxfordshire council and CCG to step up pooled budget
FINANCE: Oxfordshire’s clinical commissioning group and county council are planning to nearly double the size of their pooled budget for older people.