All HSJ Local articles – Page 256
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National clinical advisers question case for new North Tees hospital
A group of experts has questioned the case for a proposed new hospital between Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees.
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Rules waived to cover CCG's £15.2m financial hole
FINANCE: A clinical commissioning group has secured exemption from a series of national financial rules after discovering a £15.2m hole in its finances for 2013-14, it has told HSJ.
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New non-execs for Mid Yorks
WORKFORCE: Four new members have joined the board of Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust.
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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT offers new charged-for service
FINANCE Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has become the latest trust to offer a special respiratory test required by patients with lung disease to qualify for certain travel insurance as a paid-for service.
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£3.9m taken from Central Manchester allocation to fund specialised commissioning
FINANCE: An additional £3.9m has been taken out of Central Manchester CCG’s allocation to fund the commissioning of specialised services, minutes from its April board meeting state.
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Royal Berkshire finishes 2012-13 in surplus despite QIPP slip
FINANCE: Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust ended 2012-13 on a surplus £500,000.
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Weston reorganises management structure
STRUCTURE: Weston Area Health Trust has reorganised its management structure from three divisions into two.
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Ambulances waiting too long at East Midlands trusts
PERFORMANCE: Too many ambulances are waiting too long to handover patients at both Nottingham University Hospitals Trust and Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust it has emerged.
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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT appoints senior figure as non-executive director
WORFORCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Maureen Baker CBE as a non-executive board director, the trust has announced.
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Mid Yorks opens orthopaedic unit at Pontefract
STRUCTURE: A new orthopaedic unit has opened which will help make Pontefract Hospital a centre for planned orthopaedic surgery.
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Durham Dales piloting bladder problem service
SERVICES: A nurse led service is offering rapid access for patients in the Durham Dales with bladder problems.
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Durham Dales falling short on health checks
PERFORMANCE: GP surgeries in the Durham Dales are not calling enough patients for health checks to meet targets.
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Chase Community Hospital plan approved
SERVICE DESIGN: NHS South East Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group has approved a £3m outline business case for development of Chase Community Hospital.
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Pay costs 'highest ever' at Royal Berkshire
WORKFORCE: Pay costs were their “highest ever” at Royal Berkshire trust in March.
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Safety not guaranteed at 18 A&E depts amid 'toxic overcrowding'
PERFORMANCE: Patient safety at 18 accident and emergency departments in the West Midlands cannot be guaranteed according to a joint letter signed by leading clinicians from across the region.
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More nurses needed, says East Kent staffing report
WORKFORCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust’s board is being asked to support extra investment in nurses after a staffing review revealed issues in some areas.
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East Kent overcomes pressures to hit four-hour target
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust managed to treat 91 per cent of patients in A&E within four hours in April – despite coming under severe pressure which caused the trust to declare an internal major incident.
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Nearly 20 serious incidents since April at East Kent FT
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust had 18 serious incidents reported in April – including five which had “death/serious sequalae”.
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More than 900 'long waiters' at East Kent
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust had 907 “long waiters” at the end of April – 45 of whom had been waiting more than a year.
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Extra activity driving agency spend at Medway
PERFORMANCE: Pressures from extra activity in March and April has had severe effects on Medway Foundation Trust.