All HSJ Local articles – Page 276
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Norfolk Community Trust reports 25 serious incidents in February
PERFORMANCE: 21 out of 25 serious incidents reported to Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust in February were grade three pressure ulcers, the March board meeting heard.
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Sumara appointed Bolton chief as trust reports 'encouraging' coding review findings
PERFORMANCE: Antony Sumara has been appointed as interim chief executive at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. In a statement trust chair David Wakefield said that the organisation had received “encouraging interim findings from an independent review into sepsis recording at the trust.
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Basildon and Thurrock needs £14m savings to break even in 2013-14
FINANCE: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust needs to make savings of over five per cent - or around £14m - to break even in 2013-14.
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West Hertfordshire falls behind on complaints responses
PERFORMANCE: Complaints ranging from an elderly patient pursued by debt collectors over a parking ticket to a pregnant woman who was told to “stop wasting hospital time” and subsequently had a stillbirth were among 20 complaints discussed at West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust board meeting.
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Ipswich trust buys low beds to cut falls risk
PERFORMANCE: Ipswich Hospital has invested in special low beds to reduce the risk of falls among vulnerable patients.
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East and North Herts surplus £3.2m behind plan at end of Feb
FINANCE: East and North Herts Trust had a year-to-date surplus at the end of February of just £93,000 – more than £3.2m behind plan, board papers show.
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George Eliot falls short on cancer target
PERFORMANCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust reported a red risk rating for January due to a breach of the 62 day cancer waiting time target for three successive quarters.
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Managers work out of hours in bid to fix Calderdale trust A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: Managers are on site during the weekend at Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust as it tries to improve accident and emergency performance.
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Norovirus outbreak hits more than half of beds at Stoke Mandeville
PERFORMANCE: A norovirus outbreak in Buckinghamshire in February affected more than half the beds at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
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Dudley CCG predicts fall in demand at local FT
PERFORMANCE: Dudley CCG is predicting a small fall in activity at Dudley Group Foundation Trust, which delivers 85 per cent of secondary care activity within the CCG area since 2009.
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East Cheshire outsources HR service
COMMERCIAL: East Cheshire NHS Trust has awarded a four-year, single supplier framework contract to arvato UK & Ireland, the company has announced.
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Newcastle FT chief exec hits out at 'legal procrastination'
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Sir Leonard Fenwick, has issued a statement following the High Court review on children’s heart surgery services.
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals introduces computerised heart disease assessment
CLINICAL RESEARCH: A new award-winning computer system which assesses heart disease better than the naked eye which could revolutionise the way patients with conditions such angina and heart attack are assessed and treated has been introduced at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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South Warwickshire works with Serco on transformation
STRUCTURE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has begun “scoping work” on two new transformation projects, both involving working with “strategic partners”.
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HSJ LocalCCP finds Bristol 'service swap' could be anti-competitive
COMMERCIAL: Plans to centralise some acute services in Bristol could be anti-competitive and must be investigated further, the Co-operation and Competition Panel has ruled.
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Norfolk and Norwich free of MRSA for a year
PERFORMANCE: The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital has had no MRSA blood stream infections (bacteraemias) for more than a year.
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Non attendance costs Calderdale trust £5m a year
FINANCE: Patients not turning up for outpatient appointments are costing Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust nearly £5m a year in lost income.
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Commissioners agree extra cash for Coventry trust
FINANCE: University Hospitals Coventry and WarwickshireTrust moved from surplus to deficit at month ten after reaching a settlement with local commissioners.
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South Warwickshire delivers double planned surplus
FINANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust finished January on a £3.2m surplus – more than double the expected amount.
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Bradford doctor produces study on feeding infants
CLINICAL RESEARCH: A Bradford doctor has led on a groundbreaking study into babies who fail to take enough breast milk.