All HSJ Local articles – Page 343
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Kensington and Chelsea has highest number of GP outlier practices
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has a higher proportion of GP practices “under review” than any other in London.
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Double running costs force SHIP cluster overspend on staffing
WORKFORCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster is £772,000 over plan for total workforce costs.
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SHIP finance on target despite QIPP risk
FINANCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster reported a £6.82 million surplus in the first five months of 2012-13, and is expecting to achieve the £16.3m target for the full year.
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Southampton GP referrals 10 per cent up on last year
PERFORMANCE: Acute sector activity levels in Southampton are far exceeding planned levels, and in most areas are well above levels for last year.
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Good Hope Hospital launches home recovery service
STRUCTURE: Good Hope Hospital, part of Heart of England Foundation Trust, has launched a “recovery at home” service this week.
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Weight loss support to new mothers in Peterborough
SERVICES: Women in Peterborough are being offered the chance to avoid excessive weight gain during pregnancy and to lose weight after giving birth.
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Queen Elizabeth behind on surplus plan
FINANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, Foundation Trust is behind plan on its surplus, with just £282,000 to the end of August against a plan of £557,000.
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Queen Elizabeth fails to meet 62-day target
PERFORMANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, Foundation Trust failed to meet the 62 day cancer treatment target in August.
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Luton and Beds 111 to be provided by ambulance trust
SERVICES: 111 services in Luton and Bedfordshire will be provided by the East of England Ambulance Service Trust after it won through in a tendering process.
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Delayed ambulance turnarounds designated serious incidents
PERFORMANCE: Long delays in ambulance turnaround times at hospitals are to be reported as potential serious incidents in the East of England.
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Ambulance delays in East of England
PERFORMANCE: Ambulance crews in the East of England are struggling to get stroke patients to a hyperacute unit within 60 minutes - partly due to the geography of the area.
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Five never events at Queen Elizabeth, King's Lynn
A hospital trust has reported five never events this year - including two cases where swabs were left inside patients.
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Brighton's search for Selbie replacement continues
WORKFORCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust is unlikely to have a permanent replacement for Duncan Selbie until at least the start of next year.
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North East NHS Direct staff get pay protection
WORKFORCE: Commissioners have agreed to fund pay protection for NHS Direct staff in the north east following a long running row over pay, terms and conditions.
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Two babies die of rare infection at Staffordshire trust
Two premature babies have died after an outbreak of a rare infection in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.
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Close Heatherwood, argue neighbouring trusts
STRUCTURE: The Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has argued that Heatherwood Hospital should be closed, with funding diverted to its own Brants Bridge clinic in Bracknell.
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Two never events at Hampshire Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust reported two never events relating to surgical procedures in the first quarter of 2012-13.
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Mediation sought in Norfolk over performance and penalties dispute
A major acute hospital in the East of England and its main commissioner are to go to mediation after being unable to sign a contract for this financial year.
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Medway PCT meets mixed sex target
PERFORMANCE: NHS Medway recorded five breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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West Kent improves on mixed sex target
PERFORMANCE: NHS West Kent recorded four breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.