All HSJ Local articles – Page 386

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'Amber-red' rating for Newcastle Hospitals

2012-07-06T14:01:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust received an “amber-red” rating from Monitor for its governance standards.

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Reconfiguration looms at £26m deficit trust

2012-07-05T00:00:00Z

FINANCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust has announced it plans to record a £26m deficit for 2012-13 and confirmed it is considering the reconfiguration of services, with the business case set to be completed in October.

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Warwickshire CCGs merge

2012-07-04T17:33:00Z

STRUCTURE: Two clinical commissioning groups have merged to form a single organisation in north Warwickshire following advice from the NHS Commissioning Board.

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Death rates still climbing at George Eliot

2012-07-04T17:31:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Death rates at George Eliot Hospital are continuing to rise despite attempts from both commissioners and the trust to bring them under control.

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Warwickshire hospitals struggle on ambulance handover

2012-07-04T17:29:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Acute providers in Warwickshire are struggling against targets for emergency admissions and ambulance handovers.

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Mid Staffs draws up formal partnership with neighbour

2012-07-04T16:57:00Z

STRUCTURE: A memorandum of understanding between the troubled Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust and its larger neighbour the University Hospital of North Staffordshire is set to be approved by both hospital boards this week.

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CMFT opens £6m research unit for musculoskeletal diseases

2012-07-04T10:01:00Z

RESEARCH: The trust launched a new £6m research unit for musculoskeletal diseases on 4 July, alongside the National Institute for Health Research and the University of Manchester.

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NW London launches consultation on major service reconfiguration

2012-07-04T09:59:00Z

STRUCTURE: NHS North West London has launched a consultation into a major shake-up of services across its eight boroughs.

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Matt Walsh becomes full time accountable officer for Calderdale CCG

2012-07-04T09:57:00Z

WORKFORCE: Matt Walsh, formerly NHS Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield medical director, has become the transitional accountable officer of Calderdale CCG on a full time basis.

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Leicester hospitals opens new ward to meet targets

2012-07-04T09:56:00Z

PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of Leicester has opened a dedicated ward for fractured neck of femur patients, after commissioners issued the trust with a contract query for failing to meet targets.

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North Kirklees transitional accountable officer named

2012-07-04T09:54:00Z

WORKFORCE: North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group has named Chris Dowse as its transitional accountable officer.

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Wakefield CCG names interim chief finance officer

2012-07-04T09:54:00Z

WORKFORCE: Jim Hayburn has been appointed as interim chief finance officer for Wakefield CCG.

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Bucks PCT in surplus despite overspends

2012-07-03T18:30:00Z

FINANCE: Buckinghamshire primary care trust finished 2011-12 with a year-end surplus higher than planned, despite over-spending on all its providers.

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Bucks PCT misses out on £2m PbR savings

2012-07-03T18:29:00Z

FINANCE: Buckinghamshire commissioners will have to find £2m to plug a gap in its savings plan after providers refused to accept changes to payment by results.

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Oxfordshire PCT misses QIPP savings due to DTOCs

2012-07-03T18:28:00Z

FINANCE: Oxfordshire primary care trust is predicting a £1.48m shortfall in efficiency savings due to delayed transfers of care.

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Analysed: acute demand outpacing supply on the south coast

2012-07-03T15:11:00Z

HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week’s HSJ Local Briefing looks at the Southampton and Portsmouth health economy, which has struggled to control rising demand for acute services.

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Solent and Southampton trusts explore joint working

2012-07-03T15:11:00Z

STRUCTURE: Acute and community providers in Southampton are exploring new joint working arrangements in a bid to cut demand for emergency services, HSJ can reveal.

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Ambulance trust wins Surrey patient transport deal

2012-07-03T07:26:00Z

COMMERCIAL: NHS Surrey and Surrey County Council have awarded a new three year contract to provide non-emergency transport for patients to South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust (SECAmb).

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New system brings CQUIN benefit for Western Sussex

2012-07-02T11:58:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex NHS Trust is helping to pay for a new patient monitoring system through the benefits it is providing in helping meet commissioning for quality and innovation targets.

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Western Sussex FT bid given go-ahead by health secretary

2012-07-02T11:58:00Z

STRUCTURE: The health secretary has given his backing to Western Sussex Hospitals Trust’s application for foundation status.