All HSJ Local articles – Page 405
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Sussex Partnership lauds research programme
RESEARCH: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has highlighted that results of its research studies are fed straight back into local services.
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PCT public health staff move to council offices
WORKFORCE: NHS Surrey staff have moved to Surrey County Council a year before the authority officially takes responsibility for public health.
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Project to tailor dementia care launched by Western Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has launched a project intended to improve care for dementia patients.
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Sussex faces increasing depression and budget pressures
FINANCE: Sussex is facing a worse hike in depression than other parts of the country, according to latest figures, at a time when Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust is also under pressure to make significant savings.
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Yeovil appoints four new non-execs
WORKFORCE: The chair of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in the UK and a former executive from John Lewis are among four new non-executive directors appointed at Yeovil District Hospital.
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East Kent maternity shake-up goes ahead
STUCTURE: Maternity services in east Kent are to be reconfigured, with two units to close to births, it has been announced.
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NHS Somerset awards £1.2m telehealth contract
COMMERCIAL: NHS Somerset has awarded a £1.2m telehealth contract to Safe Patient Systems.
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Institute of Mental Health opens new £7m centre
RESEARCH: The Institute of Mental Health is to officially open its new £7m building in Nottingham on Friday, 25 May 2012.
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Warwickshire nurses create 'diabetes listener' service
RESEARCH: A new service has been started by nurses in the West Midlands for diabetes patients with mental health problems associated with their condition.
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Hospitals 'failing to deliver' appropriate end-of-life care to dementia patients
RESEARCH: Many patients with dementia who die in hospital still fail to receive sufficiently structured end of life care, a study in the North West has suggested.
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Specialist discharge sister for end-of-life patients 'a success'
RESEARCH: A scheme piloting the introduction of an end-of-life discharge sister has proved successful for “many patients”, according to UK researchers.
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Nutrition champions 'tackling patient malnutrition'
RESEARCH: Nutrition link nurses are being used in Yorkshire to help introduce guidelines at ward level to tackle malnutrition among patients.
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Ex-social services director becomes new James Paget chair
The former director of social services at Norfolk County Council has been appointed chair of the James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Waiting list target missed at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt FT
PERFORMANCE: Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust is well behind its waiting list targets.
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Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt trust beats CIP plan
FINANCE: Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust beat its cost improvement plan for 2011-12 after receiving more income than expected.
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Revenue rise for Birmingham Women's trust
FINANCE: Commissioners have agreed a £2.96m income rise for Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust.
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Princess Alexandra Hospital seeks help on length of stay
COMMERCIAL: The Essex district general hospital has tendered for consultants to improve its performance on length of stay.
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Birmingham maternity capacity review begins
STRUCTURE: A review of maternity capacity in the Birmingham and Solihull area began this month.
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New director appointed to Sussex Partnership
WORKFORCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has appointed a new non executive director.
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Sunderland FT surplus exceeding plan by £3.5m
FINANCE: City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust was exceeding its planned surplus by £3.5m as of March.