All HSJ Local articles – Page 425
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Preferred bidder could start running North Cumbria before takeover cleared
STRUCTURE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust could take over day-to-day management of North Cumbria from April, months before its proposed acquisition of the trust can be completed, board papers state.
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Yeovil struggling with 18 weeks in six specialties
PERFORMANCE: Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust is failing the 18 week referral to treatment target in three specialties for admitted patients and three for non-admitted patients.
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London FT boss resigns to lead neighbours' merger bid
WORKFORCE: David McVittie, chief executive of Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust, left his post last week and will now be leading the merger between North West London Hospitals and Ealing Hospital.
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Union attacks trust chair over 'football managers' approach to chief execs
WORKFORCE: Unison has criticised the “football managers approach to NHS management” at Croydon Health Services Trust.
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Suicide verdict after Sussex Partnership death
PERFORMANCE: A verdict of suicide has been returned by an inquest into the death of a police officer while at Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust.
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Surrey and Borders vows to investigate ‘rat attack’ claims
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust is conducting a detailed investigation into claims that a sedated patient with learning disabilities was attacked by a rat.
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Royal Berkshire chair resigns
STRUCTURE: The chair of Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has resigned without explanation.
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Southern Health plans out of hours bid
COMMERCIAL: Southern Health Foundation Trust is planning to partner a consortium of GPs and private providers seeking to run an out-of-hours primary care service.
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West Suffolk halves surplus prediction
FINANCE: Overspending on agency staff has led to West Suffolk Foundation Trust halving its predicted surplus for the year.
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RUH launches 'accelerated' introduction of ward rounds
PERFORMANCE: All wards at Royal United Hospital Bath will have commenced comfort rounds by the end of April 2012 in light of prime minister David Cameron’s recent announcement that nurses should conduct hourly rounds.
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South Central Ambulance achieves FT status
STRUCTURE: South Central Ambulance Service achieved foundation status on 1 March.
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North of Tyne CCGs sharing chief officers
WORKFORCE: The four clinical commissioning groups in Newcastle and North Tyneside are proposing to share two accountable officers.
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North East appoints interim commissioning support lead
WORKFORCE: The primary care trusts in the North East have appointed an interim managing director for their emerging single commissioning support service.
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South Tyne and Gateshead PCTs name preferred accountable officers
WORKFORCE: South Tyneside and Gateshead clinical commissioning groups have named their preferred accountable officers.
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Taunton and Somerset FT gets additional £5m
FINANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has received additional funding of £5m from NHS Somerset.
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Stroke performance improves at Taunton and Somerset
PERFORMANCE: During December 84 per cent of stroke patients at Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust spent 90 per cent of their time on a stroke unit against a required standard of 80 per cent.
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Performance improving at Avon and Wiltshire
FINANCE: The amount being paid by Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust in contract penalties has continued to fall at the start of this year.
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AWP reaches agreement in council tendering row
COMMERCIAL: Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust has agreed to settle a legal action bought against North Somerset District Council over a recent tender exercise.
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Southern Health to merge with Ridgeway Partnership
STRUCTURE: Southern Health Foundation Trust is to merge with the Ridgeway Partnership, it has been announced today.
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Demand managment 'adrift' in Portsmouth
FINANCE: Demand management schemes in Portsmouth are £3.4m “adrift” of plan, partly due to extra work undertaken to cut waiting lists.