All HSJ Local articles – Page 426

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Hill returns from Bermuda to rejoin James Paget

2012-03-02T10:57:00Z

WORKFORCE: The former chief executive of James Paget University Hospitals is being brought back to run the troubled trust.

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New Royal London Hospital opens

2012-03-02T10:15:00Z

STRUCTURE: The new Royal London Hospital has opened its doors for the first time.

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GWAS performance falls

2012-03-01T15:05:00Z

PERFORMANCE: There were no areas of “good or improved performance” to note at Great Western Ambulance Service during December, a report to the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Board said.

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Bristol and Somerset to work together on commissioning support

2012-03-01T15:05:00Z

STRUCTURE: The NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire primary care trust cluster is working with NHS Somerset on developing a commissioning support service.

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Second CCG condemns health bill and 'bureaucratic' authorisation process

2012-03-01T13:22:00Z

City and Hackney clinical commissioning group has become the second to urge the prime minister to drop the Health Bill.

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Exclusive: national commissioning leads CCG to merge

2012-03-01T10:47:00Z

STRUCTURE: GPs in the Wirral have agreed to merge their three proposed commissioning groups into one, after the strategic health authority said they were too small and would not be authorised.

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London GPs off the pace on exercise programmes

2012-03-01T06:22:00Z

WORKFORCE: GPs in the capital are cynical about a major campaign to encourage physical activity in patients with long terms conditions, reflecting a wider lack of enthusiasm about exercise programmes, a study suggests.

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Private heart clinic refers FT to competition panel

2012-03-01T05:00:00Z

COMMERCIAL: A foundation trust has been referred to the Cooperation and Competition Panel by a private heart clinic.

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FT consultation starts in Leicestershire

2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

STRUCTURE: Leicestershire Partnership Trust has embarked on a 12 week consultation about gaining foundation trust status.

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PFI staff strike in Swindon

2012-02-29T16:55:00Z

WORKFORCE: Hospital housekeeping staff employed by a private finance initiative partner have staged a series of walkouts over alleged management bullying.

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Smallest CCG told: merge tomorrow

2012-02-29T15:53:00Z

STRUCTURE: The smallest pathfinder clinical commissioning group in England has been given less than two days’ notice to merge with its neighbours.

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Portsmouth trust prepares to miss savings target

2012-02-29T12:15:00Z

FINANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has set aside £2m in case it fails to hit its savings target for 2011-12, but has admitted that this might not cover the shortfall.

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Heatherwood plans maternity unit closure after CCG abandons service

2012-02-29T12:14:00Z

STRUCTURE: Directors of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals Foundation Trust have earmarked the trust’s Ascot Birth Centre for permanent closure – in part due to GP commissioners moving their patients to another unit.

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RUH 'unlikely' to close savings gap this year

2012-02-28T19:12:00Z

FINANCE: Royal United Hospital Bath Trust is £4.8m behind on its cost improvement plan year to date.

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Sussex Community hunts for new finance director

2012-02-27T19:34:00Z

WORKFORCE: Sussex Community NHS Trust is currently seeking to appoint a director of finances and estates.

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'We care' what patients think, says Western Sussex Hospitals

2012-02-27T19:24:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust is investing in a technology to help patients provide feedback on its services, it has announced.

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Brighton puts checks in place to guard quality and safety

2012-02-27T19:08:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has agreed a scrutiny process for its efficiency programme in order to try and prevent drops in patient safety or quality.

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Unwelcome 18 week anniversary for Frimley Park

2012-02-27T19:08:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust has not met its 18 week referral to treatment monthly target for a year.   

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New Kent hospital runs into trouble with CQC

2012-02-27T19:07:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust said it had made immediate changes to improve patient care at its new hospital at Pembury after a routine inspection by the Care Quality Commission.

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Breakeven on cards for Brighton and Sussex

2012-02-27T18:53:00Z

FINANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust is reporting a marginal surplus of £0.1m for the 10 months ending January 2012.