All HSJ Local articles – Page 469
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Community DTOC up at Somerset Partnership
PERFORMANCE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust lost more than 500 bed days to delayed discharges during September.
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South Warwickshire FT beats surplus target
FINANCE: An injection of “deferred income” has enabled South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust to deliver more than double its target surplus for September.
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South Warwickshire FT eyes community assets
STRUCTURE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is “confident” it will be allowed to take ownership of community hospitals in its area.
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C difficile and A&E improvements for South Warwickshire FT
PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is reporting a “general improvement in performance” for the second quarter of 2011-12.
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Worcestershire Acute's radiotherapy unit one step closer
STRUCTURE: Worcester City Council Planning Committee has agreed outline planning permission for a new radiotherapy unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
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Midlands announces cluster chairs
WORKFORCE: NHS Midlands and East has announced the appointment of four chairs to the newly created primary care trust cluster organisations across the region and two new trust chairs.
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More than 200 PCT staff aligned to CCG roles
WORKFORCE: The cluster has recently undertaken a workforce mapping exercise and identified the potential destination of each member of staff once the PCTs are abolished in March 2013.
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Derbyshire identifies AQP priorities
FINANCE: Clinical commissioners have identified three services they would like to add to their “Any Qualified Provider” list.
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Delayed discharges double at Medway FT
PERFORMANCE: Delayed discharges from Medway Foundation Trust more than doubled to 4.8 per cent in September from 2 per cent in August, against a target of 3.5 per cent.
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Medway had to alter 13 per cent of outpatients appointments
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust had to change or cancel more than 4,500 outpatient appointments in September - more than 13 per cent of the total.
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Staff bullying tackled at Medway Foundation Trust
WORKFORCE: Medway Foundation Trust has introduced new initiatives to deal with bullying and harassment within its workforce.
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Medway FT deficit driven by staff pay costs
FINANCE: Medway Foundation Trust had a deficit of £2.3m at the end of the first six months of the financial year, £651,000 more than it had planned at this stage.
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Dartford and Gravesham slips on financial position
FINANCE: Dartford and Gravesham Trust had a year to date deficit of £1,395,000 at the end of September, £891,000 worse than planned.
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Cancer target missed at Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham Trust has missed the 62 day target for treating cancer patients for the last five months.
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Complaints up at Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust had 48 formal complaints in September, up from 20 the month before.
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George Eliot loses £1m of capital resources to bail out another trust
FINANCE: The West Midlands strategic health authority is to take £1m of capital funds out of George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust to another provider.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells loses member of finance team
WORKFORCE: Mick Bull, deputy finance director, is being seconded to Dartford and Gravesham Trust for a year as director of finance.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells confident of breakeven
FINANCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust is still forecasting breakeven for the financial year, despite the added costs of its new PFI hospital at Pembury.
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George Eliot recruits more nurses to improve skill mix
WORKFORCE: Twenty-two new band five nurses started work at George Eliot Hospital in October, with at least another four expected to start in November.
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North Bristol awards call bell contract for new PFI
COMMERCIAL: Healthcare technology specialist The Wandsworth Group has been awarded a contract worth more than £1m to design, manufacture and install a nurse call system for North Bristol Trust’s new hospital.