All HSJ Local articles – Page 482
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NHS North of England appoints non-executive directors
WORKFORCE: The newly formed cluster of strategic health authorities has announced the non-executive directors appointed to its board.
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NHS Wandsworth given permission to sell Putney Hospital to Wandsworth council
COMMERCIAL: The south west London primary care trust received permission from NHS London’s capital investment committee to sell the property for £4.5m, making a profit of £1m, a report said.
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Specialist spinal unit opens in South Tees
STRUCTURE: Children and young people with spinal conditions now have access to a specialist team at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
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GWAS names FT partner
STRUCTURE: Great Western Ambulance Service has named South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust as its preferred takeover partner.
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NW Ambulance Service sees sharp improvement in response times
PERFORMANCE: The trust’s performance against its response target for immediately life threatening “Category A” calls improved dramatically in late summer, its latest performance report shows.
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North Essex PCT set £6m running cost reduction target
FINANCE: The North Essex primary care trust cluster has been set a £6m running cost reduction target for this year, according to board papers.
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Mid Essex PCT set to use all contingency
FINANCE: NHS Mid Essex has had to use nearly £2m of contingency to achieve a break even financial position in September, according to board papers.
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George Eliot saw 35 per cent annual drop in C difficile
PERFORMANCE: A review of the George Eliot Hospital’s infection prevention strategy for 2010-11 has shown a 35 per cent reduction in the rates of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea and no reported infections of MRSA bacteraemia in 2010-11.
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York Teaching Hospital submits evidence rejecting 'predatory pricing' accusations
COMMERCIAL: York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust has submitted its case to the Co-operation and Competition Panel rejecting claims that it engaged in “predatory pricing” to win a contract for musculoskeletal services.
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Derbyshire PCTs announce new board structure
STRUCTURE: NHS Derbyshire cluster has announced its new board structure.
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Mid Essex Hospital Trust to overspend by over £10m
FINANCE: Contracts between the commissioners of the North Essex primary care trust cluster and Mid Essex Hospital Hospital Services Trust are predicted to overspend by £10.3m.
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Colchester Hospital FT overspend predicted
FINANCE: Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust is forecast to overspend by £1.6m on its contracts with the primary care trusts in North Essex.
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East and North Herts must find a new generator supplier
COMMERCIAL: East and North Hertfordshire Trust must find a new company to carry out a generator improvement programme after problems with a supplier.
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South Central SHA misses stroke care target
PERFORMANCE: The South Central strategic health authority area missed its target for the proportion of patients spending 90 per cent of their time on a dedicated stroke unit in quarter one of 2011-12.
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Performance notices on Oxford Radcliffe lifted after improvements
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have closed five performance notices on Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust after seeing improved performance over the past year.
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Peterborough in preventative strategy talks
PERFORMANCE: NHS organisations in Peterborough are planning to focus on preventative services, after a meeting was held to discuss strategic planning in the city.
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Bucks data returns held up by RIO
PERFORMANCE: Installing the RIO information system has caused delays in data collection at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
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New inpatient unit to open at Suffolk MH trust
COMMERCIAL: A new inpatient mental health facility is due to open at Suffolk Mental Health Trust next week.
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Cameron and Lansley dragged into staffing dispute at Chipping Norton hospital
STRUCTURE: The prime minister and health secretary have been asked to intervene in a row over whether a hospital should continue to employ NHS staff.
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Potential industrial action at two North West path labs, Unite warns
WORKFORCE: Two acute trusts in the North West could face industrial action in their pathology labs.