All HSJ Local articles – Page 570
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Southampton City and Hampshire merge LIFT Cos
COMMERCIAL: Two LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) companies set up by Southampton City and Hampshire primary care trusts are to merge to create a single LIFT company.
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South Tees Hospitals FT completes community service takeover
STRUCTURE: Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland Community Services (MRCCS) has joined South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, under the transforming community services programme.
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Liverpool Community Health appoints head of nursing directorate
WORKFORCE: Helen Lockett has joined Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust to head up its operations and nursing directorate.
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Derby care home training initiative aims to head off emergency admissions
WORKFORCE: Care home nurses in Derbyshire are to receive specialist training in helping older patients in care homes with feeding or swallowing difficulties.
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NHS Hounslow predicting a fall in access to GP services
PERFORMANCE: The west London primary care trust’s performance report anticipated the percentage of patients able to see their GP within 48 hours would fall by 5.5 per cent.
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NHS Derby City details TCS transfer
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has detailed where its provider arm services were transferred to on 1 April, under the transforming community services programme.
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NHS Westminster predicting £5m slippage on QIPP plans
FINANCE: The central London commissioning body has reported that its £17.2m QIPP savings are now predicted to come to £12.2m for 2011-12.
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NHS North Staffordshire on track for £1m surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust said its revenue forecast at month 10, January, was “on track” to achieve a surplus control target of £1m.
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Lewisham Healthcare Trust plans to submit FT bid in October
FINANCE: Lewisham Healthcare Trust is planning to submit a foundation trust bid in October despite liquidity problems.
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NHS South Staffordshire to shut mental health centres
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust plans a phased closure close of adult day centre services for mental health and learning disabilities patients.
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West Middlesex plans to cut 344 jobs as it makes £19.7m in savings
WORKFORCE: The West Middlesex, which is on the Department of Health’s list of seven financially challenged trusts, plans to save £19.7m over the next two years.
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Royal Cornwall Hospitals breaches data protection laws
PERFORMANCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals has breached the Data Protection Act by disclosing third party personal data on two occasions, the Information Commissioner’s Office has said.
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Commissioners to investigate over-performance at three trusts including Whipps Cross
FINANCE: Whipps Cross is over-performing by more than £1m on its contract with NHS Newham, according to a report from the East London and City Acute Commissioning Unit
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Midwifery indicators behind target and down on year for NHS Newham
PERFORMANCE: The east London commisioning body’s performance report showed a decline in the number of women who had seen a midwife or maternity healthcare professional within 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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New deadline for revised Barnet and Chase Farm reconfiguration plans
STRUCTURE: The deadline for the drawing up of revised Barnet and Chase Farm reconfiguration proposals has been extended.
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Queen Mary's closures knock on to neighbouring trusts
PERFORMANCE: The closure of maternity and accident and emergency services at Queen Mary’s Sidcup has led to services elsewhere being closed due to demand outstripping capacity.
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Chair reappointed at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals
WORKFORCE: The trust has announced the re-appointment of Scilla Smith as trust chair.
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Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals achieves top marks for cancer centre
PERFORMANCE: The trust’s Queen’s Centre for Oncology and Haematology has been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark.
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Imperial chief exec to step down
WORKFORCE: Steve Smith is to stand down as Imperial College Healthcare Trust chief executive.
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Hillingdon Hospitals achieves foundation status
STRUCTURE: The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust has been given foundation status.