All HSJ Local articles – Page 618

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Falls rise at Suffolk Mental Health Partnership

2011-02-02T14:48:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Suffolk Mental Health Partnership Trust has reported a “significant rise” in patient falls in December 2010, according to its board papers.

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Savings plan shortfall in West Herfordshire Trust

2011-02-02T14:46:00Z

FINANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust is achieving below its planned surplus because savings schemes are below the target set in its financial recovery plan.

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Basildon and Thurrock Hospitals Trust overspending

2011-02-02T14:44:00Z

FINANCE: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals is currently overspending by £10.3m in its contract with NHS South West Esex.

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South West Essex PCT still £11m over budget

2011-02-02T14:42:00Z

FINANCE: The South West Essex primary care trust was still reporting a deficit at the end of 2010 of £11.4m, despite recieving £7m from the NHS East of England.

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Outpatients causing overspend at West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust

2011-02-02T14:37:00Z

FINANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust is overperforming on its contract with NHS Hertfordshire due mainly to a £3m overspend in outpatients.

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East and North Hertfordshire Trust overspending by nearly £6m

2011-02-02T14:36:00Z

FINANCE: East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is £5.7m over budget in its contract with its primary care trust, NHS Hertfordshire, with non-elective procedures the biggest concern.

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South East Essex PCT faces £1.3m cost pressures

2011-02-02T14:32:00Z

FINANCE: A raised threshold for a marginal non-elective rate, demanded by the local acute trust, could lead to extra costs of £1.3m for NHS South East Essex.

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Stroke options for NHS Cambridgeshire

2011-02-02T14:30:00Z

STRUCTURE: NHS Cambridgshire is considering options for the future of stroke care in Huntingdonshire.

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Chief executive appointed at Airedale

2011-02-02T09:34:00Z

WORKFORCE: Bridget Fletcher has been appointed chief executive of Airedale Foundation Trust.

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Harrogate FT overspending

2011-02-02T09:05:00Z

FINANCE: Harrogate and District Foundation Trust is recording a £507,000 overspend in the year to date.

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Continuing care overspend at Warwickshire PCT

2011-02-01T19:26:00Z

FINANCE: Continuing Healthcare budgets are classed as high risk by Warwickshire PCT.

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Scarborough and North East Yorkshire in vascular shakeup

2011-02-01T18:52:00Z

ORGANISATION: Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Trust would be largely restricted to outpatient and daycase vascular surgery under reconfiguration proposals.

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York Hospital in regional vascular shakeup

2011-02-01T18:21:00Z

STRUCTURE: A consultation on vascular services would see the service at York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust co-operate with that at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Foundation Trust.

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NHS Worcestershire staff transferring to Worcestershire Acute

2011-02-01T18:16:00Z

WORKFORCE: Staff carrying out surgical and clinical investigation services at NHS Worcestershire will be transferred to Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust as part of a service reconfiguration.

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Low DNA rate at Derbyshire Mental Health Services Trust

2011-02-01T17:57:00Z

PERFORMANCE: More than a fifth of patients at Derbyshire Mental Health Services Trust are not attending appointments.

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NHS Barnet approves transfer of Barnet Community Services

2011-02-01T17:33:00Z

STRUCTURE: The provider arm of the north London primary care trust is due to transfer to aspirant community foundation trust Central London Community Healthcare in April.

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Walsall Hospitals Trust predicting £2.2m loss under A&E cap

2011-02-01T17:17:00Z

FINANCE: Walsall Hospitals Trust will lose £2.2m this year if it continues to overperform on emergency activity.

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NHS Harrow will not be out of deficit by the 2014-15

2011-02-01T16:38:00Z

FINANCE: According to the north-west London sector Quality, Improvement, Productivty and Prevention plan, NHS Harrow will still be running a deficit even when the rest of the sector has taken £270m of spending out of the area’s acute sector.

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'Very disappointing' breast cancer performance from Walsall Hospitals

2011-02-01T16:35:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Walsall Hospitals Trust is reporting “very disappointing” year to date performance after missing a target that 93 per cent for referring patients with suspected breast cancer to consultants within two weeks.

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NHS Hillingdon to cut medicine spend with local acute by £2.7m in 2011-12

2011-02-01T16:05:00Z

FINANCE: The commissioning body is anticipating the saving after negotiating a medicines management agreement with Hillingdon Hospital.