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Lewisham Healthcare 'asked to make significant alterations' to financial plan
FINANCE: NHS London asked Lewisham Healthcare Trust to make “significant alterations” to its long-term financial modelling in July, board papers reveal.
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Mid Yorkshire appoints new chairman
WORKFORCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust has appointed a new chair.
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Recruitment delays at Avon and Wiltshire
WORKFORCE: Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust had failed to appoint a medical director following interviews in August.
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North west trusts look to improve complaints handling
PERFORMANCE: Four north west hospitals are among a group of ten acute trusts that have come together to work on improving their complaints handling ahead of the publication of the report Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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New chairman for Stockport FT
WORKFORCE: Stockport Foundation Trust has appointed a new chair, it announced today.
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Taunton and Somerset takes part in complaints handling project
PERFORMANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust is taking part in a Patients Association project to improve complaints handling.
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Hillingdon 'not making sufficient progress' on theatre utilisation
PERFORMANCE: The chair of Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust has said it is not making sufficient progress on theare utilisation.
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London Ambulance Service pilots scheme to divert mental health patients from A&E
PERFORMANCE: The London Ambulance Service Trust is piloting a scheme with Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust on a scheme to divert mental health patients from A&E.
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Three care assistants charged with neglect at Whipp's Cross
WORKFORCE: Three care assistants at Whipps Cross University Hospital have been charged with neglect.
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Lewisham Healthcare's FT bid delayed
STRUCTURE: A report to the board of Lewisham Healthcare Trust said that the trust’s foundation trust application would now be discussed at the Department of Health’s October technical committee meetings, which would cause a “three month delay to either April or May 2013”.
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HSE eases up on Salisbury
WORKFORCE: The Health and Safety Executive has removed one of two improvement notices issued to Salisbury Foundation Trust.
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The Min ahead of plan on deficit
FINANCE: The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases Foundation Trust is reporting a lower deficit than anticipated at the end of July.
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Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust invited merger bids from 39 trusts
STRUCTURE: Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust issued an invitation to 39 providers for expressions of interest in merging with it, board papers reveal.
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Just 71pc of James Paget patients treated within 18 weeks
PERFORMANCE: Only 71 per cent of admitted patients were treated within the 18 weeks standard at James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust in July, the board heard.
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NewsVision support service is launched in Scotland
A new service that aims to help people come to terms with losing their sight has been officially launched.
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Increase in patient falls mars Portsmouth clean sheet
PERFORMANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust met all its operating framework, Monitor, CQUIN and internal quality targets in July 2012, with two exceptions: falls and patient moves.
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Barnet and Chase Farm investigates 'black breaches'
PERFORMANCE: Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals are investigating a series of ‘black breaches’ in which the time from an ambulances arrival to the patient being formally handed over to the trust was longer than 60 minutes.
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Building of new Sussex cancer screening unit set to begin
STRUCTURE: Building work on the new West Sussex Breast Cancer Screening Service should begin this autumn, with completion anticipated by autumn 2013.
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Wye Valley Trust appoints new CEO
WORKFORCE: Wye Valley Trust has appointed Derek Smith as its interim chief executive to replace outgoing boss Martin Woodford following his retirement.
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Southend struggles with 62-day target
PERFORMANCE: Southend University Hospital is struggled with the 62 day GP referral target for cancer patients.