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Stockport FT in surplus despite underlying debts of £1.5m
FINANCE: Stockport FT had a surplus of £251,000 at the end of June, £29,000 ahead of its planned surplus, but reported an underlying deficit of nearly £1.5m.
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Hourly checks help Salford Royal tackle falls and ulcers
PERFORMANCE: One patient was harmed in a fall at Salford Royal hospital and seven suffered pressure ulcers in June, shows the FT’s latest transparency report.
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Stepping Hill has 'excellent' patient environment
PERFORMANCE: Stepping Hill Hospital has scored the highest possible rating for its patient environment in an independent inspection.
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South Manchester University hospital £69K below plan
FINANCE: University Hospital of South Manchester FT reported a surplus of £80,000 at the end of June against a planned surplus of about £150,000, the trust’s latest finance report shows.
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Yeovil involved in 66 clinical studies
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust is one of the most active small, acute NHS trusts in the country in terms of reserach, a new league table has revealed.
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Bristol cluster finance director leaves post
WORKFORCE: The finance director of the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire primary care trust cluster has left.
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Tameside FT £48K below plan
FINANCE: Tameside Hospital FT is behind plan with nearly double the planned deficit for June, board papers show.
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New medical director at Mid Staffs
WORKFORCE: Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has officially welcomed its new medical director Robert Courteney-Harris who took over his new role today (Wednesday).
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Croydon warned on surgical safety and equipment shortages
PERFORMANCE: Croydon Health Services Trust has been told to make “urgent improvements” to surgical procedures and address a shortage of medical equipment at Croydon University Hospital.
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Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees CCG establishes five clinical workstreams
STRUCTURE: NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees CCG is enshrining five clinical workstream groups in its constitution.
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Leicestershire CCG launches new website
STRUCTURE: A new website has been launched by the West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group for the public to access information about the new organisation.
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NHS regulator drops 'Chinese walls' plan
Foundation trust regulator Monitor has scrapped its plan to build “Chinese walls” within its organisation to separate its existing role from its future responsibility to regulate the entire NHS healthcare sector.
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Analysed: A&E performance in Bristol
This HSJ Local Briefing looks at how to reverse a decline in performance at Bristol’s A&E departments.
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Monitor drops controversial credit rating plan
Future healthcare sector regulator Monitor has scrapped many of the controversial restrictions it had proposed placing on providers of essential NHS services, including debt caps, external credit ratings, and curbs on dividend payments.
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Commissioners could be incentivised not to give services additional protection
Commissioners may be given a “financial incentive” not to designate large numbers of NHS services for extra regulatory protection, future sector regulator Monitor has suggested.
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Treasury approves £72m funding for North Cumbria hospital rebuild
FINANCE: The Treasury has approved capital funding of £71.6m to allow the trust to redevelop its West Cumberland Hospital, North Cumbria University Hospitals reported yesterday.
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Ron Calvert to run healthcare provider in Australia
WORKFORCE: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust chief executive Ron Calvert is leaving to run a healthcare organisation in Australia, he has announced.
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East Sussex Healthcare seeks to ‘clarify’ future of services
STRUCTURE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust has issued a statement in order to “clarify” its plans for the future configuration of its stroke, orthopaedics and general surgery departments.
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Consultation launched on Trafford A&E downgrade
STRUCTURE: NHS Trafford has begun public consultation on proposals to replace the accident and emergency unit at Trafford General Hospital with an urgent care centre.
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West Hants CCG chosen to trial year of care tariff
STRUCTURE: West Hampshire clinical commissioning group has been confirmed as an “early implementer” site to trial a year of care tariff for patients with long term conditions.