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Mediation sought in Norfolk over performance and penalties dispute
A major acute hospital in the East of England and its main commissioner are to go to mediation after being unable to sign a contract for this financial year.
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Taunton and Somerset staff urge board to abandon pay plans
WORKFORCE: More than 1,600 staff working at Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust have signed a petition calling on the board to pull out of the South West Pay, Terms and Conditions Consortium.
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Royal Cornwall above average for coding errors
FINANCE: An Audit Commission review of coding at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust found the trust had slightly below average accuracy.
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Coroner orders Dorset Healthcare to conduct suicide audit
PERFORMANCE: Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust has received a coroners Rule 43 letter raising concerns about the death of an individual who had been in contact with mental health services in August 2011.
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NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG confirms two GPs in top leadership positions
STRUCTURE: NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG has confirmed its chair and accountable officer appointments.
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Drop in patients waiting more than a year for Central Manchester FT treatment
PERFORMANCE: The number of patients who had been waiting more than a year for treatment at Central Manchester fell again in July, but remained the highest of any Greater Manchester provider, commissioner board papers show.
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Double running costs force SHIP cluster overspend on staffing
WORKFORCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster is £772,000 over plan for total workforce costs.
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SHIP finance on target despite QIPP risk
FINANCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster reported a £6.82 million surplus in the first five months of 2012-13, and is expecting to achieve the £16.3m target for the full year.
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Good Hope Hospital launches home recovery service
STRUCTURE: Good Hope Hospital, part of Heart of England Foundation Trust, has launched a “recovery at home” service this week.
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Delayed ambulance turnarounds designated serious incidents
PERFORMANCE: Long delays in ambulance turnaround times at hospitals are to be reported as potential serious incidents in the East of England.
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North East NHS Direct staff get pay protection
WORKFORCE: Commissioners have agreed to fund pay protection for NHS Direct staff in the north east following a long running row over pay, terms and conditions.
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Orthopaedic FT hits Monitor performance targets
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust hit all Monitor’s compliance targets in quarter one of 2012-13.
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Ambulance delays in East of England
PERFORMANCE: Ambulance crews in the East of England are struggling to get stroke patients to a hyperacute unit within 60 minutes - partly due to the geography of the area.
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Five never events at Queen Elizabeth, King's Lynn
A hospital trust has reported five never events this year - including two cases where swabs were left inside patients.
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Two babies die of rare infection at Staffordshire trust
Two premature babies have died after an outbreak of a rare infection in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.
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Queen Elizabeth fails to meet 62-day target
PERFORMANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, Foundation Trust failed to meet the 62 day cancer treatment target in August.
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East Sussex PCT meets mixed sex target
PERFORMANCE: NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald recorded five breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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West Kent improves on mixed sex target
PERFORMANCE: NHS West Kent recorded four breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
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Respiratory services under review in Dorset
STRUCTURE: The Bournemouth and Poole and Dorset primary care trust cluster is undertaking a review of respiratory services.
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Hastings PCT meets mixed sex target
PERFORMANCE: NHS Hastings and Rother recorded five breaches of the Department of Health’s rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.