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Record keeping concerns remain at Ashford and St Peter’s

2012-08-06T17:24:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has declared that Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is now compliant on five out of six quality indicators.

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Torbay fined over information breach

2012-08-06T14:54:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Torbay Care Trust has been fined £175,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after the sensitive details of more than 1,000 employees were accidentally published on the trust’s website.

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SHIP cluster overlooks bank holiday impact on activity levels

2012-08-06T14:46:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Activity levels in the Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster area continue to be up on last year and higher than planned.

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Hampshire providers struggle on emergency target

2012-08-06T12:09:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Providers in the Hampshire area have struggled to meet the four hour accident and emergency waiting times target in quarter one of 2012-13.

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Ashford and St Peter’s pens new ‘healthy’ catering contract

2012-08-06T17:23:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched new “Essential Goodness” menus and food, in partnership with catering contractor OCS.

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Blackburn with Darwen Teaching had highest sickness absence in Lancs

2012-08-06T16:56:00Z

WORKFORCE: Blackburn with Darwen Teaching Care Trust Plus had the highest level of sickness absence in Lancashire in March, shows the second workforce report for the whole county.

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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals FT hits A&E target despite pressures

2012-08-06T16:23:00Z

[UPDATED] PERFORMANCE: Emergency services at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals FT hit the four hour A&E waiting time target in June, board papers show.

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Incomplete pathways increase at NHS Halton and St Helens

2012-08-06T16:21:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Halton and St Helens PCT has seen an increase in patients waiting for treatment, with 7 per cent more than planned in April, shows a report to the NHS Merseyside PCT cluster.

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Breaches of cancer wait at Halton and St Helens

2012-08-06T16:19:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Halton and St Helens PCT failed to hit a target to ensure 85 per cent of all cancer patients are treated within two months of urgent GP referral in April, show PCT cluster board papers.

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Countess of Chester appoints former NHS chief exec as chair

2012-08-06T15:09:00Z

WORKFORCE: The foundation trust has appointed former NHS chief executive Sir Duncan Nichol to be its new chair, it reported last week.

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Late referrals mean Liverpool Heart and Chest underperforms on cancer waits

2012-08-06T15:07:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Late referrals from other trusts contributed to Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital’s failure to hit cancer treatment waiting time targets in April this year, commissioner board papers show.

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NHS Sefton misses 62-day cancer target

2012-08-06T15:06:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Sefton PCT did not achieve a target to ensure 90 per of cancer patients were treated within 62 days after screening, says a report to the Merseyside PCT cluster.

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Pennine Care nearly doubled in size through TCS

2012-08-06T15:02:00Z

FINANCE: The foundation trust nearly doubled its turnover in 2011-12 through the Transforming Community Services programme of transferring commissioners’ provider arms, its annual report shows.

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Trust sees surge in bowel cancer referrals due to DH campaign

2012-08-06T15:01:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust failed to hit a target for the two-week cancer wait by three patients after a surge in suspected bowel cancer referrals, shows a performance report to the Merseyside PCT cluster.

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Aintree takes action to eliminate MSA breaches

2012-08-06T15:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Aintree Hospital FT has set up a steering group, chaired by the deputy director of nursing, in a bid to eliminate breaches of mixed sex accommodation, shows a report to the Merseyside PCT cluster.

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St Helens and Knowsley off target on C diff

2012-08-06T15:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: St Helen and Knowsley Hospital Trust had seven cases of C difficile in May against a year-to-date target of three and won’t be back on track until November at the earliest, commissioner board papers show.

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UH Birmingham praised on VTE

2012-08-06T14:56:00Z

RESEARCH: University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust has been named an “exemplar centre” for venous thromboembolism in recognition of its work on blood clot prevention.

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Heart of England begins hearing loss research project

2012-08-06T14:49:00Z

RESEARCH: Heart of England Foundation Trust has launched a pilot project with charity Action on Hearing Loss in a bid to improve nursing practice for older patients with hearing difficulties.

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East Lancs Hospitals makes 'excellent progress' on FT application

2012-08-06T14:48:00Z

STRUCTURE: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust made “excellent progress” in the last month on its application for foundation trust status, according to an update report to the trust board.

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East Cheshire £55K off target but doing well on savings

2012-08-06T14:47:00Z

FINANCE: East Cheshire Trust reported a £572,000 surplus at the end of June, £55,000 less than a planned surplus of £627,000, board papers show.