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South Devon £2m above surplus target
FINANCE: South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust had a surplus at the end of November of £3.1m for the year to date, £2m more than planned.
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South Devon risks missing C difficile target
PERFORMANCE: South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust reported one case of C difficile in November, bringing the year to date total to 15.
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Gloucestershire misses 95pc target again
PERFORMANCE: Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust only managed to treat just over 90 per cent of patients in A&E in December within four hours.
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Campaign to increase doctors working in Wales launched
A campaign to encourage more doctors to work in Wales has been launched by Cardiff’s health minister Lesley Griffiths.
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Fears over 'destabilising' C difficile fines to be investigated
The possibility that fines for C difficile infections will have a “destabilising” effect on some hospitals next year is to be investigated by the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
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Surrey Community Health hails dignity champions
WORKFORCE: More than 70 healthcare staff at Surrey Community Health have signed up to become dignity champions.
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Dorset reaches £10m agreement with Lloyds TSB
FINANCE: Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust has got agreement to draw down up to £10m of working capital from Lloyds TSB.
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Rheumatic diseases specialist forecasts deficit
FINANCE: Lower than expected income from PCTs has led to the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases Foundation Trust forecasting a deficit of £909,000 for the financial year, rather than the planned surplus of £124,000.
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Bristol just misses out on A&E standard in December
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust was marginally below the 95 per cent standard for patients treated within four hours in A&E in December.
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Bristol revises up surplus prediction
FINANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has revised its likely year end surplus up by £1m to £7m.
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Gloucs reports £1m deficit
FINANCE: Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust is reporting a £1m deficit at the end of month nine - against a planned £1.7m surplus.
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Salisbury begins work on a neo-natal intensive care unit
SERVICES: Work has started on a new neo-natal intensive care unit at Salisbury District Hospital.
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Three hundred wait more than four hours at Queen Elizabeth
PERFORMANCE: More than 300 patients waited longer than four hours in A&E at King’s Lynn in December - bringing performance against the four hour standard down to 92.7 per cent for the month.
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King's Lynn gets red rating over C difficile
PERFORMANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust has given itself a red rating for performance as it is above trajectory for c. diff cases for the third quarter running.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital's stroke care scrutinised
PERFORMANCE: NHS Norfolk is raising a contract query with Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust over its stroke care.
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PM responds to HSJ's criticisms of reforms
David Cameron has defended his government’s health reforms at prime minister’s question time from the criticisms set out in HSJ’s joint leader with Nursing Times and the BMJ.
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Private providers attack Monitor failure regime
Private mental health firms are lobbying for deep changes to Monitor’s proposed failure regime, claiming rules putting “patients ahead of creditors” will prevent them from borrowing.
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Medical royal colleges divide over Health Bill
There is a deepening split in the position taken by the medical royal colleges towards the Health Bill.
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North Cumbria selects preferred takeover bid
STRUCTURE: North Cumbria University Hospitals has named Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust as its preferred bidder to take over the trust.
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Government urged to slow NHS 111 rollout
GPs and nurses are urging the government to slow the implementation of the new non-emergency NHS telephone number amid fears it could actually increase pressure on services.