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Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals closes birth centre
STRUCTURE: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust has announced it will permanently close its Jubilee Birth Centre at Castle Hill Hospital, centralising all maternity services at its Hull Royal Infirmary site.
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Gloucestershire fails to hit Clostridium difficile target
PERFORMANCE: The year end target for Clostridium difficile cases has already been exceeded by Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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NewsNHS managers 'too busy' to address staff health at work
NHS managers do not “buy in” to the health at work drive, the government’s national director for health and work has claimed.
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Surrey health and wellbeing board backs bill
STRUCTURE: The joint chairs of the shadow health and wellbeing board for Surrey have supported the government’s NHS reforms in a letter to the Daily Telegraph.
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Bournemouth and Christchurch exceeds planned surplus
FINANCE: The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust had a year to date surplus of £5.3m against a plan of £2.2m at the end of November, board members heard.
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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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NewsFears 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.