All LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST articles – Page 15
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Troubled Yorkshire trust may need to be split up
FINANCE: A Yorkshire hospital trust has begun addressing its huge financial challenge, but will later need to attempt major service reconfiguration, and may ultimately face being split up.
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Yorkshire research highlights variations in type 1 diabetes care
RESEARCH: Research undertaken by Leeds Metropolitan University, with several Yorkshire and Humber NHS provider trusts and funded by NHS Diabetes, has highlighted discrepancies between type 1 diabetes services.
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Leeds Infirmary wins major trauma centre
STRUCTURE: Leeds General Infirmary, part of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, has been named as one of 22 major trauma centres nationally.
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C difficile target unlikely to be met by Leeds
PERFORMANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is likely to fail targets for the numbers of C difficile and MRSA cases in this financial year.
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Leeds looking doubtful on 18 weeks
PERFORMANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust had 2,187 patients waiting longer than 18 weeks for treatment at the end of March - more than it had planned if it is to meet government standards of 92 per cent of outstanding patients waiting less than 18 weeks.
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Leeds medic is senior responsible officer for Yorkshire and Humber
WORKFORCE: Phil Ayres, deputy medical director at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, has been appointed senior responsible officer for the revalidation process for Yorkshire and the Humber.
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Cluster highlights Leeds Hospitals 18 weeks performance
PERFORMANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been identified by its strategic health authority cluster as not meeting the 18 weeks referral to treatment target.
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Leeds Hospitals issued Facebook warnings
WORKFORCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has warned nine staff over use of social networking sites since April 2010.
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NewsBristol trusts discuss £1bn merger
Two acute trusts in Bristol are in “ongoing discussions” about merging to create an organisation with a turnover close to £1bn.
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DH yet to agree FT dates for Mid Yorks and Leeds
STRUCTURE: The Department of Health has yet to agree tripartite formal agreements (TFAs), setting anticipated dates for foundation trust applications, for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals misses 62 day cancer wait target
PERFORMANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals trust has failed to meet its cancer waiting times target which should see at least 85 per cent of patients who are urgently referred by their GP receive their first definitive treatment within 62 days of referral.
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Dispute over Leeds children's heart surgery
PERFORMANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has rejected a charity’s criticism of standards of its children’s heart surgery, as the Care Quality Commission says it will look at the concerns.
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Chapel Allerton Hospital passes CQC check but with minor concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but with minor concerns in both, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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Leeds Hospitals start year ahead of plan on finance
FINANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust finished the first month of the financial year £1.4m ahead of plan, but has identified risks later in the year.
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HSJ KnowledgeSimple steps in reducing wastage can have serious savings for NHS budgets
The big question in the health service is, where can the NHS make savings without compromising patient care? GS1 UK health sector manager Roger Lamb highlights examples where simple technology is reducing drug and stock wastage
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Leeds service change group focusing on long term conditions and home care
FINANCE: Leeds Health and Social Care Transformation Board - bringing together the health and social care bodies in the city - has begun leading service change in several areas.
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Leeds Hospitals working on integrated business plan for FT
STRUCTURE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is focusing on detailed financial planning in order to work towards foundation status.
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Leeds Hospitals exceeds surplus plan
FINANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust exceeded its planned surplus in 2010-11 by £2.1m.
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NewsTrust issues 18,600 parking fines in 12 months
More than 18,600 parking penalties were issued by three hospitals during 2010, according to consumer group Which?.
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Yorkshire chief named on 'listening exercise' review panel
WORKFORCE: NHS Yorkshire and Humber chief executive Bill McCarthy is one of a handful of managers, and the only strategic health authority chief executive, to be a appointed a member of the NHS Future Forum review panel.