All Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust articles – Page 3

  • Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    HSJ Local

    Trusts plan 'ambitious' merger in under six months

    2017-10-19T05:10:00Z

    Two Bedfordshire hospital trusts intend to merge by April – a timeframe that both organisations admit is “ambitious”.

  • Bedford hospital
    News

    Exclusive: Hospital seeks 'joyful' merger with teaching trust

    2017-09-12T15:12:00Z

    Bedford Hospital Trust is seeking a formal merger with Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Foundation Trust, HSJ has learnt.

  • Pauline philip
    HSJ Local

    Trust chief and STP lead steps down to focus on national role

    2017-06-28T14:30:00Z

    Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Foundation Trust

  • Great Western Hospital
    News

    Revealed: 70 hospitals awarded share of £100m A&E pot

    2017-04-21T17:37:00Z

    Seventy trusts allocated £56m between them out of £100m funding for A&E Winners include Salford Royal and smaller trusts like The Princess Alexandra Seventy hospitals have been allocated a share of a £56m tranche from the £100m of capital funding ringfenced in the budget for accident and emergency ...

  • Social networking
    News

    Exclusive: Treasury belatedly approves £160m tech funding

    2017-04-11T15:08:00Z

    Treasury approves £160m for 16 acute global digital exemplars After multiple delays, scepticism remains about the funding arriving Additional funding announcement on the seven mental health digital exemplars imminent The Treasury has approved £160m of funding for 16 flagship digital trusts, but concerns remain about delays in accessing ...

  • Dorset
    News

    First nine 'accountable care systems' revealed

    2017-03-31T00:01:00Z

    NHS England identifies the first nine likely “accountable care systems” NHS Improvement and NHS England to adopt “one stop shop” approach to regulation Developing accountable care organisations will “not be a focus of activity” for most places Individual organisations will not be allowed to hold up progress NHS ...

  • Royal Bournemouth Hospital
    News

    Revealed: Only three trusts hit 'reset' A&E targets

    2017-03-15T15:00:00Z

    Just three hospital trusts have hit their lowered targets for accident and emergency performance, the latest data reveals.

  • Pauline philip
    News

    Trust chief appointed national leader for A&E improvement

    2017-03-09T11:35:00Z

    A single national leader has been appointed as part of a series of measures to drive up A&E performance, it emerged today.

  • Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    News

    £100m to fund national rollout of 'Luton' A&E model

    2017-03-08T15:57:00Z

    Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced £100m for capital investment specifically in accident and emergency departments.

  • Technology jpg
    News

    Tech fund raid concerns raised as £100m remains on hold

    2017-03-07T07:00:00Z

    Senior NHS figures raise concerns that £100m digital fund could be raided Global digital exemplar money should have been allocated already but has not been released by DH DH insist trusts will get funding “once business case has been through final approvals process” Concerns that a high profile ...

  • Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    News

    System leaders set out new A&E 'minimum requirements'

    2017-03-02T07:00:00Z

    New standards issued on how to divert minor injuries away from A&E to co-located services NHS England requirements must be met either by Easter or September Measures are intended to alleviate A&E pressure NHS organisations have been given months to meet new “minimum requirements” for diverting accident and ...

  • scissors budget cuts
    HSJ Local

    Commissioners may make 'controversial' cuts to break even

    2016-12-20T06:00:00Z

    Herts Valleys CCG reported £6.1m deficit at the end of August and is now considering decommissioning or cutting services to break even Care packages, IVF and OTC prescriptions all under review CCG failing on QIPP scheme and 40 per cent behind schedule by the end of August Herts ...

  • Digital
    HSJ Knowledge

    How to go digital and influence people

    2016-12-14T11:13:00Z

    Leaders at some of the NHS global digital exemplar trusts tell Claire Read how stability of leadership and consistency of direction have been key factors in their success

  • Bedford hospital
    News

    Midlands STP plans 'unified leadership' for three hospitals

    2016-11-03T15:27:00Z

    Bedford, Milton Keynes and Luton and Dunstable hospitals will have “unified leadership, management and operations” under a “joint governing vehicle” A&E configuration decision in next two months Accountable care system planned The STP for Luton, Bedford and Milton Keynes reveals plans for “unified leadership, management and operations across ...

  • The Christie
    News

    Revealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust

    2016-10-21T13:37:00Z

    Each trust placed in one of four categories based on the level of support they require from NHS Improvement Trusts will be formally categorised next month as part of the regulator’s new “single oversight framework” Thirty-five out of 238 trusts will have “maximum autonomy” See every rating in the ...

  • Dave west expert briefing
    Expert Briefing

    The Commissioner: The road to reconfiguration

    2016-10-12T10:36:00Z

    What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West

  • Jeremy Hunt
    News

    Hunt names 12 'digital excellence' trusts in line for funding

    2016-09-07T00:01:00Z

    Twelve trusts will receive funding of up to £10m each to fast track digital innovation Twenty more trusts to receive up to £5m to act as national digital champions Initiative comes as response to Wachter review published today Jeremy Hunt is today due to name 12 trusts that ...

  • Surgery
    HSJ Local

    CCGs: Hospital trust should lose major services

    2016-06-08T14:14:00Z

    Bedford should be stripped of obstetrics and majority of emergency surgical care, review recommends Senior figure says Bedford clinicians have “mixed feelings” about removal of obstetrics Proposal is latest stage of protracted efforts to reconfigure services across Bedford and Milton Keynes If proposals are rubberstamped they would go to ...

  • Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
    News

    High performing trust bosses asked to 'peer review' others

    2016-05-31T10:33:00Z

    NHS Improvement has asked 30 providers to take part in governance reviews at other trusts A number of specific reviews to be commissioned in coming months Reviews will be supported by external consultants Regulators have asked chief executives and chairs at “high performing” trusts to take part in ...

  • Hospital ward
    News

    Analysis: 20 trusts behind half of A&E performance decline

    2016-05-24T07:00:00Z

    Twenty trusts responsible for most of the rise in A&E four hour target breaches Eight of the trusts also drove last year’s decline Smaller trusts disproportionately driving the decline Eight trusts hit the 95 per cent target for 2015-16 overall Twenty hospitals trusts are responsible for more than ...