Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust – Page 18
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HSJ Local
Mid Essex Hospital Trust to overspend by over £10m
FINANCE: Contracts between the commissioners of the North Essex primary care trust cluster and Mid Essex Hospital Hospital Services Trust are predicted to overspend by £10.3m.
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HSJ Local
Legionella 'issues' at Basildon and Thurrock
PERFORMANCE: There are “ongoing issues” with legionella at Basildon and Thurrock UHFT, according to a document from the local strategic health authority.
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HSJ Local
South East Essex to apply local marginal tariff rate
FINANCE: NHS South East Essex has chosen not to apply a national marginal rate for over-performance to Southend University Hospital, according to board papers.
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HSJ Local
Legionnaires' death sparks hospital investigation
PERFORMANCE: A multi-agency investigation will be carried out into an Essex hospital after a patient with Legionnaires’ disease died.
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Comment
Transforming trust aims high in the East of England
Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust’s ambitious aim to “become one of the best local hospitals in the country” is revealed in a “transformation programme” report in its most recent board papers.
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HSJ Local
Poor performance sparks concerns over commissioning relationship in Mid Essex
PERFORMANCE: The East of England strategic health authority has raised concerns over a “deficient commissioning relationship” between NHS Mid Essex and Mid Essex Hospital Services Trust.
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HSJ Local
Southend FT saves by holding back pay rise for low earners
WORKFORCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust expects to save more than £400,000 by holding back wage increases for low paid staff.
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HSJ Local
Princess Alexandra savings shouldn't lead to 'slashing' workforce - DH
FINANCE: The Department of Health has warned that workforce numbers should not be “slashed” and quality should not be compromised due to the scale of Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust’s savings plan.
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HSJ Local
Two foundation trusts breach private patient cap
FINANCE: Two trusts breached their private patient caps in 2010-11, Monitor’s annual report on foundation trusts has revealed.
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HSJ Local
Basildon and Thurrock hits back at impact of PCT's referral gateway
PERFORMANCE: Basildon and Thurrock FT is to challenge NHS South West Essex over the governance of a controversial referral management scheme as it claimed it was having a “multifaceted impact” on performance.
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HSJ Local
South West Essex urged to take ‘firm line’ on provider quality
PERFORMANCE: NHS South West Essex should “consider alternative providers” if care at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust does not improve, its strategic health authority has warned.
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HSJ Local
Activity above plan at Southend FT
FINANCE: Above plan activity at Southend FT “might infer” that work by the PCT is not delivering, the trust’s board papers say.
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Comment
Provider trouble brewing in the East
A number of concerns were raised in a report from the East of England provider development board last month.
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HSJ Local
Mid Essex savings and governance issues 'escalated'
PERFORMANCE: Mid Essex Hospitals has flagged concerns about the scale of its savings challenge and is reporting governance problems, according to a regional provider report.
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HSJ Local
Mid Essex 'reintroduced' into FT pipeline
STRUCTURE: Mid Essex Hospital has “refreshed” its public consultation on achieving foundation trust status.
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News
Struggling trusts owe DH quarter of a billion in bailout cash
Trusts owe the Department of Health a quarter of a billion pounds, with most of the debt resulting from mass bailouts made during the financial crisis of 2006, DH figures reveal.
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HSJ Local
Shared support services arm up for sale
COMMERCIAL: Trusts in the East of England region are selling a support services body that serves primary and mental health services in two counties.
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Comment
East of England PCT scrapes together year-end surplus
NHS South West Essex predicted in the autumn it was heading for a £43m overspend on its budget, but it limped over the year-end line with a small surplus. How did it manage it?
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News
Exclusive: care quality variations revealed in Dr Foster data
Large disparities in key patient care indicators across trusts in England have been revealed in data shared exclusively with HSJ.
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HSJ Local
Doubts over Mid Essex Trust's chances of FT status
FINANCE: Mid Essex Hospital Services Trust has “weak governance” and “major financial issues” which threaten its bid for foundation trust status, according to board papers.