News – Page 1017
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Royal Berkshire finishes 2012-13 in surplus despite QIPP slip
FINANCE: Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust ended 2012-13 on a surplus £500,000.
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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT offers new charged-for service
FINANCE Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has become the latest trust to offer a special respiratory test required by patients with lung disease to qualify for certain travel insurance as a paid-for service.
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Ambulances waiting too long at East Midlands trusts
PERFORMANCE: Too many ambulances are waiting too long to handover patients at both Nottingham University Hospitals Trust and Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust it has emerged.
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Weston reorganises management structure
STRUCTURE: Weston Area Health Trust has reorganised its management structure from three divisions into two.
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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT appoints senior figure as non-executive director
WORFORCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Maureen Baker CBE as a non-executive board director, the trust has announced.
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NewsNicholson retirement: What next for NHS England?
NHS England’s challenges as Sir David Nicholson announces his departure.
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Durham Dales piloting bladder problem service
SERVICES: A nurse led service is offering rapid access for patients in the Durham Dales with bladder problems.
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Mid Yorks opens orthopaedic unit at Pontefract
STRUCTURE: A new orthopaedic unit has opened which will help make Pontefract Hospital a centre for planned orthopaedic surgery.
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Durham Dales falling short on health checks
PERFORMANCE: GP surgeries in the Durham Dales are not calling enough patients for health checks to meet targets.
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NewsWho could succeed Sir David as NHS England chief executive?
Speculation about potential successors to Sir David Nicholson as chief executive of NHS England has focued on 10 names.
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NewsRetirement announcement follows months of scrutiny and criticism
Sir David Nicholson’s announcement of his retirement follows several months of intense criticism and scrutiny of his leadership, and his role in relation to the Mid Staffordshire care failures.
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Chase Community Hospital plan approved
SERVICE DESIGN: NHS South East Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group has approved a £3m outline business case for development of Chase Community Hospital.
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NewsExclusive: David Nicholson to leave by March 2014
Sir David Nicholson will step down by March next year as NHS England chief executive.
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Pay costs 'highest ever' at Royal Berkshire
WORKFORCE: Pay costs were their “highest ever” at Royal Berkshire trust in March.
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Safety not guaranteed at 18 A&E depts amid 'toxic overcrowding'
PERFORMANCE: Patient safety at 18 accident and emergency departments in the West Midlands cannot be guaranteed according to a joint letter signed by leading clinicians from across the region.
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More nurses needed, says East Kent staffing report
WORKFORCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust’s board is being asked to support extra investment in nurses after a staffing review revealed issues in some areas.
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East Kent overcomes pressures to hit four-hour target
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust managed to treat 91 per cent of patients in A&E within four hours in April – despite coming under severe pressure which caused the trust to declare an internal major incident.
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Nearly 20 serious incidents since April at East Kent FT
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust had 18 serious incidents reported in April – including five which had “death/serious sequalae”.
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More than 900 'long waiters' at East Kent
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust had 907 “long waiters” at the end of April – 45 of whom had been waiting more than a year.
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Extra activity driving agency spend at Medway
PERFORMANCE: Pressures from extra activity in March and April has had severe effects on Medway Foundation Trust.