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New chairman for Stockport FT

2012-09-14T17:35:00Z

WORKFORCE: Stockport Foundation Trust has appointed a new chair, it announced today.

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Taunton and Somerset takes part in complaints handling project

2012-09-14T17:33:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust is taking part in a Patients Association project to improve complaints handling.

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Hillingdon Hospitals wins community opthamology contract

2012-09-14T17:32:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust has won a £2.2m contract for community opthamology in Hillingdon, board papers revealed.

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Hillingdon 'not making sufficient progress' on theatre utilisation

2012-09-14T17:31:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The chair of Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust has said it is not making sufficient progress on theare utilisation.

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Pennine Acute misses surplus target by £1.9m

2012-09-14T17:30:00Z

FINANCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals missed their surplus target for the first four months of 2012-13 by £1.9m, latest strategic health authority board papers state.

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East Cheshire misses FT application deadline

2012-09-14T17:29:00Z

STRUCTURE: East Cheshire Trust will miss its October deadline to submit its application for foundation trust status to the Department of Health, strategic health authority board papers state.

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NW Ambulance Service's FT bid submitted to health secretary

2012-09-14T17:28:00Z

STRUCTURE: The ambulance trust’s bid for foundation trust status has been put forward for consideration by the health secretary, the final stage prior to its assessment by FT regulator Monitor.

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Wye Valley Trust appoints new CEO

2012-09-14T16:28:00Z

WORKFORCE: Wye Valley Trust has appointed Derek Smith as its interim chief executive to replace outgoing boss Martin Woodford following his retirement.

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Nottingham University Hospitals to examine complaints handling

2012-09-14T16:27:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is taking part in a Patients Association project to imrove complaints handling ahead of the publication of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry report.

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London Ambulance Service pilots scheme to divert mental health patients from A&E

2012-09-14T16:27:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The London Ambulance Service Trust is piloting a scheme with Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust on a scheme to divert mental health patients from A&E.

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Liverpool Community Health to miss FT application deadline

2012-09-14T16:20:00Z

STRUCTURE: Liverpool Community Health will miss its October deadline to submit its application for foundation trust status to the Department of Health.

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West Midlands trusts working on complaints handling

2012-09-14T15:51:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Three west midlands hospitals are among a group of ten acute trusts that have come together to work on improving their complaints handling ahead of the publication of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry report.

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Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust invited merger bids from 39 trusts

2012-09-14T15:50:00Z

STRUCTURE: Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust issued an invitation to 39 providers for expressions of interest in merging with it, board papers reveal.

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Three care assistants charged with neglect at Whipp's Cross

2012-09-14T15:49:00Z

WORKFORCE: Three care assistants at Whipps Cross University Hospital have been charged with neglect.

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Herts Community Trust has four Clostridium difficile cases

2012-09-14T15:20:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Hertfordshire Community Trust had four clostridium difficile cases in July

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Herts Community Trust finds care home solution to intermediate care

2012-09-14T15:17:00Z

SERVICES: People requiring intermediate care are being looked after in three care homes in parts of Hertfordshire with expert input from the NHS.

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West Herts appoints contractor for Watford Health Campus

2012-09-14T15:14:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Kier Property has been appointed as the preferred private sector partner on the Watford Health Campus.

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Southend struggles with 62-day target

2012-09-14T15:11:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Southend University Hospital is struggled with the 62 day GP referral target for cancer patients.

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Southend makes £2.3m surplus

2012-09-14T15:09:00Z

FINANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust made a surplus of £2.3m for the first four months of this financial year - £1m more than planned.

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Queen Elizabeth expects savings underachievement of £1.5m

2012-09-14T15:01:00Z

FINANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust made a deficit of £167,000 in the year to date, its board heard.