News – Page 1126
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South West London mental health trust awaits report on CCG concerns
PERFORMANCE: A report to the board of South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust said the trust was awaiting a “definitive statement” from the clinical commissioning groups on what concerns they would like to see addressed before giving their support to the trust’s foundation trust application.
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GP commissioners detail plan for monitoring CWP serious incident response
PERFORMANCE: Wirral GP Commissioning Consortium has put in place arrangements for monitoring the trust’s response to a serious untoward incident in which a patient murdered his sister’s boyfriend.
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Homerton shortlisted for award for work with homeless TB patients
PERFORMANCE: The east London acute trust has been nominated for an Andy Ludlow Homelessness award for its work with patients with no recourse to public funds.
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HSJ LocalNew role for Chesterfield Royal director
Andrew Jones, director of facilities at the Chesterfield Royal Hospitals Foundation Trust, has been appointed president of the Association of Healthcare Cleaning Professionals.
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals chief executive leaves after eight months
WORKFORCE: Martin Wakeley, chief executive at the £253m-turnover trust is leaving eight months after his appointment in October.
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Mid Cheshire FT ‘among lowest performing in north’ on A&E
PERFORMANCE: The trust has been identified by NHS North of England as one of the “lowest performing” hospitals in the North against the national four-hour Accident and Emergency waiting target, according to commissioner board papers.
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South West London anticipates losing £2.4m after QIPP negotiations
FINANCE: South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust has calculated it will lose £2.4m when commissioners disinvest by £7.9m.
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Kingston Hospital sees large increases in year-on-year activity
PERFORMANCE: The south west London acute trust saw large year-on-year rises in elective care, A&E and births, a report to the board revealed.
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Kingston Hospital aiming for £2.1m surplus and CIP of £10.9m
FINANCE: The south west London hospital trust is aiming for a significant cost improvement programme this year, with £900k of it left over from 2011-12.
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New NEDs for Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership
WORKFORCE: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership has appointed two new non executive directors.
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Hants GP out of hours services to be linked to NHS 111
COMMERCIAL: Out of hours GP services in southern Hampshire have been re-tendered, and as a result are likely to be connected to the NHS 111 service.
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Lewisham Healthcare Trust published safety thermometer results
PERFORMANCE: The results for the south east London acute trust include a ward-by-ward breakdown of what percentage of patients were given a VTE (Venous Thromboembolism) assessment.
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Hillingdon Hospital faces 'challenges' on savings as activity continues to rise
FINANCE: The west London hospital trust “continues to face challenges in delivering the cost improvement programme (CIPs) and there was a significant variance against plan in April”, its board was told in May.
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New vision unveiled for Stamford and Rutland
SERVICES: A new vision for the future of Stamford and Rutland Hospital has been unveiled at the board of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Bedfordshire gains integrated diabetes service
SERVICES: An integrated diabetes service has been set up in Bedfordshire with a specialist team working in the community and with general practice.
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Norfolk and Norwich joins Stonewall scheme
SERVICES: The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust has joined Stonewall’s Health Champions programme, receiving free advice and expertise on health services from the gay equality charity.
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Minor injuries service moves to Ipswich Hospital
SERVICES: A minor injuries service is to move into Ipswich Hospital at the start of July.
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NewsHSJ Awards: entry deadline extended
Due to popular demand, we are pleased to announce that the entry deadline for this year’s HSJ Awards has been extended to 13th July, giving you an extra week to register and submit your entries.
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Suffolk completes hospital refurbishment
SERVICES: A major refurbishment of an existing hospital to creates a health and care centre is complete. Hartismere Health and Care building in Eye will reopen on Saturday (June 30).
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South Essex PCT cluster has £130k surplus
FINANCE: The South Essex PCT cluster had a surplus of £130,000 at the end of the first month of the new financial year and is forecasting a full year surplus of £0.85m.