News – Page 1131
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Appraisal 'step change' needed at QE hospital
WORKFORCE: Appraisal rates at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, need to undergo a “step change” if they are to meet the target of 90 per cent, the board heard.
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Early surplus for Southend
FINANCE: Southend University Hospitals Foundation Trust started the financial year well making a small surplus is April of £103,000.
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Southend struggling with A&E targets
PERFORMANCE: Four A&E targets - including the four hour wait - were failed in April, Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust’s board heard.
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King's Lynn staff to lose parking permits
WORKFORCE: Around 180 staff who live close to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, are to lose parking permits under a new car parking strategy adopted by the trust.
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New IT strategy for West Herts
FINANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust has adopted a new IT strategy which, if fully implemented, could ultimately cost £67m over five years.
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West Herts considers mobile bed units
PERFORMANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust is examining how it could provide additional beds to meet increased demand.
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Business case for new hospital in Hemel
STRUCTURE: A business case of the development of a local general hospital on the Hemel Hempstead Hospital site could be prepared by the end of the year.
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NewsNew surveillance groups not 'command and control'
Planned new “quality surveillance groups” are not an attempt to impose “command and control” on the new system, the senior civil servant leading the work has said.
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A&E target missed by West suffolk
PERFORMANCE: West Suffolk Hospital Foundation Trust failed to reach the 95 per cent standard for 4 hours in A&E in April.
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Suffolk trust may drop bottled water in bid to be green
PERFORMANCE: Bottled water could be off the menu at West Suffolk Hospital Foundation Trust - as part of its sustainable development policy.
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Demanding MRSA target for Princess Alexandra
PERFORMANCE: Only one post-48 hour MRSA case was reported at Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust in 2011-12 - but this has meant the trust has a demanding target of just one case for this financial year, its board heard.
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Princess Alexandra improves on 18 week target
PERFORMANCE: Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust admitted 93.5 per cent of people within 18 weeks in April, after failing to meet the 90 per cent standard in February and March.
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Provider performance lagging
PERFORMANCE: Performances at some acute providers in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has been below national standards, the board of the NHS Cambridgshire and Peterbrough cluster has been told.
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Cambs CCG appoints CEO
WORKFORCE: Andy Vowles has been appointed chief operating officer of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG.
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Pay driving finance issues at Princess Alexandra
FINANCE: Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust made a loss of over £1m in the first month of the financial year, the board heard.
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Hike in safeguarding at Ipswich
PERFORMANCE: Staff had to deal with 429 children with safeguarding children alerts who were admitted to Ipswich Hospital in 2011-12 - a 21 per cent increase on the previous year.
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NewsCommissioning board sets out local structure and clinical senates plan
The NHS Commissioning Board has confirmed the structure and roles of its 27 local area teams, and announced there will be 12 clinical senates to cover England.
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Fire at St Richard’s Hospital
PERFORMANCE: A fire broke out at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust last week, less than 10 days after the organisation was hit by flooding.
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NewsGrant promises mandate will liberate NHS
NHS Commissioning Board chair Malcolm Grant has promised the body’s forthcoming operating “mandate” will “liberate” the health service.
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News2011-12 saw biggest number of trust deficits for half-decade
Ten NHS hospital trusts recorded deficits in 2011-12 – the largest number to finish a year in the red for more than half a decade, Department of Health figures published today show.