News – Page 1139
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Rabies apology from Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust apologised at the end of last month after turning away a patient who died from rabies.
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West Middlesex launches inpatient experience improvement scheme after poor results
PERFORMANCE: West Middlesex University Hospital is looking at how it can improve inpatient experience after receiving its results from the Picker Institute.
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Work starts on new Worthing breast unit
STRUCTURE: Building work has begun on Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust’s new breast unit.
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A&E performance improves at Glos Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Performance against the four hour accident and emergency standard has improved “significantly” at Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust following an intervention by Monitor.
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Gloucestershire considers unlicenced use of Avastin
FINANCE: The Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group has agreed to support Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust decision to allow clinicans to prescribe an unlicensed medicine.
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Swindon vaccine success
PERFORMANCE: NHS Swindon had the third highest uptake of the human papilloma virus vaccine among year 8 pupils in the whole country during 2010-11.
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Cluster fears NHS 111 could create significant cost pressure
FINANCE: The introduction of the new non-emergency NHS 111 phone number in Gloucestershire and Swindon could lead to a recurring cost pressure on commissioners of £744,000 by the fifth year of the contract.
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Report condemns trust's use of information and technology
PERFORMANCE: An external report has found that the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust has “no coherent vision” for information management and technology and is failing to use it to drive efficiencies.
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Royal Orthopaedic FT misses Q4 surplus target
FINANCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust fell well short of its quarter four surplus target, but still beat its planned total for 2011-12.
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Isle of Wight trust launched
STRUCTURE: The Isle of Wight NHS Trust legally came into being on 1 April, bringing the purchaser-provider split to the island for the first time.
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Trust launches clinical audit tool
WORKFORCE: Junior doctors working at Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust are undergoing a special clinical audit training programme to improve patient safety and care.
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Cluster bosses meet Southampton FT over demand and infection rates
PERFORMANCE: University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust is in talks with its primary care trust cluster over ongoing difficulties in managing demand and the knock on effects for care quality.
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Hampshire commissioners fail to cut prescribing costs
FINANCE: Hampshire commissioners failed to reduce their spending on medicines during 2011-12, latest primary care trust data shows.
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Tracker for stroke patients
PERFORMANCE: A new patient tracker system has been introduced at United Lincolnshire Hospitals to make sure stroke patients receive quick efficient care.
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London Ambulance performance on life threatening calls falls sharply in run up to Olympics
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service’s response to life threatening calls has fallen dramatically following the introduction of a new software system, with just weeks to go until the capital hosts the 2012 Olympic Games.
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NewsDH business plan sets out caveats and minor delays
More details about public health funding, including how the controversial “health premium” will work in practice, are due to be published this month according to the Department of Health’s latest business plan.
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Trust plan to cut mortality
PERFORMANCE: Walsall Healthcare Trust has developed a plan to cut the trust’s high mortality rate.
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NewsCouncils claim lack of DH engagement on public health budgets
LGA fears funding for new health role will be insufficient
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NewsExclusive: new CQC chief executive revealed
Department of Health director general of social care David Behan has been appointed chief executive of the Care Quality Commission, HSJ can reveal.
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ROH finances 'embarrassingly good', says new CEO
FINANCE: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust’s chief executive has warned his board against potential complacency after describing the trust’s finances as “almost embarrassingly good”.