News – Page 1152
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Southampton trust turns corner on CIP after gaining FT status
FINANCE: University Hospital Southampton has beaten its cost improvement target in the six months since it has become a foundation trust, but still fell short of its target for 2011-12.
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Norfolk Community Health publishes estates plan
FINANCE: Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust has identified cost improvement plans in how it manages its estate as critical as it moves towards foundation trust status.
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Smoking target poses problem for Norfolk Community Health
PERFORMANCE: Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust expects to fall short of its planned number of smoking quitters in 2011-12.
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Norfolk trust takes over out-of-hours community nursing
SERVICES: A service aimed at keeping patients out of hospital is now being run by Norfolk Community health and Care Trust.
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East of England fails ambulance response target
PERFORMANCE: East of England Ambulance Service Trust narrowly missed the 19 minutes ambulance response target in 2011-12 but met the target for an emergency response within eight minutes.
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Helpdesk directs 850 patients each week
SERVICES: Around 850 patients a week are now being directed to local healthcare services or given advice by the East of England Ambulance Service Trust’s clinical support desk.
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West Suffolk struggles to meet stroke target
PERFORMANCE: West Suffolk Foundation Trust struggled to meet stroke targets in March with performance on some key indicators deteriorating.
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West Suffolk finishes year with £619k surplus
FINANCE: West Suffolk Foundation Trust finished the year with a surplus of £619,000 - below the planned surplus of £1m.
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Southend agrees contract for 2012-13
FINANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust has signed a ‘principles’ letter for 2012-13 with its main commissioner.
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Luton and Dunstable appoints medical director
WORKFORCE: Mark Patten has been appointed as medical director at Luton and Dunstable Hospital Foundation Trust.
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James Paget's performance slumps
PERFORMANCE: Performance against some important standards slumped at the James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust in the last quarter of the financial year.
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Colchester red-rated on C. Diff
PERFORMANCE: Three C. difficile cases may lead to Monitor red-rating Colchester Hospital Foundation Trust for governance.
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Colchester makes £12.3m surplus
FINANCE: Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust made a surplus of £12.3m including one off payments for 2011-12.
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Shortage of safeguarding staff in Luton and Peterborough
PERFORMANCE: A significant fall in the number of staff undergoing training in safeguarding children in Luton and Peterborough is causing concern for Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust.
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Basildon exceeds surplus target
FINANCE: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust finished the year with a surplus of £4.6m - against a planned surplus of just £0.1m.
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Basildon and Thurrock exceeds MRSA target
PERFORMANCE: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust exceeded its yearly target for MRSA infections when a fourth case was confirmed two days before the end of the financial year.
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Basildon and Thurrock cleaning services red rated
PERFORMANCE: Cleaning services in very high risk areas have been red-rated by Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Non-attenders cause problems for South Essex
PERFORMANCE: Patients not attending appointments are causing problems for the South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has £1.2m surplus
FINANCE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust had a surplus of £1.2m, including impairments, in the last financial year, according to its draft accounts.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough non-compliant against 23 indicators
PERFORMANCE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust was not non-compliant for 23 out of 36 indicators, its performance report has shown.