News – Page 1189
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A&E waits too long at James Paget
PERFORMANCE: Patients are waiting longer than they should be in the A&E department at the James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Planned angioplasty moves to Ipswich Hospital
STRUCTURE: Patients needing planned angioplasty will soon be able to have it at Ipswich Hospital, rather than having to travel to a region centre.
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Branch surgery at risk in Norfolk
STRUCTURE: NHS Norfolk and Waveney is talking to different healthcare providers about keeping a surgery in New Costessey, four miles outside Norwich, open.
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Ambulance trust FT application at risk
STRUCTURE: The East of England Ambulance Service could have to withdraw its application to become a foundation trust if it fails to meet a key performance target for this quarter.
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Ambulance trust signs up to green scheme
FINANCE: The East of England Ambulance Service Trust has signed up to an ambitious carbon reduction plan which commits it to reducing emissions by 30 per cent by March 2016.
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James Paget struggling on stroke targets
PERFORMANCE: Stroke standards are still proving hard to meet at James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust, the governors’ council heard.
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New research focus at James Paget
STRUCTURE: James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust is looking at strengthening clinical research, the board of governors was told.
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New adolescent cancer unit opens at Addenbrookes
STRUCTURE: A new teenage cancer unit has opened at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.
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East Anglian LD units to trial staff uniform
WORKFORCE: Staff at two small units run by Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust are to wear a uniform of blue polo shirts for a trail period.
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Minister praises VTE work at Colchester
PERFORMANCE: Colchester General Hospital has been praised by health minister Simon Burns for its work on preventing avoidable blood clots.
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Hinchingbrooke 'welcomes' new chief exec
WORKFORCE: Jim O’ Connell is to take over as the new chief executive at Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust, now run by private company Circle.
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CUH unveils new chair
WORKFORCE: Jane Ramsey is to be the new chair of Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust, succeeding Dr Mary Archer.
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COPD community clinics launched in Beds
STRUCTURE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in Bedfordshire are being offer support closer to home in a bid to reduce emergency admissions.
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£4m for integrated care in Leicestershire County
FINANCE: NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland, along with the Eastern Leicestershire CCG, is to receive £4m from the Department of Health to redevelop integrated primary, community and mental health services.
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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals agrees deal with commissioners
FINANCE: The renegotiating of contracts with commissioners has seen Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust report an in month surplus of £199,000 at the end of January, reducing the year to date deficit to £781,000.
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Shrewsbury and Telford's reconfiguration receives £35m of DH cash
FINANCE: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust is being given £35m from the Department of Health to spend on a planned reconfiguration of services.
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Birmingham Women's to get £3.2m to expand capacity
FINANCE: Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust is set to receive £3.2m to spend on increasing maternity capacity.
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Royal Wolverhampton's QIPP scheme gets £3m boost
FINANCE: The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust is to receive £3m of central money to spend on a heat and power plant to support Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention targets.
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James Paget to tender audit contract
COMMERCIAL: James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust is putting its external audit contract out to tender later this month.
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Monitor wanted James Paget interim chief in place sooner
WORKFORCE: Monitor wanted an interim chief executive in place earlier than proposed at James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust, it has been revealed.