News – Page 1191
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SHA report: Southport and Ormskirk missed "covenant tests" for FT bid
PERFORMANCE: The trust’s bid for foundation status has been marked amber-red in the latest NHS North of England provider development report.
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East London hospital trust sets new record for ambulance handover delays
PERFORMANCE: Barking, Havering, Redbridge University Hospitals Trust saw 120 “black breaches” - cases where patients are left waiting an hour or more in an ambulance because they are unable to admit them - in just one week.
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Foundation trust considers 12-hour nursing shifts to save £500,000
WORKFORCE: The Royal Berkshire Hospital Foundation Trust has considered bringing in 12-hour nursing shifts to save money.
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Patient waits 23 hours to be admitted to trust A&E
PERFORMANCE: A report to Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust’s board showed one patient had waited 23 hours before being admitted in A&E.
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Epsom and St Helier breach C section rate
PERFORMANCE: Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Trust saw a Caesarian section rate of 30.2 per cent for November, which is above its target of 24 per cent.
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'Fundamental capacity issue' at trust with worst A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust recorded the worst performance in London for A&E based on the latest figures and minutes of the January meeting.
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East Sussex gets £1.2m handout for CT scanners
FINANCE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is to receive extra government funding for new equipment.
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Boiler upgrade cash for Sussex Community Trust
FINANCE: Sussex Community NHS Trust is to receive extra government funding for new equipment, including a boiler upgrade, and the relocation of children’s services.
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Nearly £3m of new equipment cash for Dartford and Gravesham
FINANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is to receive extra government funding for new equipment.
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Trust runs up £5.4m deficit
FINANCE: University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire Trust was running at a £5.4m year to date deficit at the end of January, with its cost improvement plan £7m behind schedule.
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Epsom and St Helier ahead of deficit plan but behind on savings
FINANCE: Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Trust, the London/Surrey borders acute, has a year-to-date deficit of £15.25m, against a target of £16.1m, according to latest board papers.
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Five per cent of Coventry and Warwickshire A and E patients wait over ten hours
PERFORMANCE: Five per cent of accident and emergency patients who were admitted to University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire Trust have waited for more than 10 hours before being admitted for treatment.
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Council cash blamed for delayed transfers of care at Coventry and Warwickshire
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire is reporting a rise in delayed transfers of care, with part of the problem blamed on council funding
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Independent probe underway of Pennine Acute FT bid
PERFORMANCE: An independent review has been commissioned of the trust’s progress towards foundation status, the NHS North of England finance director reported.
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NHS Trafford puts community services up for tender
COMMERCIAL: The primary care trust has launched a tender process for organisations seeking to take over its community services.
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Amber-red rating for St Helens and Knowsley FT bid
PERFORMANCE: NHS North of England’s latest provider development report rates the trust’s foundation trust bid as amber-red.
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Trust considered forcing staff to have flu jabs
A leading foundation trust considered whether the flu jab could be made compulsory for staff.
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Recruitment search starts as trust seeks to install temporary chair
WORKFORCE: Royal Berkshire Hospital Foundation Trust is to begin the process of appointing a new chair after the sudden departure of Colin Maclean.
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Southampton cardiologist becomes DH heart tsar
WORKFORCE: A cardiologist at Southampton General Hospital has been appointed heart tsar by the Department of Health.
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NewsSNP claim independence will safeguard NHS
Scotland’s National Health Service can only be “fully guaranteed” by independence, deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.