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London trusts make 85 per cent of their CIPs at month four
FINANCE: London’s non-foundation trusts made 85 per cent of their savings targets at month four, £16.3m lower than planned.
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Heatherwood FT rated red in Monitor submission
PERFORMANCE Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust’s quarterly submission to Monitor has rated the organisation “red” on both finance and governance criteria.
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Fourteen London trusts not hitting VTE target
PERFORMANCE: Fourteen acute trusts in the capital were missing the threshold for assessing new patients for venuous thromboembolism on admission.
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Shrewsbury and Telford predicting high mortality rates
PERFORMANCE: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust is expecting to be named as a mortality outlier in the upcoming Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2011, according to board papers.
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Chelsea and Westminster FT recruits three NEDs
WORKFORCE: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors with significant business experience.
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NHS Harrow seeing 10 per cent over performance at NW London Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: The number of elective admissions at North West London Hospitals Trust was 10 per cent above plan for NHS Harrow during September, according to figures from the trust.
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Yorkshire Ambulance begins foundation status consultation
STRUCTURE: Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust has begun a consultation ahead of its application for foundation trust status.
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CQC criticises east London trust over maternity services
PERFORMANCE: Patients at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust remain at risk of poor care, according to a new report.
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NewsPatient data breaches occur 'five times a week'
NHS employees breached data protection policies at least 806 times in the past three years, a report has revealed.
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NewsTrusts blame high SHMIs on poor coding
More than half of the trusts that performed poorly against the new summary hospital-level mortality indicator have blamed their figures on coding issues, with palliative care a particular area of concern.
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Newcastle FT consultant made director of cancer network
WORKFORCE: Tony Branson, consultant clinical oncologist at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been appointed as medical director of the North of England Cancer Network.
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South Tees Hospitals win patient safety award
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has received national recognition from the Department of Health for the work it has done to improve patient safety.
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Heatherwood FT cuts waiting time reduction schemes
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust is cutting measures to reduce waiting times in a bid to save money.
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Coventry and Warwickshire loses patient data twice in two months
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust has breached the Data Protection Act by losing patients’ medical information twice in two months this year.
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NewsLansley hails Academic Health model as 'wealth-creator' for UK
The health secretary has given his backing to an expanded “Academic Health Science System” in London, saying the model would “create wealth” for the country.
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Second London reconfiguration approved
COMMERCIAL: The health secretary has approved the closure of services at King George Hospital in Ilford.
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NewsChair appointed to HEE steering group
A chair has been appointed to oversee the development of the new body that will be responsible for NHS workforce education and training.
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NewsLansley sets out 'four tests' for hospital bailout and threatens to sack boards
Andrew Lansley has said trusts who want loans as they try to achieve foundation status will have to pass four tests.
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Salford Royal had 25 mixed sex breaches in September
PERFORMANCE: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust recorded 25 breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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Mid Cheshire Hospitals FT had 21 mixed sex breaches in September
PERFORMANCE: Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recorded 21 breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.