News – Page 951
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East Leicestershire identifies acute overspend risk
FINANCE: Recent finance board papers for East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG warn that there is a “significant level of financial risk” for the CCG due to the level of over performance across all the out of county providers it commissions from.
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Milton Keynes CCG already overspending on hospital care
FINANCE: Milton Keynes CCG is grappling with a £10m over-performance on acute services.
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Patients lack help eating at Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing below average for the help provided by staff at meal times in the inpatient survey.
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Patients happy with information at Queen Victoria FT
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for understandable information from clinicians.
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Queen Victoria FT involves patients in decisions
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for involvement in decision-making.
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Queen Victoria FT rated highly for supporting patients at discharge
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for all but one questions relating to “leaving hospital”.
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NewsNHS England could 'manage' 111 market
NHS England is to conduct an urgent review of the sustainability of NHS 111 and the market of providers as the timetable for full national roll-out of the service slips further.
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NewsCommissioning reforms redundancy count exceeds 10,000
More than 10,000 NHS staff have been made redundant in the past three financial years as a result of the government’s commissioning reforms, according to official figures published today.
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Campaigners raise concern over sale of 'sensitive' NHS data
Campaigners have highlighted a new pricelist for health and care information, and raised fresh concerns about the sale of “sensitive” and “identifiable” patient data.
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HSJ LocalLondon Ambulance Service given £15m funding boost
WORKFORCE: Commissioners in London have agreed to invest an additional £15m in London Ambulance Service due to rising demand, just two years after the trust announced plans to shed almost 900 posts.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge patients happy with privacy
PERFORMANCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for levels of privacy during consultations.
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Patients lack meal choice at Dartford and Gravesham
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing below average for choice of hospital food in the inpatient survey.
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Queen Victoria FT rated highly for help at meal times
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average for the help provided by staff at meal times in the inpatient survey.
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Queen Victoria FT has enough nurses, say patients
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for the number of nursing staff on duty.
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Queen Victoria FT scores well for clinical consistency
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for the consistent message given to patients by different members of staff.
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Ombudsman: NHS 'failing to listen and learn'
There are “systematic problems” with NHS hospitals failing to listen and learn from patient complaints, the Health Service has Ombudsman said.
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Kingston becomes first hospital trust to achieve foundation status since April 2012
STRUCTURE: A London hospital trust has been granted foundation status, becoming the first acute provider to be authorised by Monitor in a year.
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Ipswich appoints finance director
WORKFORCE: East of England Ambulance Trust finance director Paul Scott is leaving to take up a post at Ipswich Hospital Trust.
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SW London and St George's Mental Health Trust ends year in surplus
FINANCE: South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust ended 2012-13 with a surplus of £1.7m, board papers reveal.
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SW London and St George's Mental Health Trust hits CIP target
FINANCE: South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust has hit its £8.4m CIP target for 2012-13.