News – Page 962
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2gether failing follow up target
PERFORMANCE: 2gether Foundation Trust hit the target for following up 95 per cent of patients within seven days of discharge from mental health inpatient units.
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Swindon CCG signs commissioning support deal
COMMERCIAL: Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group has signed a contract with Central Southern Commissioning Support Service worth £2.4m.
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Croydon Health Services Trust behind on finance target
FINANCE: Croydon Health Services Trust is behind on its financial targets at month 10 of the financial year, a report to NHS London said.
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A&E performance falls sharply at UHSM
PERFORMANCE: The proportion of University Hospitals of South Manchester accident and emergency patients admitted or treated and discharged within four hours has fallen sharply below national standards, latest commissioner board papers show.
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South London Healthcare Trust ahead of plan on finance
FINANCE: South London Healthcare Trust is ahead of its forecast finance plan by £7.7m.
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Oxford FT application date put back from January to March
STRUCTURE: Oxford University Hospitals Trust’s submission for foundation status was put back two months.
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West London Mental Health Trust on track to achieve surplus
FINANCE: West London Mental Health Trust is on track to achieve its year-end income and expenditure surplus of £3.4m, a report to the board said.
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Epsom and St Helier sickness rate above target
WORKFORCE: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust’s sickness rate is above target for the year-to-date.
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GP receptionist abused access to love rival records
PERFORMANCE: A former GP receptionist has been fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office for obtaining medical information on her ex-husband’s new wife.
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RNOH plans to do 80 per cent specialist work
STRUCTURE: The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust is planning an 80/20 split of specialist and routine activity in the future, according to a commissioner strategy document.
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Fall in longer waits for Norfolk orthopaedic service
PERFORMANCE: Thirty five patients had to wait longer than two weeks for Norfolk’s orthopaedic clinical assessment and treat service in February – compared with 229 in January.
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Birmingham Women's relies on non-recurrent 'efficiencies'
FINANCE: Birmingham Women’s Hospital Foundation Trust has made a third of its efficiency schemes non-recurrently so far this year.
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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals FT elects new governors
WORKFORCE: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has elected four new governors Alan Morrow ,David Williams, June McGuire, and Maureen Bamber.
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Basildon and Thurrock makes progress in fight against legionella
PERFORMANCE: Basildon and Thurrock Univeristy Hospitals Foundation Trust is making progress on its long running battle to ensure its patients are not at risk of contracting legionella, board papers show.
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals to miss A&E target for 2012-13
PERFORMANCE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust will miss the four hour accident and emergency target for 2012-13 after performance in January was only just above 90 per cent, board papers state.
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New chief operating officer for West Suffolk FT
WORKFORCE: A former naval officer has been made the chief operating officer for West Suffolk Foundation Trust.
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West Herts trust reports £500,000 deficit
FINANCE: West Hertfordshire Hospitals had a deficit of £0.5m at the end of February – but was hoping to breakeven at the end of the year.
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Trauma and orthopaedics drive Ipswich waiting list failure
PERFORMANCE: Ipswich Hospital failed the 18 week referral to treatment target for elective in patients in February with performance at 88.3 per cent overall, largely due to trauma and orthopaedics only delivering at 75.9 per cent.
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Ipswich trust forecasts breakeven
FINANCE: Ipswich Hospital is predicting a breakeven position for 2012-13 after making a surplus of £1.4m in February.
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Colchester complains about delay in receiving mortality review information
PERFORMANCE: One of the 14 trusts being investigated because of concern triggered by mortality indicators has complained about the delay in it receiving formal information about the investigation process.