All NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST articles – Page 6
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NewsUPDATED: Support offered to challenged health economies
Eleven “financially challenged” health economies are going to receive support from private companies to help with their strategic planning, it has been announced.
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Northampton warned over liver disease mortality rates
Northampton General Hospital Trust has been warned that its mortality rates for gastrointestinal and liver diseases for the last year are higher than would be expected, according to preliminary information from the Dr Foster ‘Good Hospital Guide’.
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NewsHigher death rate NHS trusts named
Seven NHS trusts have higher than expected death rates for patients who die in hospital or within 30 days of discharge, according to new data.
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Trust medical director takes on top job
WORKFORCE: Northampton General Hospital has appointed Dr Sonia Swart as chief executive with immediate effect.
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NewsNeighbouring trusts go through 14 chief executives in five years
Two neighbouring trusts that had been considering a merger have seen five substantive and nine interim or acting chief executives over the past five years, an HSJ/Capsticks survey reveals.
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NewsHospital chief executive resigns over A&E performance
The chief executive of Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust has resigned following problems with emergency department performance.
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New directors join Northampton General
WORKFORCE: Northampton General Hospital Trust gas appointed three non-executive directors and a new director of workforce and transformation.
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Midlands and East raises 'concerns' with 14 trusts
NHS Midlands and East’s provider development committee has raised “principle concerns” with 14 trusts.
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South east Midlands hospitals face major service reconfiguration
A major reconfiguration of acute hospital care in the East Midlands will see significant change for five trusts in the region, HSJ has learned.
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NewsAnalysed: The future of acute services in the south east Midlands
This week we examine the reconfiguration of hospital services across the south east Midlands to ensure services remain viable as demand rises
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Year long waits up at Northampton Hospital
PERFORMANCE: Northampton General Hospital has seen the number of patients waiting over a year for treatment quadruple from four in 2011 to 16 in 2012.
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NewsExclusive: patient deaths spark tuberculosis investigation
A decision to increase the number of patients being treated at a dialysis unit run by the University Hospitals of Leicester could have led to the death of a patient, it has emerged.
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NewsDistrict general hospital trust forced to look for merger partner
A £145m-turnover district general hospital is the latest to concede it cannot become a foundation trust on its own and look for a merger partner.
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PCTs predict underspend despite acute over-performance
FINANCE: Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire Cluster of PCTs is reporting it is on target to meet its financial budget this year despite significant over-performance by the region’s acute trusts.
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Case note review of over 200 deaths in hospital
PERFORMANCE: A case note review of more than 200 patient deaths at Northampton General Hospital has identified 16 patients who could have survived if care had been better.
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Northampton General takes on vascular surgery
STRUCTURE: A review of vascular surgery in Northamptonshire has resulted in Northampton General Hospital Trust acting as the hub for the specialist service in the county.
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Improved complaints response at Northampton General
PERFORMANCE: Northampton General Hospital Trust has improved its response to complaints from patients, according to a new report.
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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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Low serious incident reporting flagged at Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes
PERFORMANCE: Concerns have been raised over incident reporting in primary care, independent contractors a hospital in Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes.