Somerset NHS Foundation Trust – Page 6
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NewsAnalysed: National A&E performance equals worst ever month
Accident and emergency performance against the four hour target in December fell to 85 per cent, equalling the worst month on record – with one trust only achieving 40 per cent at its major “type one” site.
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NewsNew non-executives join CQC board
Three new non-executive board members have been appointed to the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalTrust searches for 'imaginative' estates partner in £100m deal
An integrated foundation trust is looking to partner with a private company for up to 25 years in a bid to unlock capital funding for its future estates plans.
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HSJ LocalHospital sent patient data to USA by mistake
Patient data held by a hospital trust was erroneously sent to and stored on a company’s server in USA, amid problems with a new electronic patient record system.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2017: Acute, Community and/or Primary Care Services Redesign
Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust – Primary Care Paediatrics The trust developed paediatric clinics in a primary care setting, helping to shorten the patient pathway and improve patient care. This has enabled families to receive an expert opinion without having to travel large distances to their district general hospital. Judges ...
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NewsTrusts must reduce deficits by two-thirds to hit official forecast
NHS trusts must reduce their combined monthly deficit to £107m to meet the official forecast figures in the second half of 2017-18, after recording a monthly deficit of almost £300m in the first half of the year.
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HSJ LocalTrust agrees patient data deal with DeepMind
Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust is set to roll out an app developed by artificial intelligence firm DeepMind, after signing a five year contract with the Google owned company.
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NewsA&E survey: Best and worst performing trusts revealed
Five trusts have been identified as offering a poor overall experience to patients in their accident and emergency departments, based on a new Care Quality Commission patient survey.
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HSJ LocalTrusts confirm new shared chief executive
An acute trust and a mental health and community trust have appointed a joint chief executive after forming an alliance to make services more integrated.
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HSJ LocalA&E to be downgraded in major overhaul of hospital services
Commissioners have given the green light to an overhaul of NHS services in an accountable care system that will see two acute hospitals split into emergency and elective centres.
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HSJ LocalInadequate CCG appoints new chief officer
A clinical commissioning group rated inadequate has appointed an interim chief officer following the departure of its experienced leader.
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HSJ LocalSouthern Health recruits new chief executive from neighbouring trust
A scandal hit mental health and community trust has hired its new chief executive from a neighbouring organisation.
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NewsCompetition regulator orders five trusts to release private data
The Competition and Markets Authority has threatened to take action against five NHS trusts after they failed to hit a deadline for publishing private patient data.
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NewsRegulator shifts costs of 'hugely successful' efficiency tool to trusts
NHS trusts will be asked to partly fund a price comparison tool that helps deliver savings in procurement, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalJunior doctor found dead by staff at hospital
A junior doctor has died after reportedly taking his own life at the hospital where he worked, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief to lead joint acute and mental health executive team
Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust; Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2017: Best Patient Safety Initiative in A&E
West of England Academic Health Science Network: The adoption and spread of the ED Safety Checklist across the West of England
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2017: Patient Safety in Maternity and Midwifery Services
Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust: Patient Safety in Maternity and Midwifery Services
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2017: Cancer Care
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust: Enabling citizens to actively self manage their cancer care
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2017: Information Technology to Improve Patient Safety
Four Seasons Health Care: Quality of Life Programme