All South Central articles – Page 25
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Oxford gets AHSC status, but Birmingham and Newcastle fail
Newcastle and Birmingham have failed in their attempts to become academic health science centres, although Oxford’s bid has succeeded.
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Solent trust subject to new CQC inspection
Solent Trust will be one of a group of trusts subject to the first wave of new-style Care Quality Commission inspections, led by the Chief Inspector of Hospitals Sir Mike Richards.
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CQC finds failings at community mental health FT
Inspectors have ordered Southern Health Foundation Trust to make urgent improvements to the services it provides at two mental health units in Oxford.
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Consultants scupper cancer surgery reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: A proposed reconfiguration of urological cancer surgery has been abandoned because two groups of consultants refused to work together, HSJ has learned.
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Consultants call for review of disciplinary action
WORKFORCE: Consultants at a hospital provider have called for an external review of recent disciplinary actions and acknowledged allegations of racial bias in the organisation.
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Heatherwood and Wexham Park investigates maternity incidents
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park bosses have carried out a review of clinical quality in their maternity services following a cluster of serious incidents.
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Newbury and District CCG plans A&E public health campaign
Newbury and District CCG is among a group of four west Berkshire clinical commissioning groups that have launched a communications campaign aimed at encouraging patients to contact their GPs before going to A&E.
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Delays remain 'major concern' for Oxford trust
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care are three times higher than target at Oxford University Hospitals Trust.
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NewsOFT to rule on key pathology mergers as another project collapses
Fresh evidence has emerged of the impact competition probes are having on plans to reconfigure services after Office of Fair Trading investigations were cited as barriers to two major pathology reorganisations.
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Oxfordshire delayed transfers three times the normal rate
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care are three times the target rate at Oxford University Hospitals Trust.
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Oxford trust removes specialisms from the Horton amid high complication rates
PERFORMANCE: Oxford University Hospitals Trust has stopped gall bladder surgery at its Horton General Hospital after a Royal College of Surgeons review found higher than expected complication rates.
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CommentPatient data: finding the right balance
Striking the right balance between the protection and use of patient data
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Royal Berkshire records six 'trolley waits' in a single week
PERFORMANCE: Royal Berkshire Hospital Foundation Trust was responsible for six accident and emergency “trolley waits” of more than 12 hours in a single week.
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HSJ LocalTrust report reveals 14 year dispute over harm to patients
PERFORMANCE: A troubled foundation trust has commissioned performance reports on each of its surgeons after an internal audit uncovered a 14-year feud among clinical staff and 48 cases of possible harm to patients that were never investigated.
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Frimley Park aims to complete Heatherwood takeover by April
STRUCTURE: Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust is planning to acquire neighbouring Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust at the beginning of April next year, HSJ has learned.
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Elective and outpatient activity rise faster than plan in Portsmouth
PERFORMANCE: Elective and outpatient activity levels are rising faster than predicted at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust, despite a drop in demand for emergency services.
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'Vacuum' between GP and A&E, independent report finds
PERFORMANCE: An independent report into emergency provision in Berkshire has identified a “vacuum” between GP services and care for life threatening situations.
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Portsmouth trust doubles deficit
FINANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has reported a deficit more than double its planned level, due mainly to slippage on its cost improvement programme.
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Oxford trust targets workforce cost savings
FINANCE: Oxford University Hospitals Trust is to focus its cost improvement programme on workforce savings.