All South Central articles – Page 29
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Horton hospital changes await commissioning strategy
STRUCTURE: Oxfordshire CCG has issued a statement stating it and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust have agreed any consultation on changes to Horton General Hospital will take place following the development of Oxfordshire’s commissioning strategy, but before the end of the current financial year.
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Southampton CCG associate director focuses on emergency care
PERFORMANCE: According to the latest quality monitoring report from Southampton CCG, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust reported an “above average number of black alerts” in March and April 2013.
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Portsmouth gets £6.2m DH bailout
FINANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has received a £6.2m bailout from the Department of Health.
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Oxfordshire CCG highlights finance uncertainty
FINANCE: An Oxfordshire CCG board paper warns that the baseline allocations exercise that has set the CCG’s income “could prove to be materially different than the actual value of activity transfers”.
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Emergency care problems linked to poor relationships, finds south of England review
PERFORMANCE: A review of urgent and emergency care failures in the south of England has blamed in part an over-emphasis on incentives and contracts, at the expense of relationships.
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Solent Trust cuts staff
WORKFORCE: Solent Trust cut staff by 5.6 full time equivalents in February.
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Frimley Park to progress with Heatherwood takeover plan
STRUCTURE: Frimley Park Foundation Trust has decided to pursue its plans to acquire neighbouring Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust.
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Patients damn inpatient care at Heatherwood and Wexham Park
PERFORMANCE: Patients have issued a damning verdict on the care given Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust, rating it significantly worse than average in eight out of 10 categories.
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Oxfordshire CCG faces £8.8m 'underlying deficit'
FINANCE: Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group ended 2012-13 overspending on both acute and non acute services, and forecasted an underlying deficit of £8.8m for 2013-14.
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Bucks trust told to improve on staffing after CQC visit
PERFORMANCE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust has been warned to improve its staffing levels and training for nurses following an unannounced inspection.
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Portsmouth emergency performance below standard for six months
PERFORMANCE: Performance against the four hour accident and emergency target has been languishing below 90 per cent for two consecutive quarters in Portsmouth.
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Portsmouth ends year on plan despite overspends
FINANCE: Portsmouth clinical commissioning group ended 2012-13 in surplus despite overspending on its major acute contract.
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Oxfordshire delayed transfers remain high despite assessment overhaul
PERFORMANCE: A significant change to care assessment in Oxfordshire aimed at reducing delayed transfers has led to an initial exacerbation of the problem.
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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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Heatherwood and Wexham Park appoints new NEDs
WORKFORCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals Foundation Trust appointed two new non-executive directors at the beginning of March.
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Norovirus outbreak hits more than half of beds at Stoke Mandeville
PERFORMANCE: A norovirus outbreak in Buckinghamshire in February affected more than half the beds at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
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Southampton doctor becomes national clinical leader
WORKFORCE: A doctor from University Hospitals Southampton Foundation Trust has been appointed as a national clinical director by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Southern Health plans local terms and conditions for social care staff
WORKFORCE: Southern Health Foundation Trust’s social care division has been negotiating with unions about the introduction of local terms and conditions for all staff.
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A&E performance nosedives after Bucks reconfiguration
PERFORMANCE: The closure of an accident and emergency unit in Wycombe has led to a sharp increase in A&E waiting times at neighbouring hospitals, trust board papers state.
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Southampton CCG authorised with one condition
STRUCTURE: Southampton clinical commissioning group has been authorised with just one condition.