All South Central articles – Page 34
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Patient records system could save £100m
COMMERCIAL: An acute trust has become the first NHS organisation to launch a new health records management system, which providers estimate could save up to £100m if introduced nationwide.
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Southampton trust pioneers 'bedside clinics' for diabetes inpatients
RESEARCH: Clinicians in Southampton are piloting a new way of treating diabetes patients during hospital stays.
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Capacity problems hit Hampshire Hospitals diagnostics performance
PERFORMANCE: Capacity problems caused Hampshire Hospitals to miss its diagnostics waiting list target in June.
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Hampshire Hospitals activity levels exceed plan
PERFORMANCE: Activity levels at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust are higher than last year, despite commissioners’ intentions to cut admissions.
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Hampshire Hospitals beats surplus target amid rising demand
FINANCE: Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust is beating its surplus plan due to higher than expected clinical income.
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Two never events at Hampshire Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust recorded two “never events” in June, including one caused by clinicians getting an x-ray back to front.
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Rising DTOCs impact on patient safety at Royal Berkshire
PERFORMANCE: A rise in delayed transfers of care in West Berkshire has been linked to increasing numbers of patients with falls and pressure ulcers.
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RBH performance drops on Cerner implementation
PERFORMANCE: The implementation of the Cerner Millenium electronic patient record system has had a detrimental impacted on patient experience at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
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Royal Berkshire Hospital subjected to 'stage two review' of annual plan
FINANCE: Monitor has undertaken a “stage two review” of Royal Berkshire Hospital Foundation Trust’s annual plan.
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Trust 'shocked' at Sir Jimmy Savile allegations
PATIENT SAFETY Buckinghamshire Healthcare, the trust that runs Stoke Mandeville Hospital, has said it is “shocked” over allegations that Sir Jimmy Savile abused children while volunteering there.
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Buckinghamshire trust puts back FT application date to April
STRUCTURE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust has agreed a revised timetable for submission of its application to become a foundation trust.
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Wexham Park Hospital expands AMU
STRUCTURE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust is investing more than £2.5m in reconfiguring wards, in anticipation of a rise in emergency attendances.
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Alan Webb made accountable officer designate of three Berkshire East CCGs
STRUCTURE: Alan Webb has been appointed as the designate accountable officer for the Berkshire East CCG Federation - a group of three CCGs.
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Double running costs force SHIP cluster overspend on staffing
WORKFORCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster is £772,000 over plan for total workforce costs.
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SHIP finance on target despite QIPP risk
FINANCE: The Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster reported a £6.82 million surplus in the first five months of 2012-13, and is expecting to achieve the £16.3m target for the full year.
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Southampton GP referrals 10 per cent up on last year
PERFORMANCE: Acute sector activity levels in Southampton are far exceeding planned levels, and in most areas are well above levels for last year.
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Close Heatherwood, argue neighbouring trusts
STRUCTURE: The Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has argued that Heatherwood Hospital should be closed, with funding diverted to its own Brants Bridge clinic in Bracknell.
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Two never events at Hampshire Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust reported two never events relating to surgical procedures in the first quarter of 2012-13.
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NHS Buckinghamshire names NHS 111 provider
COMMERCIAL: NHS Direct has been selected as the preferred provider to run the NHS 111 service in Buckinghamshire.
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Southampton trust pioneers new cerebral palsy rehab treatment
RESEARCH: A new rehabilitation programme pioneered in Southampton can halve the recovery time for children with cerebral palsy who have undergone hip surgery.