All South Central articles – Page 56
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Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT seeks to clarify 'urgent referrals' with GPs
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham FT is working to clarify with GPs the definition of an “urgent referral”, its board has heard.
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CQC drops in on Weston Area Health Trust
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has carried out an unannounced visit at Weston Area Health Trust.
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Oral surgery backlog at Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT’s oral surgery department is underperforming due to “chronic capacity problems”, its board has been told.
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare rejects PCT call to extend waiting times
PERFORMANCE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare has rejected the local PCTs request to extend waiting times for non-urgent patients.
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Trusts merger will create 'powerful and global brand'
STRUCTURE: Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre plan to use their proposed merger to create a “powerful, globally recognised brand”.
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NewsPCTs agree to consult on children's congenital heart services
A joint committee of primary care trusts has given the go-ahead for a consultation on plans for greater centralisation of paediatric cardiac care.
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NewsHealth authority's fluoride plan was lawful
A health authority’s plans for the fluoridation of Southampton’s tap water were not unlawful, the High Court has ruled.
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Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals FT makes significant savings
FINANCE: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals FT is more than £1m ahead of plan on its savings programme.
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Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals look to become global brand through merger
COMMERCIAL: The boards of Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre plan to use the merger to create a powerful, globally recognised brand.
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Basingstoke and North Hampshire makes the case for integration
STRUCTURE: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospitals FT is drawing up a business case for its integration with Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust.
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Recruitment freeze pays off at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust
WORKFORCE: A recruitment freeze at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust is achieving savings above plan.
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Royal Berkshire FT to pay nearly £8m in compensation
FINANCE: The Royal Berkshire FT will pay nearly £8m in compensation to a ten-year-old with cerebral palsy after mistakes during his birth.
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Oxfordshire Learning Disability Trust behind on surplus plans
FINANCE: Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust is predicting a year end surplus more than 65 per cent less than plan.
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Southampton University Hospital revises down planned surplus
FINANCE: Southampton University Hospital Trust has revised down its planned year end surplus by £1.4m.
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Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health FT behind on PCT target
PERFORMANCE: Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health FT is missing a key PCT target by more than 20 per cent.
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Isle of Wight PCT begins work on future of its provider arm
STRUCTURE: Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust has begun working with Pricewaterhouse Coopers on a detailed appraisal of the future of the PCT’s provider arm.
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NHS Swindon sheds more than 100 staff
WORKFORCE: Staff numbers at NHS Swindon fell by 14 per cent between April and December last year.
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Southampton plan to delegate urgent care to city-wide consortium
STRUCTURE: Southampton City PCT has plans to delegate £80m in urgent care commissioning to a single commissioning consortium covering the patch.
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Berkshire mental health FT in surplus
FINANCE: Berkshire Healthcare FT expects to finish the year with a surplus of £663,000, just below its plan for the year.
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Salisbury FT offers services for new trauma centre
STRUCTURE: Salisbury Foundation Trust could provide plastic surgery for a new major trauma centre at Southampton University Hospitals Trust.