All South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust articles – Page 8
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Hague wants 'exhaustive discussion' on Yorkshire reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: Reconfiguration plans for Friarage Hospital, North Yorkshire, should be subject to “exhaustive discussion and examination”, foreign secretary William Hague has said.
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National team backs Friarage Hospital paediatric inpatient closure
STRUCTURE: North Yorkshire and York PCT; Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group; and South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust are considering proposals to close inpatient paediatric services, and potentially obstetric maternity services, at Friarage Hospital.
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South Tees develops own post-surgery flow IT system
COMMERCIAL: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has adopted a new computer system to improve patient flow following surgery.
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South Tees Hospitals win patient safety award
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has received national recognition from the Department of Health for the work it has done to improve patient safety.
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South Tees Hospitals considers centralising specialist orthodontics
STRUCTURE: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is considering centralising its specialist orthodontic services.
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South Tees Hospitals slips on two A&E indicators
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is generally performing well against new A&E clinical quality indicators, but slipped up on two of them in August.
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Specialist spinal unit opens in South Tees
STRUCTURE: Children and young people with spinal conditions now have access to a specialist team at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
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Tees mulls acute paediatric centre reduction
STRUCTURE: Maintaining the current model of paediatric services on Teeside may not be a “sustainable” or “safe” option in future, according to board papers.
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South Tees FT extends weight loss service
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Hospitals FT has announced it is extending a specialist service that has helped obese people lose weight when all other options have failed.
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South Tees improves care for patients that have fallen
PERFORMANCE: A new arrangement between Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust and the Hambleton and Richmondshire community fast response team at South Tees Hospitals NHS foundation trust is reducing the number of ambulance call-outs and improving care for people who have fallen.
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North East to double bariatric surgery
COMMERCIAL: North East specialised commissioners have decided to double funding for bariatric surgery.
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South Tees Foundation Trust overshot C difficile target last year
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Foundation Trust recorded 125 cases of Clostridium difficile in 2010-11 against a target of 116, but the North East region met its target for preventing the infection.
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South Tees spots early finance shortfall
FINANCE: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was £700,000 behind its financial plan at the end of April, one month into the financial year.
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South Tees FT rated top for eleventh year running
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been rated one of the top 40 hospitals by information analysis firm CHKS.
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New chemo unit to open at South Tees Hospitals FT
STRUCTURE: A new chemotherapy day unit at The James Cook University Hospital will officially open on Monday 20 June 2011.
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Competition panel okays seven provider trusts to run GPs
STRUCTURE: The Cooperation and Competition Panel has approved seven acute and mental health providers to take over GP practices, but says Monitor should review the arrangements in the future.
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South Tees struggles with C diff and cancer waits
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust was struggling to meet C difficile and cancer waiting times targets at the end of 2010-11.
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South Tees Hospitals FT completes community service takeover
STRUCTURE: Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland Community Services (MRCCS) has joined South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, under the transforming community services programme.
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South Tees Hospitals FT reviews car parking charges
COMMERCIAL: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has reduced the fee for long stay parking but increased the rate for short stays.
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South Tees Hospitals offers new diagnostic test
COMMERCIAL: South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust is offering a new pre-natal diagnostic service, currently only available at one other site in the North East.