All South West articles – Page 47

  • Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    HSJ Local

    Great Western calls in lawyers over PFI contract concerns

    2014-09-30T11:29:00Z

    COMMERCIAL: The management of a South West hospital has ‘lost confidence’ in its private finance initiative service provider after it failed to maintain standards of quality and hygiene.

  • Lezli Boswell
    HSJ Local

    Royal Cornwall chief to retire

    2014-09-26T15:28:00Z

    WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has announced plans to retire before the end of the year in a move that has surprised people locally.

  • Value in Healthcare Awards Essentia
    HSJ Knowledge

    Value in Healthcare Awards: Energy Efficiency

    2014-09-23T22:30:00Z

    FinalistsEssentia, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust - winnerCentral Manchester University Hospitals Foundation TrustCornwall Partnership Foundation Trust - Transport reviewNHS Grampian - Foresterhill Heath Campus Energy Centre The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust Essentia, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust: Energy performance contracts - ...

  • Value_and_Improvement_in_Commissioning_Support_Services___North_of_England_Commissioning_Support_Unit
    Supplements

    Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Commissioning Support Services

    2014-09-23T22:30:00Z

    FinalistsNorth of England Commissioning Support Unit - winnerSouth West Commissioning Support - highly commendedAiredale, Wharfedale and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group, Bradford City Clinical Commissioning Group, Bradford Districts Clinical Commissioning Group and West and South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Commissioning Support UnitArden Commissioning SupportDorset Clinical Commissioning GroupNorth and East London Commissioning Support ...

  • Value_and_Improvement_in_Communication___Health_Education_England_and_North_West_Thames_Foundation_School
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    Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Communication

    2014-09-23T22:30:00Z

    In association with BoardPadFinalistsHealth Education England and North West Thames Foundation School - winnerPlymouth Hospitals Trust - highly commendedDorset Clinical Commissioning Group and Public Health DorsetLincolnshire Partnership Foundation TrustNorthern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning GroupHealth and Social Services Department, States of JerseyUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire TrustHealth Education England ...

  • Value_and_Improvement_in_Community_Health_Service_Redesign___Northern_Devon_Healthcare_Trust
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    Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Community Health Service Redesign

    2014-09-23T22:30:00Z

    FinalistsNorthern Devon Healthcare Trust - winnerBarking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge clinical commissioning groups and North East London Foundation TrustBromley HealthcareCore Care LinksEdinburgh Community Health PartnershipImperial College Healthcare Trust, Central London, Hammersmith and Fulham and West London clinical commissioning groups, North West London Commissioning Support Unit and Health Education North ...

  • Value_and_Improvement_in_Financial_Services___King_s_Health_Partners
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    Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Financial Services

    2014-09-23T22:30:00Z

    FinalistsKing’s Health Partners - winnerNorth East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning GroupNorthern Devon Healthcare TrustKing’s Health Partners: Value based healthcareThe judges said this was a great example of value-based pathways with excellent patient involvement.King’s Health Partners (KHP) has set out to unite financial and quality information in value-based reporting.Working with clinical teams ...

  • Value_and_Improvement_in_Medicines_Management___South_Tyneside_Foundation_Trust
    Supplements

    Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Medicines Management

    2014-09-23T22:30:00Z

    In association with JAC FinalistsSouth Tyneside Foundation Trust - winnerNorthumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust - highly commendedAintree University Hospital Foundation TrustCoventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning GroupLeeds West Clinical Commissioning GroupNottingham University Hospitals TrustRoyal Cornwall Hospitals TrustWestern Health and Social Care TrustSouth Tyneside Foundation Trust: Community nutrition support projectThe judges said the ...

  • Value_and_Improvement_in_Training_and_Development___Nottingham_CityCare_Partnership
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    Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Training and Development

    2014-09-23T22:30:00Z

    FinalistsNottingham CityCare Partnership - winnerEast of England Ambulance Service TrustHealth Education England and Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation TrustHealth Education England and University Hospital of South Manchester Foundation TrustHealth Education England and Royal Berkshire Foundation TrustPlymouth Hospitals TrustThe Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals TrustUniversity Hospital Southampton Foundation TrustUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire TrustNottingham ...

  • Value_and_Improvement_through_Outsourcing___East_Cheshire_Trust_and_arvato_UK
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    Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement through Outsourcing

    2014-09-23T22:30:00Z

    FinalistsEast Cheshire Trust and Arvato UK - winnerLondon Procurement Partnership - highly commendedArden Commissioning SupportNorth Bristol TrustUniversity Hospital of North Staffordshire TrustEast Cheshire Trust and Arvato UK: Transformation through innovationThe judges said that an amazing cultural change had been achieved which delivered demonstrable benefits to trust managers and staff and ...

  • Value in Healthcare Awards trophy 2014
    News

    HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards winners revealed

    2014-09-23T22:30:00Z

    Winners showcase outstanding efficiency and improvement in the NHS

  • Value in Healthcare Awards trophy 2014
    Supplements

    Value in Healthcare Awards 2014

    2014-09-23T22:30:00Z

    Learn about all the winning projects in HSJ’s celebration of organisations delivering real value

  • Somerset
    HSJ Local

    Somerset abandons alliance ambitions

    2014-09-23T10:20:00Z

    STRUCTURE: A pioneering project to improve the integration of care in south Somerset has abandoned its ambition to boost cooperation among providers with an ‘alliance contract’.

  • Nigel Edwards
    News

    Group established for 'innovative' smaller hospitals

    2014-09-22T07:04:00Z

    A new group for small and medium-sized hospitals has been set up by the Nuffield Trust to look at how they can adapt their business models.

  • Northern Devon district hospital sign
    HSJ Local

    Devon provider ‘requires improvement’

    2014-09-19T15:48:00Z

    PERFORMANCE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust has been rated as “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission after inspectors found a raft of concerns, including do not resuscitate forms being filled in without discussion with patients and relatives.

  • Colin Drummond
  • Jo Cubbon
    HSJ Local

    Taunton chief exec to retire

    2014-09-18T15:17:00Z

    WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has announced her retirement after six years running the south western hospital.

  • Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
    HSJ Local

    CQC finds safety failures at Avon and Wiltshire

    2014-09-18T13:35:00Z

    A mental health trust that was found to have a “controlling” leadership culture two years ago has been ordered to make urgent improvements to the safety of its services by the Care Quality Commission.

  • Steve Wallwork
    HSJ Local

    CCG leader steps down

    2014-09-15T14:28:00Z

    WORKFORCE: The managing director of South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group has stepped down from his role, it has emerged.

  • South Devon
    HSJ Local

    CCG considers flexing 'running cost' rules

    2014-09-11T11:11:00Z

    FINANCE: A clinical commissioning group may redesignate the cost of clinicians’ involvement in service redesign as a ‘programme’ cost to help retain capacity while staying within its running allowance.