All South West articles – Page 54
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HSJ Local
CQC lifts Plymouth Hospitals surgery concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has lifted its concerns about the safety of surgery at Plymouth Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ Local
University Hospitals Bristol takes on new research role
CLINICAL RESEARCH: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has been appointed to run a local branch of the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network, it has been announced.
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Leader
Rapid resolution needed for service change impasse
Competition rules are not having the desired impact
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HSJ Local
South West hospitals perform well against SHMI
PERFORMANCE: Five trusts in the south west had higher than expected mortality under the standardised hospital mortality indicator.
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HSJ Local
Taunton chief welcomes scrutiny by chief inspector
PERFORMANCE: The chief executive of Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has welcomed the trust’s inclusion in the first wave of hospitals to be inspected under the new chief inspector of hospitals’ regime.
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HSJ Local
Merging Dorset trusts start work on plan B
STRUCTURE: The Dorset foundation trusts waiting for a decision on their merger plans have agreed to stop meetings about the merger and are developing alternative plans, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Great Western 'disappointed' over A&E bail out
FINANCE: The chief executive of Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has expressed her disappointment that the trust missed out on a share of the government’s accident and emergency bailout fund.
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HSJ Local
Great Western recruits nurses from Spain
WORKFORCE: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed more than 50 nurses from abroad.
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HSJ Local
Date set for Royal Bournemouth inspection
PERFORMANCE: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Foundation Trust is to be inspected by the Care Quality Commission from the 23 to 25 October.
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HSJ Local
CQC to visit Royal United in December
PERFORMANCE: Royal United Hospital Bath Trust is to be inspected by the Care Quality Commission from the 4 to 6 December.
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HSJ Local
NEW Devon to miss QIPP target
FINANCE: North, East and West Devon Clinical Commissioning Group is forecasting it will miss its savings target for 2013-14 by more than a quarter.
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HSJ Local
Devon Partnership improves research performance
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Devon Partnership Trust has moved up the league table for mental health trusts involved in research by more than 20 places.
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HSJ Local
Torbay merger will be 'unique' challenge for OFT
STRUCTURE: The proposed takeover of a trust that has pioneered the integration of health and social care by an acute foundation trust has been approved, despite the acquisition’s business case receiving a “low” score.
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HSJ Local
Dorset healthcare faces 'cultural challenge'
STRUCTURE: A south west mental health trust which took on community services in 2011 still faces a “significant challenge” in “bridging the cultural gap”, an external report has concluded.
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HSJ Local
Dorset CCG highlights continuing care risk
FINANCE: Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group has set aside £4.9m for risks associated with continuing healthcare claims and over performance on acute contracts during 2013-14.
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HSJ Local
Devon Partnership looks to save with nurse prescribing
WORKFORCE: Devon Partnership Trust plans to save money by rolling out non-medical prescribing for certain drugs. However, nurses and other clinicians who take on the extr responsibility will not be paid more.
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HSJ Local
Three south west trusts launch joint IT procurement
COMMERCIAL: Three south west trusts have launched a joint tender for a new electronic health record system.
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HSJ Local
Royal Cornwall sets itself £14.2m CIP target
FINANCE Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £14.2m for 2013-14.
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HSJ Local
Great Western sets itself £16m CIP target
FINANCE Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £16m for 2013-14.
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HSJ Knowledge
Seconds out: time to beat the clock in A&E
The A&E crisis can only be solved with a system-wide solution