All South West articles – Page 56

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CQC to visit Royal United in December

2013-09-17T15:52:00Z

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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NEW Devon to miss QIPP target

2013-09-16T14:49:00Z

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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Devon Partnership improves research performance

2013-09-13T17:07:00Z

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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Torbay merger will be 'unique' challenge for OFT

2013-09-13T08:21:00Z

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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Dorset healthcare faces 'cultural challenge'

2013-09-12T18:21:00Z

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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Dorset CCG highlights continuing care risk

2013-09-11T14:03:00Z

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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Devon Partnership looks to save with nurse prescribing

2013-09-10T13:39:00Z

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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Three south west trusts launch joint IT procurement

2013-09-10T13:36:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Three south west trusts have launched a joint tender for a new electronic health record system.

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Royal Cornwall sets itself £14.2m CIP target

2013-09-06T13:48:00Z

FINANCE Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £14.2m for 2013-14.

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Great Western sets itself £16m CIP target

2013-09-06T13:46:00Z

FINANCE Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £16m for 2013-14.

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Seconds out: time to beat the clock in A&E

2013-09-04T00:00:00Z

The A&E crisis can only be solved with a system-wide solution

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South Devon sets itself £11.4m CIP target

2013-09-02T16:10:00Z

FINANCE South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £11.4m for 2013-14.

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Royal Cornwall continues to fail on A&E target

2013-09-02T11:09:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Just 89.8 per cent of patients at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust’s accident and emergency department were treated or admitted and discharged within four hours in June.

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Kernow CCG due diligence discovers wrongly transferred assets

2013-09-02T11:08:00Z

STRUCTURE: Medical equipment and 35 IT servers were wrongly transferred from Cornwall Primary Care Trust to Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group, a due diligence process has discovered.

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Royal Cornwall passes CQC inspection

2013-09-02T11:07:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Care Quality Commission inspectors found the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust was meeting five of the essential standards during an inspection in May.

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Dorset County above limit for C-diff

2013-08-29T14:44:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust was above its limit for cases of c-difficile in May by one case.

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Northern Devon working with community over bed closures

2013-08-29T14:42:00Z

STRUCTURE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust is planning to close 10 community hospital beds as part of a pilot designed to deliver more care closer to home.

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Kernow CCG plans to reject Propco invoices

2013-08-29T14:34:00Z

FINANCE: Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group plans to reject invoices from NHS Property Services as they “significantly exceed” funding for estates costs.

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Dorset County behind on surplus

2013-08-23T13:18:00Z

FINANCE: Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust was behind plan on its surplus by more than £400,000 at the end of May, latest board papers reveal.

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Royal Devon forecasts deficit

2013-08-23T13:17:00Z

FINANCE: Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust is forecasting a £77,000 deficit at year end against a planned £100,000 surplus.