All South West articles – Page 59
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Plymouth plans for £13m deficit and opens more beds
FINANCE: The board of Plymouth Hospitals Trust has agreed to fund an additional 56 beds at a cost of £3.4m, despite predicting a deficit of £13m by the end of 2013-14.
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Harmoni still unpaid for poor performance on Bristol 111 contract
COMMERCIAL: Harmoni has still not received any payment for the NHS 111 service it provides in Bristol, three months after it soft launched.
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Bristol mental health procurement enters next stage
COMMERCIAL: Pre-qualification questionnaires have gone out to all organisations that expressed an interest in providing mental health services in Bristol.
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Salisbury cancels operations due to lack of beds
PERFORMANCE: Salisbury Foundation Trust cancelled almost as many operations on the day in April due to a lack of intensive care beds as during the whole of the previous financial year.
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Avon and Wiltshire wins new contract
COMMERCIAL: Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust has won a contract to help drug and alcohol users beat their addictions in partnership with two other organisations.
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CQC warns Plymouth Hospitals over surgical safety for second time
PERFORMANCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust has been issued with a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission after a two week inspection identified concern that theatres at Derriford Hospital were under too much pressure.
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NewsFT merger decision exposes policy confusion
Policy surrounding NHS service change has been labelled a “mess” after the first merger between foundation trusts was blocked on the same day as NHS England’s chief executive demanded radical service reconfiguration nationwide.
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NewsCompetition Commission says no to FT merger
The first merger between two foundation trusts looks set to be blocked by the Competition Commission after the regulator rejected NHS arguments about the level of competition between the organisations.
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North Bristol disagrees with commissioner QIPP plans
FINANCE: North Bristol Trust is planning for income £6.5m above commissioner plans due in part to a lack of confidence in activity reduction plans and disagreements over waiting list backlogs, board papers reveal.
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Gloucestershire sets itself £22m CIP target
FINANCE Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £22m for 2013-14.
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Northern Devon sets itself a £12.3m CIP target
Northern Devon Healthcare Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £12.3m for 2013-14.
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Weston sets itself £4.5m CIP target
FINANCE Weston Area Health Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £4.5m for 2013-14.
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Poole sets itself £4.3m CIP target
FINANCE Poole Hospital Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £4.3m for 2013-14.
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Bristol sets itself a £21m CIP target
University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £21m for 2013-14.
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Bath sets itself £10.9m CIP target
Royal United Hospital Bath Trust has set itself a cost improvement plan target of £10.9m for 2013-14.
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Salisbury recruits nurses from Portugal
WORKFORCE: Salisbury Foundation Trust has recruited 47 nurses from Portugal to address Care Quality Commission concerns about staffing.
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Bath rejects gagging claim
WORKFORCE The Royal United Hospital Bath has issued a statement in which it “entirely rejects” media reports that it entered into ‘gagging orders’ with staff.
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Taunton's nursing and governance director named
APPOINTMENT Taunton and Somerset Hospital Foundation Trust former director of operations Carol Dight has been appointed as the hospital’s new executive director of nursing and governance.
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Weston 'acts quickly' following CQC criticism
PERFORMANCE Weston Area Health Trust has “acted quickly” to review the quality of care in all wards following a visit by Care Quality Commission inspectors, the trust said in a statement.