All South West articles – Page 67
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Royal Cornwall goes two years without MRSA
PERFORMANCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has not had a case of MRSA for more than two years, it has reported.
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Single Torbay takeover partner shortlisted
STRUCTURE: Only one organisation has been shortlisted to take over Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care Trust, board papers reveal.
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NHS Cornwall may have acted anti-competitively
COMMERCIAL: The Co-operation and Competition Panel has found NHS Cornwall may have broken rules on competition and choice in arranging inpatient care for patients with learning disabilities.
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Long waits for tests at University Hospitals Bristol
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have issued University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust with a contract query in relation to continued failure of waiting time standards for diagnostic tests.
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South West ambulance trust merger approved
STRUCTURE: The NHS Trust Development Authority has approved South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust’s acquisition of Great Western Ambulance Service.
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CQC finds staffing now safe on Bristol children's heart ward
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission is satisfied University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has addressed concerns about staffing levels on a ward for children recovering from heart surgery, a report by the trust claims.
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Somerset CCG authorised with no conditions
STRUCTURE: Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group was one of only eight CCGs to be authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board this week without any conditions.
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Bristol mental health tender put back
COMMERCIAL: The reprocurement of mental health services in Bristol has been put back by four months.
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Gloucestershire CCG authorised with two conditions
STRUCTURE: Gloucestershire clinical commissioning group has been authorised in the first wave of CCGs with just two cconditions.
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'Brave' Bristol presses ahead with mental health tender
COMMERCIAL: NHS Bristol’s plans to put mental health services worth about £40m out to tender and award contracts within a year are “brave”, potential providers have warned.
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HSJ LocalNorth Bristol renews plans to go it alone
A proposal to merge two South West trusts, creating an organisation with a turnover of almost £1bn, appears less likely to proceed after one of the organisations confirmed it was still working on an alternative plan to go it alone.
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North Bristol agrees to look for alternatives to pay consortium
WORKFORCE: Management at North Bristol Trust have promised staff they would explore ideas for reducing the pay bill without gong through the South West Pay, Terms and Conditions forum.
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NewsDistrict general hospitals top efficiency league
District general hospitals are the most clinically efficient in the NHS, a major study has revealed.
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NewsMinister calls regional pay consortium 'heavy handed'
Health minister Dan Poulter has signaled a shift in the government’s stance on the controversial South West Consortium during a debate in the Commons.
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Bristol cluster amber on three QIPP plans
FINANCE: The Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire primary care trust cluster has been rated amber on three of its five QIPP initiatives for the second quarter of 201-13.
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Cornwall QIPP plans 'remain a risk'
FINANCE: NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly’s QIPP plan has been rated amber overall, despite all of its initiatives being given a green rating by NHS South of England.
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Activity puts Devon cluster QIPP plans at risk
FINANCE: The Devon, Plymouth and Torbay primary care trust cluster’s QIPP plan has been rated amber by NHS South of England due to high levels of activity.
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Dorset cluster gets green rating on QIPP plan
FINANCE: The Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole primary care trust cluster QIPP plan is progressing well and has been rated green by NHS South of England.
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Former CNO becomes Salisbury non exec
WORKFORCE: Former chief nursing officer for England Dame Sarah Mullally has been appointed as a non-executive director of Salisbury Foundation Trust.
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Activity puts pressure on BANES and Wiltshire QIPP plans
FINANCE: The Bath and North East Somerset and Wiltshire primary care trust cluster QIPP plan has been rated amber by NHS South of England, despite good progress against milestones set out as part of QIPP initiatives.