All South West articles – Page 82
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Gloucestershire performs poorly on stroke
PERFORMANCE: Just 52.4 per cent of stroke patients treated in the area covered by NHS Gloucestershire spend 90 per cent of their time on a dedicated stroke unit against a target of 80 per cent.
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Taunton and Somerset gets good rating from NHSLA
PERFORMANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has achieved the best risk rating possible from the NHS Litigation Authority.
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Dorset cluster running out of staff
WORKFORCE: The Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset primary care trust cluster has warned there may not be enough staff left working in the PCTs to meet the requirements for the clinical commissioning group.
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Royal Bournemouth over performance 'biggest single risk' to PCT finances
FINANCE: Over performance at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital Foundation Trust is the biggest risk to finances of its primary care trust cluster.
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Permanent chief exec appointed at Royal Cornwall
WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust interim chief executive Lezli Boswell has been appointed to lead the trust on a permanent basis.
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2gether ahead on surplus
FINANCE: 2gether Foundation Trust is reporting a surplus of £2.2m, £946,000 ahead of plan.
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Review finds Herefordshire mental health services understaffed
WORKFORCE: A review of mental health services in Herefordshire has found many services were suffering from long term understaffing.
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Plymouth Hospitals needs to improve governance
STRUCTURE: Improving governance and leadership will be key to Plymouth Hospitals Trust acheiving foundation trust status, according to the trust’s tripartite formal agreement.
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North Bristol on track to go it alone
COMMERCIAL: North Bristol Trust is on course to achieve foundation trust status indpendently by October 2012, a report to November’s board meeting confirms.
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Royal Cornwall works on staff engagement
WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has set up a clinical cabinet to provide advice to the trust board and executive.
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DH backs Bristol pathology plans
COMMERCIAL: An advisory panel chaired by the Department of Health’s national director for pathology has backed plans for a reconfiguration of pathology services in the Bristol area.
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Royal Cornwall expands size of council of governors
STRUCTURE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has increased the proposed size of its council of governors from 16 to 20 in response to its consultation on becoming a foundation trust.
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20pc of Plymouth A&E patients should have been treated elsewhere
PERFORMANCE: Research commissioned by NHS Plymouth and Plymouth Hospitals Trust found up to 20 per cent of patients in the trust’s accident and emergency department did not need to be there.
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Great Western looks to NHS 111 opportunity
COMMERCIAL: Great Western Ambulance Service has expressed an interest in providing the NHS 111 service in the South West.
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South Western Ambulance fails target in Somerset
PERFORMANCE: South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust is reaching fewer life threatening calls within the eight minute target in Somerset than any of the other four counties it covers.
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Six Cornwall CCGs merge to become two - including one of the largest in England
STRUCTURE: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly PCT GPs are now proposing two clinical commissioning groups, down from an initial six practice based commissioning groups.
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Taunton and Somerset ahead of plan on surplus
FINANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust is reporting a surplus £214,000 ahead of plan.
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Delayed transfers up at Northern Devon
PERFORMANCE: The number of delayed transfers of care are increasing at community hospitals run by Northern Devon Healthcare Trust.
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Former heart tsar to join Royal Cornwall board
WORKFORCE: Former national director for heart disease Professor Sir Roger Boyle has been appointed a non-executive director of Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust.
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Yeovil behind plan on surplus
FINANCE: Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust has a surplus £63,000 behind plan.