All South West articles – Page 86

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Two mental health trusts criticised over homicide

2012-01-19T17:55:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Failure to appreciate the complexity of patients’ conditions, low staffing levels and inadequate supervision contributed to two patients being treated by a South West mental health trust going on to kill.

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Northern Devon appoints permanent CEO

2012-01-17T18:31:00Z

WORKFORCE: Jac Kelly has been appointed substantive chief executive at Northern Devon Healthcare Trust after more than two years as an interim.

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Bath and North East Somerset under-using ISTC contract

2012-01-16T10:39:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Bath and North East Somerset is under using its contract with independent provider UK Specialist Hospitals by £243,000.

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Court date set for NHS Gloucestershire judicial review

2012-01-13T17:46:00Z

STRUCTURE: Lawyers for NHS Gloucestershire will be in the high court next month to defend the primary care trust in a judicial review of the transfer of its provider arm.

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Cluster goes back to the drawing board on AQP

2012-01-13T15:20:00Z

COMMERCIAL: A south west primary care trust cluster has been told it will have to select an additional service to open up to any qualified provider after one of its first choices did not comply with national guidance.

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Suspicion surrounds service reorganisation in the South West

2012-01-12T00:00:00Z

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust chief executive Lezli Boswell has become a regular at the local county council’s overview and scrutiny committee in recent months in the face of local uproar at a decision to postpone the reopening of a ward.

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Interest in North Bristol tender "encouraging"

2012-01-11T18:08:00Z

COMMERCIAL: North Bristol Trust has received eight pre qualification questionnaires in response to its tender for a partner to build and health and social care centre and provide nursing services.

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Budding ICO aiming for 'maximum integration'

2012-01-10T19:37:00Z

STRUCTURE: The health economy in North Somerset is hoping to move away from payment by results to achieve “maximum integration”, HSJ has been told.

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LOS down at Torbay Care Trust

2012-01-10T19:34:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The number of patients remaining in community hospitals run by Torbay Care Trust for more than 30 days is at its lowest level for two months, Decmber’s report to the board revealed.

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Taunton and Somerset gets good rating from NHSLA

2012-01-09T18:15:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has achieved the best risk rating possible from the NHS Litigation Authority.

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Gloucestershire performs poorly on stroke

2012-01-09T18:15:00Z

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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Dorset cluster running out of staff

2012-01-05T16:03:00Z

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

2012-01-04T18:14:00Z

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

2012-01-03T18:22:00Z

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

2012-01-03T17:46:00Z

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

2012-01-03T17:44:00Z

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

2011-12-23T13:32:00Z

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

2011-12-23T12:30:00Z

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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DH backs Bristol pathology plans

2011-12-23T12:29:00Z

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 works on staff engagement

2011-12-23T12:29:00Z

WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has set up a clinical cabinet to provide advice to the trust board and executive.