All South West articles – Page 94
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Torbay Care Trust closes NHS Devon hospital
PERFORMANCE: A community hospital had to be closed by its new management days after its transfer to Torbay Care Trust under the transforming community services programme.
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GWAS launches estate review as it looks to run NHS 111
COMMERCIAL: Great Western Ambulance Service has launched a review of its ageing estate in a bid to tackle the £2m maintenance backlog.
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CommentSouth West aiming to take harder line on 'urgent' care
No more Mr Nice Guy for patients turning up without bona fide conditions. That is the message coming from Weston Area Health Trust, following the recent opening of their nice shiny new accident and emergency department.
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Bristol acutes appoint joint pathology lead to end rift
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust and North Bristol Trust have jointly appointed a clinical lead of cellular pathology to develop an integrated histopathology service in the city.
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PwC to scrutinse TCS transfer at NHS Plymouth
COMMERCIAL: PricewaterhouseCoopers have been appointed to review the transfer of NHS Plymouth’s provider arm to a social enterprise.
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NHS South Gloucestershire sets ambitious QIPP plan
FINANCE: NHS South Gloucestershire is planning to make more than £14m of quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) savings during 2011-12.
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GWAS makes 'excuses' for poor performance
PERFORMANCE: Great Western Ambulance Service has submitted an excusing notice blaming industrial action and bad weather for their failure to achieve targets.
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Gloucestershire Hospitals FT suffers extended norovirus outbreak
PERFORMANCE: Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust was still struggling with norovirus four months after a winter outbreak of the vomiting bug, board papers show.
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Royal Cornwall asks for treasury help with redundancy costs
WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has made a bid to the Treasury for a mutually agreed resignation scheme to help reduce the costs of forthcoming redundancies.
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Patients warned they could be turned away from Weston Area Health Trust
STRUCTURE: Weston Area Health Trust has reopened its accident and emergency department as an urgent care centre and is warning patients they could be turned away if they don’t require uregent treatment.
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Plymouth Hospitals chief to take up health board post in Wales
WORKFORCE: Chief executive of Plymouth Hospitals Trust Paul Roberts has announced he is leaving to take up a new post in the Welsh NHS.
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South West clusters draw up new specialised commissioning agreement
STRUCTURE: A new agreement has been drawn up for the South West Specialised Commisioning Group (SWSCG) in light of primary care trust clustering arrangements.
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North Somerset enters joint commissioning agreement with local council
COMMERCIAL: The board of NHS North Somerset has approved funding for six services commissioned jointly with North Somerset Council.
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NHS Bristol chief exec takes on North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
WORKFORCE: NHS Bristol chief executive Deborah Evans has been appointed to lead a cluster of three PCTs.
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Royal Devon and Exeter finishes year in surplus
FINANCE: The Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust has generated a year end surplus of £4.1m, £461,000 above plan, and missed out on achieving the full value of its £18.3m QIPP plan by just £261,000.
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NHS Devon chief executive to lead cluster
WORKFORCE: NHS Devon chief executive Ann James has been appointed to lead a cluster of two PCTs and a care trust.
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NHS Dorset chief executive to lead cluster
NHS Dorset chief executive Paul Sly has been appointed to lead a cluster of two PCTs.
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NHS Gloucestershire chief executive to lead cluster
WORKFORCE: NHS Gloucestershire chief executive Jan Stubbings has been appointed to lead a cluster of two PCTs.
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NHS Wiltshire chief executive to lead PCT cluster
WORKFORCE: NHS Wiltshire chief executive Jeff James has been appointed to lead a cluster of two PCTs.
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Devon Partnership exceeds savings plans
FINANCE: Devon Partnership Trust exceeded its QIPP target by £413,000 during 2010-11.