All THE ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH AND CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 3
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HSJ Local
Bournemouth is CCG's preferred choice for emergency centre
Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust is Dorset CCG’s choice for new “major emergency hospital” Poole Hospital Trust, which also wanted the designation, stands to lose its A&E and become a “planned hospital” CCG believes Bournemouth option would be £42m cheaper and offer better patient access STRUCTURE: ...
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Expert Briefing
Deep South: Goodbye, hello to Angela Pedder
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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News
Revealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential
By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.
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News
Trusts ‘make do and mend’ as capital investment squeeze hits estates repairs
“High risk” maintenance problems up 30pc year on year, as capital investments falls Estates director warns “make do and mend” approach to maintenance will impact safety Imperial College Healthcare would have to spend £39m to deal with high risk backlog NHS providers face costs of more than £450m ...
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HSJ Local
Updated: Dorset acute plans include accident and emergency downgrade
STRUCTURE: The accident and emergency department at either the Royal Bournemouth Hospital or Poole Hospital could be downgraded to an urgent care centre under proposals for changes to acute services in Dorset.
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Supplements
Reconfiguration: Play the long game for successful mergers
Think long term when considering the benefits of organisation mergers
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HSJ Local
Trust and GPs bid to create primary care joint venture
PRIMARY CARE: A group of Hampshire GPs has teamed up with the country’s largest mental health and community services trust in a bid to create an integrated primary care centre.
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HSJ Local
CMA to investigate Surrey trusts' merger plan
The proposed merger between two trusts in Surrey has hit a stumbling block after the Competition and Markets Authority said the merger could have ‘adverse effects’ for patients and it has launched an investigation.
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HSJ Local
CQC hails care improvements at Bournemouth hospital
PERFORMANCE: Regulators have welcomed improvements in the quality of services provided by Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Knowledge
Making research nurses feel part of the team
Get to the root of job dissatisfaction among specialist clinicians
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HSJ Local
Trust to open bullying helpine for staff
WORKFORCE: An acute trust plans to open a 24-hour helpline for its staff after almost 30 per cent reported being bullied by colleagues and managers.
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News
Burnham: Health Act brings NHS under ‘full glare’ of competition rules
Andy Burnham believes repealing the Health Act 2012 would insulate the NHS from the effect of EU procurement and competition law, he has told HSJ.
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News
NHS chief will take 'pragmatic' approach to competition
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has told MPs he does not share his predecessor’s concerns that competition law is standing in the way of health service reform.
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HSJ Local
Monitor closes investigation into Poole
FINANCE: Monitor has closed its investigation into Poole Hospital Foundation Trust after being satisfied the trust’s leadership is taking “appropriate action” to improve its financial position.
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News
Bennett sets out new approach for merger and failure
Monitor’s chief executive has used an HSJ interview to insist the regulator can offer support to foundation trusts to merge without falling foul of the competition authorities.
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News
Minister calls for OFT's merger role to be 'scrapped'
Care services minister Norman Lamb has said he wants the Office of Fair Trading’s role in competition in the NHS to be “scrapped”, and expressed concern over the costs and delays caused by the regulator’s intervention in an attempted foundation trust merger.
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HSJ Local
Eight patients left on trolleys for over 12 hours
Eight patients at King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust were left to wait on a trolley for over 12 hours over the Christmas period, according to NHS England data.
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HSJ Local
Bournemouth and Poole agree not to merge for a decade
STRUCTURE: The two south coast foundation trusts whose planned merger was blocked last year have signed an undertaking not to attempt to merge again for the next 10 years.