All UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS TRUST articles – Page 9
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NewsBristol trusts discuss £1bn merger
Two acute trusts in Bristol are in “ongoing discussions” about merging to create an organisation with a turnover close to £1bn.
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University Hospitals Bristol records mixed sex breaches
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust had three mixed sex accomodation breaches in July.
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Bristol acutes set to begin service reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: A number of key services are to be transferred to and from University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust and North Bristol Trust during the next three years.
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Trust plans to slash £9m off medical bill
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust plans to save up to £9m on its medical staffing bill over the next three years.
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University Hospitals Bristol awarded £11.5m for research
COMMERCIAL: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol have been awarded £11.5 million to fund research into cardiovascular disease and nutrition, diet and lifestyle.
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Video conferencing technology improves access in South West
COMMERCIAL: Clinicians at Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital can now assess a baby’s heartbeat from more than 170 miles away after the trust installed video conferencing equipment by Radvision.
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Nutrition concerns at University Hospitals Bristol
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has raised moderate concerns about nutritional standards at the University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust.
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Weston and Bristol acutes to merge pathology services
STRUCTURE: Three south west acute trusts are working together to develop a hub and spoke system for their pathology services.
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CommentClinical concerns in the South West rumble on
The aftershocks of last year’s independent inquiry into Bristol’s histopathology services are still being felt across the city through a series of reviews.
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University Hospitals Bristol FT gets amber/red Monitor rating
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has achieved an amber/red governance risk rating from Monitor for 2010-11.
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University Hospitals Bristol gets on top of new A&E indicator
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has improved performance against the time to initial assessment A&E indicator by 15 per cent in a month.
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Bristol looks toward united future for histopathology
STRUCTURE: “Significant progress” has been made towards the development of a single histopathology service for Bristol, following a joint appointment between North Bristol Trust and University Hospital Bristol Foundation Trust.
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New software gives UHB access to data from other trusts
COMMERCIAL: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has implemented new software providing secure access to patient data from neighbouring trusts.
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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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NHS Bristol given all clear over histopatholgy row
PERFORMANCE: A review of NHS Bristol’s role in the city’s histopathology crisis has found the primary care trust acted appropriately.
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Norovirus outbreak closes wards at University Hospitals Bristol
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust had between five and 10 wards closed at any one time during January and February as a result of a norovirus outbreak.
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NewsTrusts agree local deals for royal wedding holiday
At least five trusts have reached agreement with local unions not to pay staff extra for working on the royal wedding Bank Holiday.
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New specialist paediatric service for Bristol
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals Bristol FT has approved a business case for the creation of a centralised, specialist, paediatric service in the city.
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University Hospitals Bristol FT reaches agreement on royal wedding pay
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust will pay normal rates to staff working the royal wedding bank holiday on 29 April.
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Reconfiguration halted in NHS Somerset
STRUCTURE: Plans to centralise gynaecological cancer services in the NHS Somerset area have been shelved after they failed to meet the new reconfiguration tests.