University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust – Page 15
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Blogs
One-year waits race towards zero
One year waits continue to fall sharply. 18 week waits, and the waiting list overall, are steady. Orthopaedic long-waits are deteriorating.
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HSJ Local
£30m efficiency requirement in 2013-14 for Brighton Hospitals
FINANCE: Brighton and Sussex Hospitals Trust will have to make £30m of savings in the next financial year to deliver a one per cent surplus.
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HSJ Local
Brighton hospitals may move chemotherapy into community
SERVICES: Sussex cancer patients could be offered chemotherapy in the community to reduce the pressure at hospitals.
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HSJ Local
Brighton and Sussex reconsidering whistleblowing policy
WORKFORCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust is considering reshaping its approach to whistleblowing.
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HSJ Local
BSUH within C Difficile target
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has seen higher rates of C Difficile infection in February and March although it remains well within its target of no more than 71 cases for the year at just 46.
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HSJ Local
Severe A&E pressure at Brighton and Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has had 34 12 hour trolley waits since January – and has had to declare ‘major incidents’ twice because of the severe pressure on A&E.
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HSJ Local
Sussex neuro patients likely to be referred to London
PERFORMANCE: Sussex patients needing routine neurosurgery may have to travel to London over the next few months because of pressure on the local provider.
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News
Exclusive: Nearly 50 trusts 'have no independent future'
Nearly 50 NHS trusts are likely to face merger or franchised management as they are unable to gain foundation status in their current form, HSJ has learned.
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News
Analysed: the state of the FT pipeline
HSJ Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine the state of the foundation trust pipeline in the wake of the Francis inquiry.
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HSJ Local
BSUH upgrading radiotherapy machines
STRUCTURE: The NHS in Sussex is improving its radiotherapy provision with the replacement and upgrading of four current linac machines at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton by the end of 2014.
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HSJ Local
Sussex nurses warn over A&E overcrowding
PERFORMANCE: Nurses working in the emergency department at Royal Sussex County Hospital have raised concerns patient care is suffering due to overcrowding and understaffing.
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HSJ Local
Trauma stretching A&E at Brighton and Sussex
PERFORMANCE: A significant increase in trauma cases is stretching A&E services at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust and affecting its performance against the four hour target.
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HSJ Local
Brighton and Sussex has lost 492 bed days to norovirus
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has seen 493 bed days lost to norovirus so far this financial year with 225 patients and 55 staff members affected.
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HSJ Local
Hike in older patients at Western Sussex Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has “continued to experience particularly high levels of activity in care for older people”, according to board papers.
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HSJ Local
Brighton and Sussex celebrates orthopaedics improvements
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has claimed its trauma and orthopaedics services are going from “strength to strength”.
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HSJ Local
Brighton and Sussex on course for small surplus
FINANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust predicted in February that it would end the financial year with a surplus.
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HSJ Local
Review of A&E complaints at Western Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has begun a review of why its accident and emergency department has more complaints than other parts of the organisation.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex Hospitals continues down FT pipeline
STRUCTURE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has been supplying Monitor with further information regarding its attempts to become a foundation trust.
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HSJ Local
Refurbishments to take place at Western Sussex
STRUCTURE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust is to carry out “significant refurbishments” to its maxillofacial unit and fracture clinic.
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HSJ Local
Maternity improvements at Western Sussex
STRUCTURE: A new birthing pool will be one of the main improvements being made to the Worthing Hospital Delivery Suite.