All Yorkshire and the Humber articles – Page 53
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Patient record hitches lead to delays for cancer patients at Rotherham
Cancer patients faced delays in hospital appointments because of issues implementing an electronic patient record system at Rotherham Foundation Trust.
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Sheffield trust running pilot on mental health effecs
RESEARCH: A pilot scheme being launched by Sheffield Health & Social Care Trust to help mental sufferers live longer and healthier lives.
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Deficit expected at Humber FT
FINANCE: Humber Foundation Trust is forecasting a £2.9m deficit this year – in part due to the cost of redundancies which will enable it to deliver cost improvements next year.
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Leeds & York redesign runs into complications
STRUCTURE: A major redesign of services which treats mental health patients in the community rather than admitting them to hospital has run into some problems.
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South West Yorkshire trust opens new ward
STRUCTURE: A new ward has opened as part of a £12m redevelopment of a mental health secure unit in Wakefield. The new 15-bed Johnson ward is part of Newton Lodge, a medium secure unit which serves the wider Yorkshire and Humber area as well as people from the South West ...
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Yorkshire ambulance service highlights patients late for travel
PERFORMANCE: Patients who require non-emergency transport to hospital with Yorkshire Ambulance Service often arrive early or late for their appointments.
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New vehicle talks at Yorkshire Ambulance Service
FINANCE: Yorkshire Ambulance Service is considering buying additional non-emergency vehicles as 178 of its current ones are judged to be ‘over age.’
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Sheffield trust 'proactively managing' staff with high absence
WORKFORCE: Staff with the highest level of sickness absence are being ‘pro-actively’ managed at Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust – leading to a number of dismissals.
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Yorkshire Ambulance sees 12 per cent demand growth
PERFORMANCE: A 12 per cent increase in demand on the previous month meant Yorkshire Ambulance Service struggled with ‘red’ responses in December.
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Yorkshire lets ten year GP practice contract
FINANCE: A ten-year contract to provide medical services at Thornton and Denholme Medical Practice has been awarded to a group of Shipley-based doctors who are already providing temporary services at the surgery.
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Sheffield Children’s Hospital struggles with diagnostic target
PERFRORMANCE: Sheffield Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust failed to carry out diagnostic tests on 30 patients within six weeks in January – meaning that it did not meet the 99 per cent target.
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Bradford drops health and wellbeing centre plan
STRUCTURE: Plans to develop a health and wellbeing centre in the Keighley area of Bradford have been dropped in favour of concentrating on an integrated care model.
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Sheffield Hospitals face 5pc efficiency next year
FINANCE: Staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust will need to plan for five per cent efficiency savings next year, the board heard.
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Lincs social enterprise in dispute with staff over terms
WORKFORCE: A social enterprise spun out of an NHS community services provider is in dispute with its staff after trying to cut unsocial hours and on-call payments.
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Sheffield Children’s Hospital may record £5.5m surplus
FINANCE: Sheffield Children’s Hospital may end the year with a surplus of £5.5m, well above its original plans.
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Delays in contract settlement Sheffield Children’s FT
FINANCE: Delays in deciding allocations for the NHS Commissioning Board and clinical commissioning groups are holding up contract settlements at Sheffield Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust.
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High A&E attendances in Sheffield
PERFORMANCE: Less than nine out of 10 A&E patients at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust were treated or discharged within the four hour standard in December.
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Sheffield Hospitals exceeds MRSA target
PERFORMANCE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has already exceeded its MRSA target for the year with three cases in the year-to-date.
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New nursing director at Mid Yorks
WORKFORCE: Sally Napper has been appointed director of nursing at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust. She is currently chief nurse and chief operating officer at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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Mid Yorkshire introduces criminal checks for stakeholder forum
SERVICES: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust is setting up a stakeholder forum to get input on how services should develop locally - but it does not want to hear from criminals.