All Yorkshire and the Humber articles – Page 75
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Barnsley consortia 'can't become pathfinders'
STRUCTURE: Two GP groups within Barnsley cannot become pathfinders because of they are not geographically defined, their primary care trust has reported. It has established a GP commissioning transition group as a formal sub-committee of its board.
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Scarborough trust given no foundation trust date
STRUCTURE: Scarborough & North East Yorkshire Healthcare Trust has not been given a date for becoming a foundation trust.
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Mid Yorkshire trust missing A&E target
PERFORMANCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust was the only trust in the region missing the A&E waiting target in the year-to-date, NHS Yorkshire and the Humber has reported.
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Tribute to Calderdale FT chair
WORKFORCE: Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust has paid tribute to its chair Sukhdev Sharma, after he died suddenly.
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Barnsley commissioning plans 'stall' as consortium declines to merge
STRUCTURE: Plans for a single commissioning consortium in Barnsley had “stalled”, the PCT reported, as an existing GP group declines to merge.
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Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals FT launches new TB service
STRUCTURE: A new hospital-based service has been launched providing patients with a streamlined one-stop TB service.
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Rapid access musculoskeletal service at Hull and East Yorkshire
STRUCTURE: A new community service for patients with aches and stiffness in their joints or muscles will be provided by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust from this month.
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Chair reappointed at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals
WORKFORCE: The trust has announced the re-appointment of Scilla Smith as trust chair.
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Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals achieves top marks for cancer centre
PERFORMANCE: The trust’s Queen’s Centre for Oncology and Haematology has been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark.
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Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals FT completes community merger
STRUCTURE: North Lincolnshire Community Services officially transferred into Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust on 1 April.
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Bassetlaw Hospital manager bows out
WORKFORCE: The manager of Bassetlaw Hospital has retired after nearly 20 years in the role.
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Yorkshire ambulance plan to improve response times
PERFORMANCE: Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust spent the end of the financial year trying to meet its Category A response time target after a winter dip.
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Yorkshire ambulance trust faces 9.6 per cent savings
FINANCE: Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has anticipated the need for a 9.6 per cent cost improvement programme in 2011-12, ahead of final negotiations with commissioners.
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Wakefield District PCT launches social enterprise
STRUCTURE: Spectrum Community Health has launched as a social enterprise providing the community services previously hosted by Wakefield District PCT.
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Sheffield PCT back on track to break even
FINANCE: Sheffield PCT is on course to record a small end of year surplus, having made significant savings in recent months.
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Leeds Hospitals hoping for hyper acute stroke unit
STRUCTURE: Leeds General Infirmary, part of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, is planning to open a hyper acute stroke unit.
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Sheffield Hospitals misses 98 per cent aspiration on A&E
PERFORMANCE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust met the national accident and emergency waiting target over the December and January period, but fell short of its own aspiration to maintain 98 per cent of patients seen within four hours.
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New finance director at Doncaster and Bassetlaw
WORKFORCE: David Pratt has been appointed director of finance, information and procurement at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Sheffield FT dealing with deficit
FINANCE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust was recording a significant £7.9m deficit at the end of November - the most recent month for which HSJ has information on the foundation.
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Calderdale FT may seek non-elected councillors
STRUCTURE: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust may allow co-opted, rather than elected, members onto its membership council.