All Health Service Journal articles in 12 April 2013 – Page 6
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Hillingdon Hospitals sees 25 per cent increase in blue-light ambulance attendances
PERFORMANCE: Hillingdon Hospitals Fondation Trust has seen a 25 per cent year-on-year rise in blue-light attendances from ambulances, a board report said.
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Dudley CCG reports risk on activity transferred to NHS England
FINANCE: Dudley CCG has identified a financial risk over the level of commissioning activity which is transferred to NHS England.
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CQC finds North Bristol failing one standard
PERFORMANCE: Care Quality Commission inspectors found North Bristol Trust was not meeting standards on record keeping during a routine visit earlier this year.
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Great Western behind on surplus but ahead on savings
FINANCE: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust was behind on its planned surplus by £811,000 at the end of February.
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NewsKeogh criticises poor data in NHS following Leeds row
NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has criticised clinicians and organisations which do not gather or report quality data in the wake of the Leeds children’s heart surgery controversy.
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NewsNHS 111 failures have 'let patients down', NHS England admits
Patients have been “let down” by the “unacceptable” failure of some NHS 111 services, NHS England directors have admitted.
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Emergency pressures drag down ambulance turnarounds at West Herts
PERFORMANCE: Only a third of ambulances are able to leave West Hertfordshire Hospitals within the target time of 15 minutes.
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Private sector brought in to cut West Herts elective backlog
PERFORMANCE: Operations are being outsourced to the independent sector at West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust as it attempts to meet the 90 per cent target for referral to treatment across all specialties.
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West Herts trust appoints new finance director
WORKFORCE: A new finance director has been appointed at West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust – which has also got a new medical director as it refreshes its leadership team.
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NewsHealthwatch chief admits delayed start for some areas
The chief executive of Healthwatch England has admitted some local branches are not yet established but said it will help resolve problems as “quickly as possible”, in an interview with HSJ.
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West Suffolk cuts surplus forecast by £0.5m
FINANCE: West Suffolk Foundation Trust has cut its year end surplus forecast for 2012-13 to £1.5m. It had previously expected to make a £2m surplus.
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Sheffield begins recruitment drive for major trauma centre
WORKFORCE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has been recruiting extra staff as it becomes a major trauma centre. Four extra whole time equivalent consultants will allow for a consultant presence in accident and emergency for 16 hours a day.
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Midlands CCGs agree risk-sharing deal
FINANCE: Three clinical commissioning groups in the West Midlands have agreed to a plan to help them mitigate potential risks for the year ahead.
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Hillingdon Hospitals sees readmissions up five per cent year-on-year
PERFORMANCE: Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust has seen a 5.4 per cent increase in readmissions year-on-year, a report to the board said.
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NewsMid Staffs placed in special administration
Scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been put into special administration by health sector regulator Monitor, it was announced this afternoon.
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Higher than planned surplus for Norfolk community trust
FINANCE: Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust made a surplus of £2.6 for the first 11 months of 2012-13 – nearly twice what it had originally forecast. The trust expects the final surplus for the year to be around the same figure.
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£3m to £4m surplus forecast for Sheffield Children's
FINANCE: Sheffield Children’s Foundation Trust saw its surplus drop by £0.6m to £3.3m in February – but it is still well above the plan of £1.3m.
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New HR director for Royal Cornwall
WORKFORCE: Nick Macklin will be joining the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust as director of human resources and organisational development next week, board papers report.
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North Bristol gets red rating
PERFORMANCE: North Bristol Trust has moved from an amber-red to a red rating under Monitor’s governance risk rating framework.
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Hillingdon Hospitals on track to miss Q4 A&E target
PERFORMANCE: Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust is on track to miss its A&E waits target for the fourth quarter of the 2012-13 financial year, a report to the board revealed.