All Health Service Journal articles in 17 May 2012 – Page 6
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Great Ormond Street tenders for renal support IT system
COMMERCIAL: The central London specialist trust has placed a tender for a system to manage information about children with chronic kidney disease.
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Kingston Hospital achieves caesarian target after renegotiating key performance indicator
PERFORMANCE: The south west London acute hospital trust has confirmed it will not face a penalty from commissioners on its C-section rate.
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Barnet Hospital gets gold accreditation for transient ischaemic attacks
PERFORMANCE: Barnet Hospital’s transient ischaemic attack service, which deals with ‘mini-strokes’, has been awarded gold accreditation by the North Central London Cardiovascular and Stroke Network and commissioners.
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George Eliot amber-green for governance
PERFORMANCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust awarded itself an amber-green risk rating for governance in quarter four after achieving all but two of its performance standards.
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Night discharges controversy down to the time data was entered, says Barnet and Chase Farm
PERFORMANCE: The north London hospital trust was asked, like every other acute trust, to assess the number of discharges at night, in light of a report in The Times.
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George Eliot falls short on surplus
FINANCE: George Eliot Trust reported a £35,000 surplus for the final month of 2011-12, bringing its total for the year up to £45,000.
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NHS North Yorkshire & York just breaks even for 2011-12
FINANCE: NHS North Yorkshire and York narrowly finished 2011-12 in financial balance, but has been risk-rated red by NHS North of England for the year.
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Leeds Hospitals, Mid Yorks and York FT 'missing elective wait targets'
PERFORMANCE: NHS North of England has identified performance problems at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in its May board papers.
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NewsDay surgery could increase by 15pc say analysts
Most hospitals could increase the amount of day surgery they do by up to 15 per cent, according to health data analysts.
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NewsMixed-sex breaches rise across the NHS
The number of breaches of rules on mixed-sex NHS wards rose by 98 last month, according to new figures.
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Barnsley Hospital planning annual 'innovation day'
RESEARCH: Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust is planning to hold an annual “innovation day”.
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HSJ LocalIntegration pioneer Torbay to merge
STRUCTURE: Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care Trust looks set to abandon its foundation trust ambitions and seek a merger.
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South Devon over achieves surplus
FINANCE: South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust finished 2011-12 with a surplus of around £4.6m, £2.4m ahead of plan.
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South Devon Healthcare goes almost two years without MRSA
PERFORMANCE: South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust ended almost two years without a case or MRSA when a patient contracted the superbug last month.
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Bid for Birmingham 'medical quarter'
COMMERCIAL: Property developers and a leading healthcare technology firm have joined forced to try and create a ‘medical quarter’ in Birmingham.
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HSJ LocalBristol acutes consider merger
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust and North Bristol Trust have set up a project board to consider whether the two organisations should merge to create an organisation with a turnover close to £1bn.
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Gloucestershire could set up CFT
STRUCTURE: NHS Gloucestershire will be allowed to consider setting up a community foundation trust to house its provider arm, after being granted special permission from the Department of Health.
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NewsCQC whistleblower faces sack
The Care Quality Commission board member who gave highly critical evidence about the regulator to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry is facing the sack, it has emerged.
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Trust's high activity level costs commissioners £27m
FINANCE: Oxford University Hospitals Trust exceeded planned levels of activity by 3.7 per cent in 2011-12, costing the local health economy £26.6m more than expected.
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Birmingham trust releases reserves to ease overspends
FINANCE: Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust has reported a better than expected surplus of £2.6m in 2011-12, thanks to the release of reserve funds.