All Health Service Journal articles in 24 May 2012 – Page 2
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Southend agrees contract for 2012-13
FINANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust has signed a ‘principles’ letter for 2012-13 with its main commissioner.
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West Suffolk finishes year with £619k surplus
FINANCE: West Suffolk Foundation Trust finished the year with a surplus of £619,000 - below the planned surplus of £1m.
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West Suffolk struggles to meet stroke target
PERFORMANCE: West Suffolk Foundation Trust struggled to meet stroke targets in March with performance on some key indicators deteriorating.
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Helpdesk directs 850 patients each week
SERVICES: Around 850 patients a week are now being directed to local healthcare services or given advice by the East of England Ambulance Service Trust’s clinical support desk.
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East of England fails ambulance response target
PERFORMANCE: East of England Ambulance Service Trust narrowly missed the 19 minutes ambulance response target in 2011-12 but met the target for an emergency response within eight minutes.
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Norfolk trust takes over out-of-hours community nursing
SERVICES: A service aimed at keeping patients out of hospital is now being run by Norfolk Community health and Care Trust.
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Smoking target poses problem for Norfolk Community Health
PERFORMANCE: Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust expects to fall short of its planned number of smoking quitters in 2011-12.
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Norfolk Community Health publishes estates plan
FINANCE: Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust has identified cost improvement plans in how it manages its estate as critical as it moves towards foundation trust status.
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Southampton trust misses A&E target
PERFORMANCE: University Hospital Southampton fell short of its accident and emergency waiting time target in March.
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Southampton trust turns corner on CIP after gaining FT status
FINANCE: University Hospital Southampton has beaten its cost improvement target in the six months since it has become a foundation trust, but still fell short of its target for 2011-12.
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NewsGovernment announces extra mental health funding for veterans
War veterans and their families are to be offered greater help with their mental wellbeing, it has been announced.
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RCN prepared to battle government over regional pay plans
The Royal College of Nursing is “prepared to take the government on” in its plans to impose regional pay in the NHS, according to the college’s chief executive and general secretary Peter Carter.
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St George's earmarked as hub for south-west London pathology services
COMMERCIAL: The Tooting-based acute provider is to become the “hub” for pathology services serving the south-west’s GPs and four general hospitals.
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London mental health clinicians win places on fellowship programme
WORKFORCE: Two staff from South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust have won places on the Clinical Leadership Fellowship Programme run by the NHS National Leadership Academy.
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Oxford trust plans to invest in neo natal unit
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals Oxford Trust is planning to spend more than £3m extending its intensive care unit for newborn babies, to provide space for an extra 12 cots.
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Imperial appoints new chief operating officer
PERFORMANCE: The central London trust has appointed Steve McManus as chief operating officer, from the equivalent role at University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust.
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Birmingham trust introduces new skin cancer drug
Two patients at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham were among the first in the country to start receiving a new anti-cancer drug within days of it being granted a licence.
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Oxford trust plans to move cancer services to new centre
STRUCTURE: Oxford University Hospitals Trust is planning to move its head and neck cancer services from John Radcliffe Hospital to nearby Churchill Hospital as part of plans to develop a major cancer centre on the site.
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Northumbria Healthcare named top hospital trust
PERFORMANCE: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has won an award for top hospital trusts.
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Governor elections for Mid Staffs
STRUCTURE: Elections will be held to fill six public vacancies on the council of governors at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust and candidates are being urged to come forward to represent their areas.