All Health Service Journal articles in 26 January 2012 – Page 6
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HSJ Local
C difficile target exceeded at Princess Alexandra
PERFORMANCE: Two new c dificile cases in November at the Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust have taken the total so far this year to 18.
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HSJ Local
A&E target pressure for Princess Alexandra
PERFORMANCE: Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust may miss the 95 per cent standard for dealing with A&E patients this year, a board meeting was warned.
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HSJ Local
Peterborough and Stamford fails to hit waiting time target
PERFORMANCE: A&E waiting times are causing concern at Peterborough and Stamford Hospital Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
Ipswich's deficit nearly £8m more than planned
FINANCE: Ipswich Hospital Trust was £8.3m in deficit at the end of October, against a planned deficit of £0.6m, board reports show.
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HSJ Local
Ipswich seeks new chair
STRUCTURE: Ipswich Hospital Trust is looking for a new chairman to replace Mike Brookes who stood down at the end of last year.
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News
Managers encouraged to blow whistle on colleagues in draft plans to regulate NHS leaders
NHS leaders must blow the whistle on colleagues if necessary, understand the “limitations” of their roles and openly explain budget decisions, under draft standards to regulate the profession.
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News
Insurance scheme planned for cosmetic surgery patients
An insurance scheme for patients who undergo cosmetic surgery could soon be introduced, following the recent breast implant scandal.
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Comment
The rise of the patient leader
Patient leaders have a valuable role to play in tackling the problems facing health and social care at a national and local level, but we need to improve the development of and access to learning opportunities in order to grow this pool of talent properly, says David Gilbert.
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HSJ Local
Hinchingbrooke must make an additional £3m savings
FINANCE: Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust - which is due to be franchised to private provider Circle next month - is having to look for additional savings after a potential shortfall of more than £3m emerged in its original cost improvement programmes.
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HSJ Local
E&N Herts behind financial target
FINANCE: East and North Hertfordshire Trust is behind its target for making a surplus this year. At the end of November it was £1m behind its plan of £3.6m surplus.
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HSJ Local
E&N Herts plans to become vascular centre
SERVICES: East and North Hertfordshire Trust is hoping to become a designated centre for complex vascular surgery from this September.
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HSJ Local
CQC reports only one minor concern at Colchester
PERFORMANCE: A Care Quality Commission report has found one minor concern around essential standards of care at Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust but otherwise given the trust a clean bill of health.
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HSJ Local
Cambridge's deficit less than expected
FINANCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust was £6.6m in deficit at the end of September - better than its expected £9.6m deficit at that time, the board of governors heard.
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HSJ Local
Basildon and Thurrock chief steps down
The chief executive of much-criticised Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust is to step down.
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News
Jobs created as Scottish ambulance dispute resolved
The Scottish Government is to create 150 jobs in the Scottish Ambulance Service following the resolution of a long-running dispute over working hours.
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HSJ Local
St Helens and Knowsley finances red-rated by SHA
FINANCE: The trust’s financial position at the end of November was given a ‘red’ risk rating in its strategic health authority’s latest finance report.
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HSJ Local
Pennine Acute’s finances red-rated by SHA
FINANCE: The trust’s financial position at the end of November was given a ‘red’ risk rating in its strategic health authority’s latest finance report.
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HSJ Local
PCTs challenging over £2m of Leicester activity
FINANCE: Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland cluster is challenging or querying over £3m worth of activity at University Hospitals Leicester Trust.
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HSJ Local
Forty-seven complain about healthcare in Suffolk's prisons
PERFORMANCE: Prisoners unable to get their teeth fixed were behind some of the 47 complaints in just two months about prison healthcare in Suffolk.
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HSJ Local
Southampton and Hampshire release contingencies to keep up with QIPP target
FINANCE: Southampton and Hampshire primary care trusts have had to use contingency funding to offset overperformance on acute contracts.