Acute Care – Page 290
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Red risk over staff shortages at Northampton General
WORKFORCE: Staff shortages have led to “headcount” being recorded as a red risk at Northampton General Hospital Trust.
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Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust has better than expected surplus
FINANCE: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust has achieved a “bottom line” surplus of £1.205m, which is £158,000 better than the planned position, as measured against the Department of Health’s performance target.
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Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust get go-ahead for new hospital
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: Health secretary Andrew Lansley has backed a plan by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust to buy land for a new hospital via a compulsory purchase order.
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Audit Commission highlights weaknesses at Great Western Ambulance Service
FINANCE: The Audit Commission’s annual audit of Great Western Ambulance Service highlighted two serious weaknesses in reporting.
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NHS Walsall's providers over-performing by £6m
FINANCE: Acute contracts for services commissioned by NHS Walsall are over-performing to the tune of £6.2m.
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Poole FT facing deficit of £4.7m
FINANCE: Poole NHS Foundation Trust is forecasting a deficit of £4.7m against a planned surplus of £0.1m.
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Croydon Health Services Trust making progress on agency spend
WORKFORCE: A hospital and its vertically integrated community services have made progress on reducing the proportion of agency staff employed.
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NHS Plymouth confident of surplus despite commissioning overspend of £11.5m
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: NHS Plymouth is forecasting an overspend on commissioning of £11.5m.
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HSJ KnowledgeOptimising patient flow in A&E
The pressing need to optimise patient movement through A&E prompted the design of an urgent care centre which combines both GPs and emergency professionals. Mark Mould, acting chief operating officer at University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust, clinical lead for emergency medicine at University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust Dr ...
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Lengths of stay at George Eliot highest since 2005-6
PERFORMANCE: Lengths of stay at George Eliot Hospital Trust are at their highest level since April 2009 and the second highest level since 2005-6.
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Treatment bans worsen George Eliot deficit
FINANCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust is reporting a year to date deficit of £1.96m, which is largely the result of the primary care trust banning certain procedures.
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NHS Kensington & Chelsea miss breast screening targets two months in a row
A central London PCT has missed its breast cancer screening targets for months seven and eight of the financial year.
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NHS Devon moves ahead with plans for provider arm
STRUCTURE: The Co-operation and Competition Panel (CCP) has de-prioritised the transfer of NHS Devon’s provider arms.
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£20m research centre for University Hospitals Birmingham
STRUCTURE: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham is to host £20m national centre for research into treating trauma.
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NHS Camden predicting 41 per cent overspend with acute provider
FINANCE: A primary care trust is predicting a 41 per cent overspend at year-end with one of its acute providers
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Plymouth Hospitals Trust predicts £4.6m deficit
FINANCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust is forecasting to break even at the end of the year despite reporting a £4.6m deficit.
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Burton Hospitals staff vote on bank holiday
WORKFORCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust is asking employees to vote on whether the royal wedding should be treated as a bank holiday.
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Lancashire FT feels swine flu pressure
PERFORMANCE: A swine flu outbreak caused “severe organisational pressures” for the trust in December, eventually forcing it to cancel all elective patients except those with life-threatening conditions.
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More than 20 leave Devon Partnership Trust under MARS
WORKFORCE: More than 20 employees are to leave Devon Partnership NHS Trust under MARS agreements.
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Royal Cornwall falling behind on surplus plans
FINANCE: The trust is reporting a high risk it will not achieve its planned surplus of £9.7m.