All ACUTE LIST articles – Page 13
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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT appoint new deputy chair
WORKFORCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust have appointed non-executive director Allan Arnott as its senior independent director and deputy chairman.
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New chair for Weston brings 'change experience'
WORKFORCE: A former managing director of Debenhams has been confirmed as the new chair of Weston Area Health Trust by the The NHS Trust Development Authority.
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Papworth misses cancer target after ‘poor’ performance
Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust failed to achieve its 62-day cancer target after a “poor” first quarter performance, according to board papers.
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NewsSpecial administrator recommends dissolving Mid Staffs
The special administrators appointed to Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have recommended the organisation is dissolved and its maternity service closes.
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NewsHigh Court quashes Lewisham downgrade decision
The decision to downgrade services at Lewisham Hospital has been quashed in the High Court.
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NewsDH to target 'huge waste' in orthopaedics procurement
The Department of Health is expected to target “huge waste” in the cost of orthopaedic supplies when it releases its procurement strategy shortly, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalHinchingbrooke applies to DH for £3.5m loan
Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has applied for a £3.5m “working capital loan” from the Department of Health to help “accelerate” its capital programme, HSJ has learned.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn awaits regulator verdict
PERFORMANCE Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Trust is set to hear from the Care Quality Commission after underperformance in three areas led to the trust being reprimanded by regulators, according to board papers.
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Southend preferred to Basildon to host hyper-acute stroke unit
FINANCE Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust has been named preferred hyper-acute stroke care provider over nearby Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust, board papers have revealed.
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Basildon and Thurrock’s patient records system on track
TECHNOLOGY Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust’s electronic patient record system is “on track”, according to a report by the trust’s chief executive Clare Panniker.
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NewsMPs criticise Lansley reforms over A&E problems
The Commons health committee has put part of the blame for recent accident and emergency performance on Andrew Lansley’s NHS reforms.
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Bucks trust reports low friends and family test response rate
PERFORMANCE: Only two per cent of Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust patients responded to the friends and family test in April.
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Hampshire Hospitals considers fourth hospital
STRUCTURE: Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust is considering establishing a fourth hospital, according to a local clinical commissioning group.
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NewsAnalysed: The future of acute services in east Berkshire
This week’s briefing examines the future of acute services at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust
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NewsSome trusts face bill 'of tens of millions' to meet data demands
The vast majority of acute trusts face substantial bills to comply with new data requirements which are expected to be introduced, experts have warned.
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Exclusive: Trainee doctors to be withdrawn from DGH
Trainee doctors are to be withdrawn from the paediatrics department of a district general hospital, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHospitals to get new 'avoidable deaths' measure
NHS England is working to devise a new national indicator intended to finally resolve the confusion over what constitutes an avoidable death in hospital, it has been revealed.
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Colchester failed to fully respond to staff's patient safey concerns
Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust managers potentially put patients at risk by their “apparent lack of response to escalated patient safety concerns”, Sir Bruce Keogh’s mortality rates review said.
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George Eliot’s mortality reporting ‘unsatisfactory’ says Keogh review
George Eliot Hospital Trust must address concerns around its “unsatisfactory” reporting of quality and mortality and around patient safety, Sir Bruce Keogh’s mortality rates review team has said.
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NewsChiefs avoid axe despite trusts facing 'special measures'
HSJ understands no hospital chief executives will face immediate removal from post as a result of Sir Bruce Keogh’s review into mortality rates.