All ACUTE LIST articles – Page 41

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Safety breach risk at North Middlesex University Hospital neonatal unit

2011-03-01T16:24:00Z

WORKFORCE: The London trust is warning of a risk to patient safety in its neonatal unit due to staff shortages.

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Orthopaedic Hospital in deficit despite delivering savings plan

2011-03-01T16:11:00Z

FINANCE: The north London specialist trust has a £1.8m deficit despite delivering £2.1m saving plan, according to February board papers.

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Barnsley FT struggling with C difficile stretch target

2011-03-01T16:02:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust is missing its stretch target for preventing C difficile cases.

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Barnsley FT giving consortium 'breathing space'

2011-03-01T15:55:00Z

STRUCTURE: Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust is not interacting heavily with local emerging commissioners, and is respecting their wish to be given “breathing space” rather than heavy interaction.

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Hinchingbrooke seeks to appoint directors for transition to franchise

2011-03-01T10:34:00Z

STRUCTURE: Hinchingbrooke Health Care is looking to appoint a new chair and two non-executive directors as it finalises arrangements for Circle to take over the hospital.

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Governors wanted at Norfolk and Norwich FT

2011-03-01T10:24:00Z

STRUCTURE: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals FT is holding elections to appoint 17 governors to its board.

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Central London community trust plans integrated care pilot for diabetes and elderly care

2011-02-28T18:45:00Z

STRUCTURE: The community provider was approved to begin the integrated care pilot by NHS London and will work with a local acute trust, GPs and the local authority.

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PFI accounting change threatens Hinchingbrooke finances

2011-02-28T18:42:00Z

FINANCE: Changes in the rules around accounting for expenditure under the private finance initiative could threaten Hinchingbrooke Health Care’s ability to breakeven for the year, according to board papers.

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Commissioning change 'delaying QIPP' at Newcastle FT

2011-02-28T18:07:00Z

FINANCE: Quality, improvement, productivity and prevention (QIPP) planning around Newcastle is being further delayed by reforms to the local commissioning landscape, a foundation trust is reporting.

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Northern Devon Healthcare Trust on course for FT status

2011-02-28T17:24:00Z

STRUCTURE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust is on course to submit an application for foundation trust status to Monitor on 1 May 2012.

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Devon Partnership Trust FT application imminent

2011-02-28T17:22:00Z

STRUCTURE: Devon Partnership Trust is due to submit its application for foundation trust status to Monitor on 1 May this year.

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King's College Hospital FT brings in extra cleaners after performance 'concern'

2011-02-28T17:04:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The south London acute reported it had hired an extra cleaning contractor for high risk areas after “concern” about existing contractors Medirest.

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NHS Brent's chief executive to move on

2011-02-28T11:07:00Z

WORKFORCE: Mark Easton is set to leave his role leading NHS Brent and neighbouring Harrow to take up a role leading Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust.

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Care reviewed across Coventry and Rugby

2011-02-28T11:05:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A review of care in Coventry and Rugby has praised the area’s trusts but identified concerns over mental health support and falls services.

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Moorfields Eye Hospital Foundation Trust £1.9m ahead of budget for the month

2011-02-25T18:28:00Z

FINANCE: The specialist trust was predicting a deficit of £400,000 for January but instead saw a surplus of £1.5m.

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George Eliot Hospital Trust staff sent to Coventry

2011-02-25T18:25:00Z

WORKFORCE: Paediatric staff at George Eliot Hospital Trust are transferring to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust as part of a service integration.

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PCT disputes "unexplained increase" in admissions to University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust

2011-02-25T18:17:00Z

FINANCE: There has been a “significant and unexplained increase” in emergency short-stay admissions at University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust, according to commissioners.

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'Challenging' CQUINs for Buckinghamshire Healthcare

2011-02-25T18:08:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare may struggle to reach quality and innovation targets set by its primary care trust.

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Halved surplus will impact on North Staffs capital programme

2011-02-25T12:26:00Z

FINANCE: University Hospital of North Staffordshire is predicting an end of year surplus of £4.1m but had achieved less than £1m in surplus by December.

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Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT seeks to clarify 'urgent referrals' with GPs

2011-02-24T10:38:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham FT is working to clarify with GPs the definition of an “urgent referral”, its board has heard.