All BERKSHIRE EAST PCT articles – Page 2

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Berkshire cluster scraps health centre plan amid financial constraints

2011-12-16T13:06:00Z

STRUCTURE: A plan to develop a “health and wellbeing centre” on the site of the former Battle hospital in Reading has been scrapped.

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East Berks reconfiguration delayed over high activity levels

2011-12-07T17:44:00Z

STRUCTURE: A reconfiguration consultation in East Berkshire has been extended because activity levels in 2011-12 are significantly higher than expected.

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Heatherwood FT loses out on high-value work in Berkshire as PCT slashes income

2011-10-28T13:10:00Z

FINANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust has seen a drop in outpatient activity from its local primary care trust, with high-value work appearing to be the hardest hit.

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South Central SHA misses stroke care target

2011-10-14T16:45:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The South Central strategic health authority area missed its target for the proportion of patients spending 90 per cent of their time on a dedicated stroke unit in quarter one of 2011-12.

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Heatherwood blamed for 'failing' local system

2011-10-13T00:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The health system in Berkshire East has been judged to be “failing”, due in large part to performance at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust.

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Stroke care targets missed at Heatherwood FT

2011-10-03T16:21:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park missed its target on stroke care for each of the first three months of 2011-12.

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Heatherwood FT worst in South Central on VTE

2011-10-03T15:57:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust  is the worst performer in the South Central region for venous thromboembolism, with performance declining in the first quarter of 2011-12.

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Heatherwood FT warned over C-section rate

2011-10-03T15:56:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have told Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust to reduce its rate of babies born by Caesarean section.

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Disparity over version of events surrounding patient deaths at Wexham Park

2011-09-30T03:00:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Commissioners and providers in Berkshire are reporting different details of events surrounding the same patient mortality incidents, it has emerged.

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'Severe capacity issues' halt emergency admissions at Heatherwood and Wexham Park

2011-09-27T15:45:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Capacity issues at Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust caused a “serious incident” as the trust’s accident and emergency department became unsafe while ambulances queued outside.

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Heatherwood FT refuses to share data with commissioners

2011-09-27T15:44:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Foundation Trust has refused to share data on its quarter one performance with its local primary care trust cluster.

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South Central leads England for smoking cessation

2011-08-17T18:02:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The South Central region performed the best in the country at helping people to stop smoking, according to data from the NHS Information Centre.

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Berkshire East falls short on QIPP savings

2011-08-12T17:42:00Z

FINANCE: Berkshire East primary care trust made only two thirds of its planned efficiency savings in the first two months of 2011-12, according to board papers.

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Commissioners set out vision for Berkshire and Buckinghamshire reform

2011-08-08T18:07:00Z

STRUCTURE: Commissioners and clinicians have published a strategy for reforming acute and community services in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.

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East Berkshire starts review seeking 'clinically sustainable' services

2011-08-02T18:00:00Z

STRUCTURE: Work has begun on a strategic plan for the future of healthcare in East Berkshire, with the aim of establishing “clinically sustainable” care services by 2013-14.

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Berkshire East system 'failing' as concerns voiced over Heatherwood and Wexham Park

2011-07-28T18:19:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The health system in the Berkshire East area has been described as “failing” by the South Central strategic health authority, which highlighted particular concerns around maternity services at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust.

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Commissioners 'excessively constraining' patient choice

2011-07-28T08:00:00Z

Commissioners are restricting patient choice and choking competition in routine elective care, the Cooperation and Competition Panel has found.

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Berkshire East misses surplus target after prescribing overspend

2011-06-02T18:52:00Z

FINANCE: Berkshire East primary care trust fell £2m short of its surplus target for 2010-11 after overspending on its prescribing budget and encountering delays in the establishment of an urgent care centre.

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Healthy financial position for Surrey Community Health

2011-05-18T17:00:00Z

FINANCE: The financial position for Surrey Community Health after 10 months of last year, to 31 January, showed a surplus of £316,000 with a forecast outturn of £600,000 surplus.

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Delayed payments bolster Berks FT cash position

2011-05-16T17:35:00Z

FINANCE: The February cash position of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was more than £1.6m better than planned, due to planned overpayments to neighbouring trusts.