Bristol NHS Foundation Trust – Page 21
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North Bristol Trust appoints new chief executive
WORKFORCE: North Bristol Trust director of nursing Marie-Noelle Orzel is to take over as interim chief executive on 2 July.
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UHBristol strugglng with A&E target
PERFORMANCE: A shortage of nursing staff is one of the key reasons University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has consistently failed the four hour accident and emergency target in 2012.
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HSJ LocalBristol acutes consider merger
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust and North Bristol Trust have set up a project board to consider whether the two organisations should merge to create an organisation with a turnover close to £1bn.
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University Hospitals Bristol ahead of plan on surplus
FINANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust achieved a surplus almost 50 per cent ahead of plan for 2011-12.
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Bristol board approves new cancer centre
STRUCTURE: The board of University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust have approved plans for a £16m expansion of the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre.
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University Hospitals Bristol maternity services at risk
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has warned there is a high risk low staffing levels in maternity could increase the risk of harm to mothers and babies.
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CCG eyes joint commissioning with local council
STRUCTURE: GPs in part of the South West are exploring opportunities for integrated commissioning with their local council.
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Locum costs and bed pressures key risk to Weston budget
FINANCE: Expenditure on locum staffing is one of the key risks to the delivery of Weston Area Health Trust’s 2012-13 budget, papers presented to April’s board reveal.
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NHS Bristol awards £1.9m contract
COMMERCIAL: Catering and support services provider Medirest has been awarded a three year contract to provide catering and support services at South Bristol Community Hospital.
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NewsTrauma network adds five major centres
Five major trauma centres in the South are joining a national network to provide life-saving care to patients.
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HSJ Local
£550m of non-acute services to be put out to tender
Non-acute services potentially worth up to £555m over three years are being put out to tender by primary care trusts in Bristol and Gloucestershire.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: procurement of non-acute services in Bristol and Gloucestershire
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of the key issues facing the NHS’s major health economies. This week: procurement of non-acute services in Bristol and Gloucestershire.
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North Bristol Trust plans private patient unit
North Bristol Trust is seeking a commercial partner to build and run a stand-alone private patient unit next to its new private finance initiative hospital.
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NewsRegional salary gaps evident as George Osborne confirms local pay
HSJ has obtained new evidence of salary disparities within and between regions as the government prepares to introduce local pay rates.
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CommentWedding bells turn to alarm bells for South West commissioning support service
The self-proclaimed “grandest wedding venue” in the South West was the venue for the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire primary care trust cluster’s board meeting.
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£3.3m funding boost for North Bristol
FINANCE: North Bristol Trust will receive £3.3m over the next year as part of the Department’s of Health capital giveaway.
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HSJ LocalIan Cumming no longer to join North Bristol
WORKFORCE: Ian Cumming has decided not to take up the post of chief executive at North Bristol Trust in order to continue with his roll as national director for quality during the transition full time.
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North Bristol failing four hour target due to 'lack of beds'
PERFORMANCE: A lack of medical beds has seen North Bristol Trust miss the four hour accident and emergency target every month since September 2011 and is compromising performance against the 18 week referral to treatment target.
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New software causes 'significant problems' at North Bristol
PERFORMANCE: The introduction of a new electronic record and patient administration system has caused “significant” problems with outpatient appointments at North Bristol Trust.
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Bristol just misses out on A&E standard in December
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust was marginally below the 95 per cent standard for patients treated within four hours in A&E in December.