All COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 7
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HSJ Local
New clinical streaming service at Countess of Chester
PERFORMANCE: The Countess of Chester Hospital has introduced a new service in its A&E department in a bid to reduce the number of patients attending with non-urgent conditions.
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HSJ Local
Countess of Chester appoints new chief executive
WORKFORCE: The Countess of Chester has announced the appointment of a replacement for its outgoing chief executive Peter Herring.
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HSJ Local
Countess of Chester appoints former NHS chief exec as chair
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust has appointed former NHS chief executive Sir Duncan Nichol to be its new chair, it reported last week.
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News
Controversial vascular reorganisation referred to health secretary
Local authorities last night agreed to refer plans for a controversial reorganisation of vascular services across Cheshire and Merseyside to health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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HSJ Local
Analysed: reconfiguration planned for Merseyside vascular services
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week’s HSJ Local Briefing looks at proposals to reconfigure vascular services in Cheshire, Warrington and the Wirral.
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Comment
North West savings progress still leaves room for trusts to improve
Christmas may seem like a distant memory, but it’s worth recalling that the North of England went home for the break with a big gold star on its Department of Health report card.
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HSJ Local
Six mixed sex breaches during September at Countess of Chester
PERFORMANCE: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust recorded six breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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HSJ Local
GP plans may result in ‘even greater reductions in funding’ for Countess of Chester
FINANCE: The foundation trust has warned that the, as yet unconfirmed, long-term commissioning intentions of pathfinder clinical commissioning groups may force it to make “significant workforce reductions”.
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HSJ Local
Countess of Chester to shed 6 per cent of staff over three years
WORKFORCE: The foundation has forecast that it will reduce its workforce by an estimated 189.51 whole time equivalent posts by 2013-14, its newly published three year plan shows.
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HSJ Local
Countess of Chester Hospital passes CQC spot checks
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the foundation trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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HSJ Local
Countess of Chester behind on saving and surplus targets in first month of 2011-12
FINANCE: The foundation’s recorded surplus for the first month of 2011-12 was £19,000 below plan, mainly due to under-performance on its savings plans, board documents state.
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HSJ Local
Countess of Chester to reflect service provision with name change
COMMERCIAL: The foundation’s board of directors considered in March a plan to drop the word “hospital” from its name.
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HSJ Local
£1.9m hole in Countess of Chester 2011-12 savings plan
FINANCE: At the start of March the foundation trust had identified plans for cost savings of £5.1m in 2011-12, board papers show.
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HSJ Local
Countess of Chester loses £300,000 to sickness absence in December
WORKFORCE: Sickness absence at the foundation rose by 28 per cent in December to 5 per cent of the workforce, a report to its February board meeting states.
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News
Readmissions penalties surpass savings target
The tougher non-payment policy for emergency readmissions could cost some hospitals even more in 2011-12 than the planned 1.5 per cent cut in tariff prices.
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HSJ Local
Countess of Chester Hospital breaches waiting times target in six specialties
PERFORMANCE: The trust missed its 18 week referral-to-treatment target in six specialties in November 2010, newly published board papers show.
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HSJ Knowledge
Outpatient experience
The Picker Institute Europe coordinated the national outpatients survey for the Care Quality Commission in 2009. This is a summary of the key findings.
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News
NHS trusts issue wake-up call on consultant productivity
Trusts are challenging senior doctors to spend more time delivering care and to justify hours spent on non-clinical work, in what is being seen as a belated “wake-up call” on consultant productivity.
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News
Two trusts registered with conditions
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust and Milton Keynes Hospital Foundation Trust have been told their registration with the Care Quality Commission is conditional on them improving the safety and quality of their care.