All East of England articles – Page 101

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Deteriorating A&E waits at Peterborough and Stamford FT

2011-09-27T18:39:00Z

PERFORMANCE: “Staffing issues” and “capacity constraints” are responsible for Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT failing against the national A&E waiting time target, according to a report from its strategic health authority.

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Financial concerns 'escalated' at Ipswich Hospital

2011-09-26T18:02:00Z

FINANCE: NHS East of England has “escalated” financial concerns with the Ipswich Hospital as the trust is reporting that it is £3.8m behind on financial plans.

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Norfolk community trust requests FT timeline extension

2011-09-26T17:10:00Z

STRUCTURE: Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust has requested a nine month extension to its deadline for achieving foundation trust status amid governance, quality and finance concerns, according to SHA board papers.

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CQC tells James Paget to 'urgently' improve nutrition

2011-09-26T13:39:00Z

PERFORMANCE: James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust must make “urgent improvements” to how it meets the nutritional needs of older patients after failing to demonstrate improvements, the Care Quality Commission has demanded.

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NHS Midlands and East cluster names senior executive directors

2011-09-23T16:20:00Z

WORKFORCE: The senior executive team has been appointed for the NHS Midlands and the East cluster, made up of NHS East of England, West Midlands and East Midlands.

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NHS North East Essex invites bids for charity grants

2011-09-13T19:10:00Z

FINANCE: The primary care trust is inviting voluntary organisations to bid for grants.

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NHS Norfolk set to launch tender for OOH service

2011-09-13T17:49:00Z

COMMERCIAL: NHS Norfolk has announced it will put its out of hours GP service out to tender later this year.

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Clinic leads to hike in natural births at Norfolk FT

2011-09-13T13:26:00Z

PERFORMANCE: A specialist clinic at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital has led to a big increase in the number of women choosing natural childbirth having previously had a caesarean section.

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QEH issues apology to patient moved nine times

2011-09-13T12:10:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Managers at Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn FT have apologised to a patient who was moved between nine different wards while being treated for a heart attack.

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NNUH calls on public to help protect future of local liver surgery

2011-09-12T19:26:00Z

STRUCTURE:  The public have been invited to attend a talk about the future of liver surgery at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital on 14 September.

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Four in five satisfied with IAPT at Suffolk Mental Health Partnership

2011-09-12T19:14:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Four in every five Suffolk users of psychological therapy provided by Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) were satisfied or very satisfied with their therapist, a survey has found.

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South Essex Partnership completes takeover of Beds community services

2011-09-06T18:20:00Z

STRUCTURE: Staff and services at Bedfordshire Community Health Services transferred formally to South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust on 1 September.

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Shortlist announced for Suffolk community services tender

2011-09-06T17:54:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Nine organisations have been shortlisted for the £43m contract to run Suffolk’s community services, it has been announced.

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GPs commission new Norfolk community COPD service

2011-09-05T18:52:00Z

STRUCTURE: Patients in west Norfolk with long-term lung problems are benefiting from new GP-commissioned clinics designed to help them manage their conditions and stay out of hospital.

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Community trust chief exec moves to regional role

2011-09-02T18:48:00Z

WORKFORCE: Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust has announced that Sheila Adams-O’Shea is leaving to take forward a “key strategic piece of work” on behalf of NHS East of England.

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Ipswich Hospital 'not to achieve' patient experience improvement

2011-08-31T18:17:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Ipswich Hospital expects to fail on a patient experience targets linked to part of the value of its contract.

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£2.5m overspend expected on pay at Ipswich Hospital

2011-08-31T17:51:00Z

FINANCE: Ipswich Hospital Trust overspent by nearly £1.7m on pay for the first three months of the financial year due to temporay staffing levels, according to board papers.

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South East Essex to apply local marginal tariff rate

2011-08-30T19:12:00Z

FINANCE: NHS South East Essex has chosen not to apply a national marginal rate for over-performance to Southend University Hospital, according to board papers.

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Essex cluster brings in staff to tackle continuing healthcare backlog

2011-08-30T18:55:00Z

WORKFORCE: The South Essex primary care trust cluster has brought in extra nursing and administrative resource to deal with a continuing healthcare (CHC) overspend.

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East and North Herts awards building contract

2011-08-25T12:05:00Z

COMMERCIAL: East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has signed a £5m building contract with construction company Willmott Dixon.