All East of England articles – Page 73
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West Suffolk recruits plastic surgeons
WORKFORCE: West Suffolk Foundation Trust has employed its own plastic surgeons due to increasing demand.
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Internal review to be carried out of Basildon cardiothoracic centre
STRUCTURE: An internal review is to be carried out into the cardiothoracic centre at Basildon Hospital, looking at whether it has achieved its original aims and how it might develop in the future.
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Norfolk Community Trust reports 25 serious incidents in February
PERFORMANCE: 21 out of 25 serious incidents reported to Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust in February were grade three pressure ulcers, the March board meeting heard.
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Basildon and Thurrock needs £14m savings to break even in 2013-14
FINANCE: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust needs to make savings of over five per cent - or around £14m - to break even in 2013-14.
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West Hertfordshire falls behind on complaints responses
PERFORMANCE: Complaints ranging from an elderly patient pursued by debt collectors over a parking ticket to a pregnant woman who was told to “stop wasting hospital time” and subsequently had a stillbirth were among 20 complaints discussed at West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust board meeting.
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Ipswich trust buys low beds to cut falls risk
PERFORMANCE: Ipswich Hospital has invested in special low beds to reduce the risk of falls among vulnerable patients.
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East and North Herts surplus £3.2m behind plan at end of Feb
FINANCE: East and North Herts Trust had a year-to-date surplus at the end of February of just £93,000 – more than £3.2m behind plan, board papers show.
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Flory: Francis has moved an all-FT NHS back two years
The consequences of the Francis inquiry into the Mid Staffordshire care scandal have pushed back the process of getting all NHS providers to foundation trust status by two years, David Flory has told HSJ.
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Norfolk and Norwich free of MRSA for a year
PERFORMANCE: The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital has had no MRSA blood stream infections (bacteraemias) for more than a year.
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New nursing professor in Hertfordshire
RESEARCH: A new professorship in community children’s nursing has been created to support research into the experiences of young people with long-term conditions and disabilities.
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Norfolk and Suffolk Palliative Care Academy develops new web portal
IT: Norfolk and Suffolk Palliative Care Academy has developed a new web portal to improve end of life care.
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Cambridge FT wins £18m from Green Investment Bank
FINANCE: The Green Investment Bank will plough £18m into a biomass facility for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in the bank’s first investment in the NHS.
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Queen Elizabeth Kings Lynn Trust reports mixed sex accommodation breaches
PERFORMANCE Four of the five mixed sex accommodation breaches reported in the Midlands and East in December 2012 were recorded by Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Trust.
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East of England ambulance chair resigns
WORKFORCE: The chair of troubled East of England Ambulance Service Trust has resigned with immediate effect.
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Work under way on 62-bed block at Lister Hospital
SERVICES: Work is underway on a new £18.6 million 62-bed ward block at the Lister Hospital, Stevenage.
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Luton CCG names AO
STRUCTURE: NHS Luton CCG has appointed Carol Hill as accountable officer.
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Finance upturn at Peterborough and Stamford
FINANCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Trust’s severe financial problems are showing signs of improvement.
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Cleaning scrutiny follows C Diff at Cambridge Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Cleaning of clinical areas at Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has come under scrutiny after recent clostridium difficile cases.
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New dialysis centre in Bedford
SERVICES: Kidney patients are to be offered the chance to dialyse closer to home or their workplace when a new centre opens in Bedford.
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A&E performance problems at Peterborough
PERFORMANCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Trust only achieve 92.4 per cent against the 95 per cent target for dealing with A&E patients within four hours.