All East of England articles – Page 77
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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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Cambridge Hospitals expects £4m surplus
FINANCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust is expecting to make a surplus of £4m this financial year and was £0.8m ahead of schedule at the end of January, at £2.8m.
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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.
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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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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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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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Surplus blow at East and North Herts
FINANCE: East and North Hertfordshire Trust had a year-to-date surplus of just £0.76m at the end of January - £3.60m behind plan.
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Additional screening sessions in Herts
PERFORMANCE: Hertfordshire Community Trust is putting on additional sessions to ensure young children are given health screening, after it fell below targets for the number seen.
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Independent provider hitting waiting performance in Herts
PERFORMANCE: A troubled independent sector treatment centre is contining to affect performance in Hertfordshire.