All East of England articles – Page 79
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Cambridge reduces budget deficit
FINANCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has reduced its budget deficit, its finance director told the board this month.
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Overweight patients in Herts referred to slimming groups
SERVICES: Overweight patients who need surgery in parts of Hertfordshire can now be referred to local slimming groups in a bid to kickstart their weight loss.
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Staff face parking ticket hike at Ipswich
WORKFORCE: Staff will have to pay more to park at Ipswich Hospital while visitors will be allowed to park for up to 30 minutes free of change and pay less for longer stays.
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Stevenage ISTC wins information security recognition
PERFORMANCE: An independent treatment centre at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage has had its high standards of information security recognised.
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Cambridge introduces tagging for hospital equipment
FINANCE: A new electronic ‘tagging’ system for hospital equipment is helping a trust keep tabs on where medical devices are.
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Weight loss support to new mothers in Peterborough
SERVICES: Women in Peterborough are being offered the chance to avoid excessive weight gain during pregnancy and to lose weight after giving birth.
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Queen Elizabeth behind on surplus plan
FINANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, Foundation Trust is behind plan on its surplus, with just £282,000 to the end of August against a plan of £557,000.
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Queen Elizabeth fails to meet 62-day target
PERFORMANCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, Foundation Trust failed to meet the 62 day cancer treatment target in August.
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Luton and Beds 111 to be provided by ambulance trust
SERVICES: 111 services in Luton and Bedfordshire will be provided by the East of England Ambulance Service Trust after it won through in a tendering process.
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Delayed ambulance turnarounds designated serious incidents
PERFORMANCE: Long delays in ambulance turnaround times at hospitals are to be reported as potential serious incidents in the East of England.
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Ambulance delays in East of England
PERFORMANCE: Ambulance crews in the East of England are struggling to get stroke patients to a hyperacute unit within 60 minutes - partly due to the geography of the area.
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Five never events at Queen Elizabeth, King's Lynn
A hospital trust has reported five never events this year - including two cases where swabs were left inside patients.
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Mediation sought in Norfolk over performance and penalties dispute
A major acute hospital in the East of England and its main commissioner are to go to mediation after being unable to sign a contract for this financial year.
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NewsHinchingbrooke falls again in patient satisfaction rankings
Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has fallen again in the monthly league table of hospital patient satisfaction being piloted across the Midlands and East of England.
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Ambulance service revises controversial savings plan
FINANCE: Controversial planned cost-saving changes to ambulance services in the East of England are being revised after an unexpected rise in demand.
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Herts Community Trust has four Clostridium difficile cases
PERFORMANCE: Hertfordshire Community Trust had four clostridium difficile cases in July
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Herts Community Trust finds care home solution to intermediate care
SERVICES: People requiring intermediate care are being looked after in three care homes in parts of Hertfordshire with expert input from the NHS.
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West Herts appoints contractor for Watford Health Campus
COMMERCIAL: Kier Property has been appointed as the preferred private sector partner on the Watford Health Campus.
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Southend struggles with 62-day target
PERFORMANCE: Southend University Hospital is struggled with the 62 day GP referral target for cancer patients.
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Southend makes £2.3m surplus
FINANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust made a surplus of £2.3m for the first four months of this financial year - £1m more than planned.